tires CADILLAC SRX 2008 1.G Repair Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-70
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-100
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-28
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-21
Air Conditioning..............................................3-23
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag System................................................1-55
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-64
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-61
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-58
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-70
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-63
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-65
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-70
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-63
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-44
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 4-8
Analog Clock..................................................3-22
Antenna, Rear Side Window.............................3-94Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-94
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-39
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-96
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-94
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-97
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-94
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-92
Finish Care.................................................5-95
Finish Damage............................................5-97
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-93
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-93
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-97
Speaker Covers..........................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-96
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.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-21
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Audio System.................................................3-70
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-92
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-90
Radio Reception..........................................3-93
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)................................3-90
Setting the Time..........................................3-71
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-92
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-94
Audio System(s).............................................3-75
Rear Side Window Antenna..........................3-94
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-23
Operation...................................................2-30
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Battery..........................................................5-39
Electric Power Management..........................3-20
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-19
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-35
Panic Assist................................................. 4-8
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Braking........................................................... 4-3Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-24
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-47
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-48
Buying New Tires...........................................5-68
C
Calibration.....................................................2-41
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-111
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-39, 4-29, 4-41
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-94
Cargo Cover..................................................2-59
Cargo Management System.............................2-59
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-84
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-57
Chains, Tire...................................................5-74
Charging System Light....................................3-37
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Check
Engine Light...............................................3-42
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-97
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-39
Infants and Young Children...........................1-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-52
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-41
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-96
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-94
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-92
Finish Care.................................................5-95
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-93
Interior.......................................................5-91
Leather......................................................5-93
Speaker Covers..........................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-96
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-97
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-94Cleaning (cont.)
Weatherstrips..............................................5-94
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-95
Wood Panels..............................................5-93
Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-30
Dual..........................................................3-23
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
Rear Air Conditioning System........................3-29
Clock....................................................3-22, 3-71
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-12
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-90
Compass.......................................................2-41
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-40
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-40
Heater, Engine............................................2-28
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-26
Cooling System..............................................5-29
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-46
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-57
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-11
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
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Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-101
Rear Underseat Fuse Block...............5-105, 5-108
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-101
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-100
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-40
Fuel..........................................................3-47
Speedometer..............................................3-33
Tachometer.................................................3-33
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-50
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-57
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-9
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-47
Headlamps....................................................3-16
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-47
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-17
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-48
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Washer......................................................3-12
Wiper Activated...........................................3-16
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-23
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-46
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-60
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-27
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-28
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-18
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Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-38
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-90
Installing....................................................5-80
Removing...................................................5-77
Storing.......................................................5-87
Specications, Capacities...............................5-111
Speedometer..................................................3-33
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-7
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-26
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-92
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Cargo Management System..........................2-59
Center Console Storage Area........................2-57
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-57
Glove Box..................................................2-57
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-58
Stowable Seat................................................1-12
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-20
Sunroof.................................................2-59, 2-61
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Tachometer....................................................3-33
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-39
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-92
Theft-Deterrent System....................................2-20
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-20
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-22
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-22
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-71
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-41
Tires.............................................................5-51
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-96
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-74
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-76
Cleaning....................................................5-96
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-90
Different Size..............................................5-70
High-Speed Operation..................................5-60
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-75
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-59
Inspection and Rotation................................5-66
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Tires (cont.)
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-80
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-62
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-61
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-80
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-77
Secondary Latch System..............................5-84
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-87
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-72
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Winter Tires................................................5-52
Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-33
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-46
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-39
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-41
Your Vehicle...............................................4-39Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-5
Control System Warning Light.......................3-39
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-7
Magnetic Ride Control................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-7
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-30
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-45
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-50
Operation...................................................2-50
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-33
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-62
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-18
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-99
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-99
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-29
Visors...........................................................2-20
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-31
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Washer, Headlamps........................................3-12Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-72
Different Size..............................................5-70
Replacement...............................................5-72
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-41
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-34
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-49
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-95
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-100
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper........................3-11
Winter Driving................................................4-29
Winter Tires...................................................5-52
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-16XXM Radio Messages.......................................3-89
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-94
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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