CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1996 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge
Tank
If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level
isn’t at the
FULL COLD mark, add a 50/50 mixture of
clean water (preferably distilled) and DEX-COOL TM
antifreeze at the coolant surge tank, but be sure the
cooling system, including the coolant surge tank
pressure cap, is cool before you do it. (See “Engine
Coolant”
in the Index for more information.)
Steam and scalding liquids from a hot cooling
system
can blow out and burn you badly. They are
under pressure, and if you turn the coolant surge
tank pressure cap -- even a little -- they can come
out
at high speed. Never turn the cap when the
cooling system, including the coolant surge
tank
pressure cap, is hot. Wait for the cooling system
and coolant surge
tank pressure cap to cool if you
ever have to
turn the pressure cap.
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k!!!L CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mix will. Your vehicle’s coolant warning
system is set for the proper coolant mix. With
plain water or the wrong mix, your engine could
get too hot but you wouldn’t get the overheat
warning. Your engine could catch fire and you or
others could be burned. Use a
50/50 mix of clean
water and DEX-COOL antifreeze.
NOTICE:
In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the
engine, radiator, heater core and other parts.
So
use the recommended coolant.
A CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and
it will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don’t spill coolant on a hot engine.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1. You can remove the
coolant surge tank
pressure cap when
the cooling system,
including the coolant surge tank pressure cap
and upper radiator
hose, is no longer hot.
urn t' Turn the pressure cap slowly about one-quarter ti
the left and then stop.
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss means
there is still some pressure left.
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2. Then keep turning the
pressure cap slowly,
and remove it.
3. Then fill the coolant
surge tank with the
proper
mix, up to the
FULL COLD mark.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. With the coolant surge tank pressure cap off, start
the engine and
let it run until you can feel the upper
radiator hose getting hot. Watch out for the
engine fans. By
this time, the coolant level inside the coolant surge
tank may be lower.
If the level is lower, add more of the
proper
mix to the coolant surge tank until the level
reaches the
FULL COLD mark.
5. Then replace the
pressure cap. Be
sure the pressure
cap is tight.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If a Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,
especially if you maintain your tires properly. If air goes
out of a
tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are
a few
tips about what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot
off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to
a stop well out of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you’d use in a
skid.
In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by
steering the way you want the vehicle
to go. It may be
very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently
brake to a stop
-- well off the road if possible.
If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your
jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to
a level place. Turn on your hazard
warning flashers.
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Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle
can slip off the jack and roll over you or other
people. You and they could be badly injured.
Find a level place to change your tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Put the shift lever in PARK (P).
2. Set the parking brake firmly.
3. Turn off the engine.
To be even more certain the vehicle won’t move,
you can put blocks at the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
That would be the tire on the other side
of the
vehicle,
at the opposite end.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
The equipment you’ll need is in the trunk.
Your vehicle may be equipped with the optional €1.111 size
spare tire.
Remove the spare tire cover. Then remove the spare
and jack.
E the flat tire is at the rear wheel, you have to remove
the fender skirt first.
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The tools you'll be using include the jack (A) and jack
handle
(B).
To unlock the fender skirt, locate the handles inside the
fender skirt. Push the handles up and inward, and then
pull them down. Gently remove the skirt by pulling
it
toward you. Place it to one side.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Use the flat end of the wheel wrench. Insert it into the
small slot on the wheel and gently remove the center
cover. Be careful not to drop the cover on the ground
or
you could scratch it.
the Flat r
1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don't remove them yet.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 2. Attach the wheel wrench
to the jack bolt and
rotate it clockwise.
The lift head will be
slightly raised.
3. Position the jack under the vehicle, near the flat tire.
There
are two holes in the frame near each of the
wheels. Raise the jack
so the lift head fits into the
large circular hole.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous.
If the vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned
will damage the vehicle or may allow
the vehicle to
fall off the jack. Be sure to €it the
jack lift head
into the proper location before
raising
your vehicle.
4. Raise the vehicle by-rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the
ground
for the spare tire to fit under the vehicle.
5. Remove the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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