belt CADILLAC DTS 2008 1.G Manual PDF

Maintenance Footnotes
(a)Visually inspect brake lines and hoses for proper
hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, chafing, etc. Inspect
disc brake pads for wear and rotors for surface
condition. Inspect other brake parts, including calipers,
parking brake, etc.
(b)Visually inspect front and rear suspension and
steering system for damaged, loose, or missing parts or
signs of wear. Inspect power steering lines and hoses
for proper hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, chafing, etc.
(c)Visually inspect hoses and have them replaced if they
are cracked, swollen, or deteriorated. Inspect all pipes,
fittings and clamps; replace with genuine parts as
needed. To help ensure proper operation, a pressure test
of the cooling system and pressure cap and cleaning the
outside of the radiator and air conditioning condenser is
recommended at least once a year.
(d)Inspect wiper blades for wear, cracking, or
contamination. Clean the windshield and wiper blades,
if contaminated. Replace wiper blades that are worn
or damaged. See Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
on page 5-50 and Windshield and Wiper Blades on
page 5-95 for more information.(e)Make sure the safety belt reminder light and safety
belt assemblies are working properly. Look for any
other loose or damaged safety belt system parts. If you
see anything that might keep a safety belt system
from doing its job, have it repaired. Have any torn or
frayed safety belts replaced. Also see Checking
the Restraint Systems on page 1-70.
(f)Lubricate all key lock cylinders. Lubricate all hinges
and latches, including those for the hood, rear
compartment, glove box door, and console door. More
frequent lubrication may be required when exposed
to a corrosive environment. Applying silicone grease on
weatherstrips with a clean cloth will make them last
longer, seal better, and not stick or squeak.
(g)If you drive regularly under dusty conditions, the
filter may require replacement more often.
(h)Change automatic transmission fluid and filter if the
vehicle is mainly driven under one or more of these
conditions:
In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature
regularly reaches 90°F (32°C) or higher.
In hilly or mountainous terrain.
When doing frequent trailer towing.
Professional vehicle uses, such as limousine
service.
Uses such as high performance operation.
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(j)Drain, flush, and refill cooling system. This service
can be complex; you should have your dealer/retailer
perform this service. See Engine Coolant on page 5-24
for what to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator,
condenser, pressure cap, and filler neck. Pressure
test the cooling system and pressure cap.
(k)A fluid loss in any vehicle system could indicate a
problem. Have the system inspected and repaired
and the fluid level checked. Add fluid if needed.
(l)Visually inspect belt for fraying, excessive cracks, or
obvious damage. Replace belt if necessary.
(m)If you drive regularly under dusty conditions, inspect
the filter at each engine oil change.
Owner Checks and Services
These owner checks and services should be performed
at the intervals specied to help ensure the safety,
dependability, and emission control performance of your
vehicle. Your dealer/retailer can assist you with these
checks and services.
Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once.
Whenever any uids or lubricants are added to your
vehicle, make sure they are the proper ones, as shown
inRecommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 6-13.
At Each Fuel Fill
It is important to perform these underhood checks at
each fuel fill.
Engine Oil Level Check
Notice:It is important to check the engine oil
regularly and keep it at the proper level. Failure to
keep the engine oil at the proper level can cause
damage to the engine not covered by your warranty.
Check the engine oil level and add the proper oil if
necessary. SeeEngine Oil on page 5-15.
Engine Coolant Level Check
Check the engine coolant level and add DEX-COOL®
coolant mixture if necessary. SeeEngine Coolant
on page 5-24.
Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check
Check the windshield washer uid level in the windshield
washer uid reservoir and add the proper uid if
necessary.
