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Black plate (4,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011
11-4 Service and Maintenance
.Restraint system component
check. SeeSafety System
Check on page 3‑29.
.Fuel system inspection for
damage or leaks.
.Exhaust system and nearby heat
shields inspection for loose or
damaged components.
Additional Required Services
Every 12 000 km/7,500 Miles
.Rotate tires. Tires should
be rotated every 12 000 km/
7,500 miles. See Tire Rotation
on page 10‑68. At Each Fuel Stop
.Engine oil level check.
See
Engine Oil on page 10‑10.
.Engine coolant level check.
SeeEngine Coolant on
page 10‑19.
.Windshield washer fluid level
check. See Washer Fluid on
page 10‑24.
Once a Month
.Tire inflation check. See Tire
Pressure on page 10‑61.
.Tire wear inspection. See Tire
Inspection on page 10‑68.
.Sunroof track and seal
inspection, if equipped.
See Sunroof on page 2‑28. Once a Year
.See
Starter Switch Check on
page 10‑29.
.See Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control Function
Check on page 10‑29.
.See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check on page 10‑30.
.See Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check on
page 10‑30.
.Accelerator pedal check for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
.If the vehicle has a Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit, check the
sealant expiration date printed
on the instruction label of the
kit. See Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit on page 10‑79.
.Underbody flushing service.

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Service and Maintenance 11-7
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil The engine requires engine oil approved to the dexos™
specification. Oils
meeting this specification can be identified with the dexos™ certification
mark. Look for and use only an engine oil that displays the dexos™
certification mark of the proper viscosity grade. See Engine Oil on
page 10‑10.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See
Engine Coolant on page 10‑19.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 88863461,
in Canada 88863462).
Windshield Washer Optikleen
®Washer Solvent.
Hydraulic Power Steering System DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (3.0L V6 Engine) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.

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INDEX i-3
CDDVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-19
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
IgnitionTransmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-30
Child Restraints
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64, 3-66
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46 Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-101
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-106
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7, 5-8
Cluster, IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 13-13
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-93
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Compressor Kit, Tire
Sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Covers Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Customer Assistance
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-15
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1, 13-3

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INDEX i-5
EngineAir Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-34
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Gasoline Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-25
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-18 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Filter Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-5
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-77
Flat Tire, Changing . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-108
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-15
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Front Fog Lamps
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . 3-11
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 9-49
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-48
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-27
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-48
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Fuel Economy Gauge . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29

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i-6 INDEX
FusesEngine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-46Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Gasoline Engine, Starting . . . . . . 9-19
Gauge Turbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Gauges (cont.)
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-5
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Headlamps (cont.)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . 10-62
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18