adding oil CADILLAC SEVILLE 1998 4.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A 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 mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture,
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
50150 mixture of clean water and
DEX-COOL@ coolant.
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.

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Indicator
After the transaxle fluid has been changed, display the
TRANS FLUID LIFE message by pressing the
INFO
button. Then press and hold the INFO RESET button
until the display shows
“loo.” This resets the transaxle
fluid life index. The message will remain off until the next transaxle fluid change is needed. The percentage
of
transaxle fluid life remaining may be checked at any
time by pressing the
INFO button several times until the
TRANS FLUID LIFE message appears.
Engine Coolant
The cooling s stem in your vehicle is filled with
DEX-COOL engine coolant. This coolant is designed
to remain in your vehicle for 5 years or 150,000 miles
(240 000 km) whichever occurs first, if you add only
DEX-COOL’ extended life coolant.
B
The following explains your cooling system and how to
add coolant when it is low.
If you have a problem with
engine overheating, see “Engine Overheating” in
the Index.
A 50/50 mixture of water and DEX-COOL@
coolant will:
0 Give freezing protection down to -34°F (-37°C).
0 Give boiling protection up to 265°F (129°C).
Protect against rust and corrosion.
Help keep the proper engine temperature.
0 Let the warning lights and gages work as
they should.
NOTICE:
When adding coolant, it is important that you use
only
DEX-COOL@ (silicate-free) coolant.
If coolant other than DEX-COOL is added to the
system, premature engine, heater core or
radiator corrosion may result. In addition, the
engine coolant will require change sooner
-- at
30,000 miles (50 000 km) or 24 months,
whichever occurs first. Damage caused
by the use
of coolant other than DEX-COOL@ is not
covered
by your new vehicle warranty.
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Use a mixture of one-half clean water (preferably
distilled) and one-half
DEX-COOL@ coolant which
won’t damage aluminum
parts. If you use this mixture,
you don’t need to add anything else.
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 mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture,
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 mixture of clean water and
DEX-COOL@ coolant.
NOTICE:
If you use an improper coolant mixture, your
engine could overheat
and be badly damaged.
The repair cost wouldn’t be covered by your
warranty.
Too much water in the mixture can
freeze and crack the engine, radiator, heater core
and other parts.
If you have to add coolant more than four times a year,
have your dealer check your cooling system.
NOTICE:
If you use the proper coolant, you don’t have to
add extra inhibitors or additives which claim to
improve the system. These can be harmful.
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Driver
No . X Message ........................... 2-84
Driver Position
................................. 1-12
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
..... 2-50
Driving City
........................................ 4-20
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-2 1
InaBlizzard ................................. 4-27
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
In the Rain
.................................. 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-15
OnCurves
.................................. 4-1 0
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-37
On
Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-23
On Snow or Ice
.............................. 4-26
Through Water
............................... 4- 19
WetRoads .................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4-25
With a Trailer
................................ 4-35
DRL
......................................... 2-41
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment. Adding
............... 2-20. 3-43
Electrical System
............................... 6-59
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
.......... 2-46
Electronic Level Control ......................... 4-3 1
Electronic Solar Sensor
........................... 3-4
Engine
....................................... 6- 10
Compartment Bussed Electrical Center
............ 6-60
Coolant
..................................... 6-22
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-20 Coolant Hot-Idle Engine Message
................ 2-84
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-69
Coolant Temperature Warning Light
.............. 2-69
Exhaust
........................... 2-29’4-28’4-35
Hot
- A/C Off Message ........................ 2-84
Identification
................................ 6-58
Misfire .. Ease Off Gas Pedal Message ........... 2-85
Overheated Stop Engine Message
................ 2-85
Overheating
................................. 5-15
Power Reduced Message
....................... 2-85
Running While Parked
......................... 2-30
Specifications
................................ 6-66
StartingYour
................................ 2-19
Engine Oil
.................................... 6-11
Adding
..................................... 6-12
Additives
................................... 6-14
Checking
................................... 6-12
Used
....................................... 6-15
What Kind
of Oil to Use ....................... 6-13
Whentochange
.............................. 6-14
Engine Speed Limiter
............................ 2-64
EnglisWMetric Display
.......................... 2-63
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust. Engine
...................... 2-29,4-28, 4-35
Express-Down Window
........................... 2-31
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-40
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
.................... 2-44
OnReminder
................................ 2-41
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-51
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-8
Filter. Air
..................................... 6-16
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
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