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Engine Drive Belt Routing
4.6L V8 Engines
6-15

Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example, your
vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control
engine and transmission performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in a
crash and, if so equipped, to provide antilock braking to
help the driver control the vehicle. These modules may
store data to help your dealer/retailer technician service
your vehicle. Some modules may also store data about
how you operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These modules may also
retain the owner’s personal preferences, such as radio
pre-sets, seat positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain
crash or near crash-like situations, such as an airbag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts
were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded
by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash
location) is recorded. However, other parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type
of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a
crash investigation.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-40
Adaptive Cruise Control...................................3-19
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-69
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-100
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-42
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-58
Readiness Light..........................................3-57
Airbag System................................................1-53
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-69
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-61
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-63
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-68
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-61
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-62
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-56
Analog Clock..................................................3-42
Antenna, Backglass.......................................3-120
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-120
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Anti-lock Brake, System Warning Light...............3-61Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-96
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-93
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-98
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-94
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-91
Finish Care.................................................5-94
Finish Damage............................................5-97
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-93
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-90
Leather......................................................5-92
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-97
Speaker Covers..........................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-97
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-97
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-98
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-94
Weatherstrips..............................................5-94
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-95
Wood Panels..............................................5-93
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-11
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-41
Audio System.................................................3-96
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-118
Backglass Antenna.....................................3-120
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-118
Radio Reception........................................3-119
Setting the Clock.........................................3-97
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Audio System (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-118
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-120
Audio System(s)............................................3-100
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-27
B
Backglass Antenna........................................3-120
Battery..........................................................5-40
Electric Power Management..........................3-39
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-37
Inadvertent Power Saver..............................3-40
Load Management.......................................3-38
Run-Down Protection...................................3-40
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-37
Panic Assist................................................. 4-7
System Warning Light..................................3-60
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-22
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-50
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-50
Buying New Tires...........................................5-71
C
Calibration...............................................1-9, 2-36
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-109
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-12, 2-34, 4-16
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-93
CD, MP3 .....................................................3-111
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-59
Center Flex Storage Unit.................................2-60
Center Seat..................................................... 1-8
Chains, Tire...................................................5-77
Charging System Light....................................3-60
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-65
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-98
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-38
Infants and Young Children...........................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-41
Older Children.............................................1-31
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-47
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Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key®III+...........................................2-21
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-65
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-26
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-64
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-63
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-34
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-29
Overheating................................................5-27
Starting......................................................2-24
Entry Lighting.................................................3-37
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-30
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-32
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-37F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage...............................................5-97
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-13
Flat Tire........................................................5-78
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-79
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-87
Floor Mats.....................................................2-60
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-21
Power Steering...........................................5-35
Windshield Washer......................................5-36
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-36
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-68
Footwell Lamps..............................................3-38
Forward Collision Alert (FAC) System................3-10
Front Storage Area.........................................2-59
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Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-69
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Running Out of...........................................2-35
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-101
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-104
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-101
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-100
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-64
Fuel..........................................................3-69
Speedometer..............................................3-55
Tachometer.................................................3-55
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-52
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-59
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-47
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-100
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-50
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-35
Exterior Lamps............................................3-32
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-13
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-35
Wiper Activated...........................................3-35
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-42
Engine Coolant...........................................2-26
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-69
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-62
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-15
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-16
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-23
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-40
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-34
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-60
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-37
Cluster.......................................................3-54
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-53
Lamps
Cornering...................................................3-37
Courtesy....................................................3-37
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-37
Footwell.....................................................3-38Lamps (cont.)
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver....................3-40
Reading.....................................................3-38
Lane Departure Warning..................................2-46
Lane Departure Warning Light..........................3-63
Lap Belt........................................................1-29
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-24
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-41
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-57
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Warning...........3-61
Brake System Warning.................................3-60
Charging System.........................................3-60
Cruise Control.............................................3-68
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-63
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-68
Highbeam On.............................................3-69
Lane Departure Warning...............................3-63
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-68
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-65
Oil Pressure...............................................3-67
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-58
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-56
Security.....................................................3-68
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-62
TCS Warning Light......................................3-62
Tire Pressure..............................................3-64
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-62
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-36
Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature . . . 1-9
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-8
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-81
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-80
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-16
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-16
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-70
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-71
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-24
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-8
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-35S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-56
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-93
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Lap Belt.....................................................1-29
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-29
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Center Seat.................................................. 1-8
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-3
Heated Seats - Rear..................................... 1-9
Massaging Lumbar........................................ 1-3
Memory, Mirrors............................................ 1-4
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-2
Power Lumbar, Rear....................................1-10
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-6
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
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