8-50
DrivingandOperating
unleaded gasoline withanoctane
ratingof87orhigher.If87octane
fuelisused,donotperformany
aggressive drivingmaneuvers such
aswideopenthrottle applications.
Youmightalsohearaudiblespark
knockduringacceleration. Refillthe
tankwithpremiumfuelassoonas
possible toavoiddamaging the
engine.Ifheavyknocking isheard
whenusinggasoline ratedat91
octaneorhigher,theengineneeds
service.
CaliforniaFuel
Requirements
FuelsinForeign
Countries
Ifthevehicleiscertified tomeet
California Emissions Standards, itis
designed tooperateonfuelsthat
meetCalifornia specifications.
Seetheunderhood emissioncontrol
label.Ifthisfuelisnotavailable in
statesadopting California emissions
standards, thevehiclewilloperate
satisfactorily onfuelsmeeting
Ifyouplanondrivinginanother
countryoutsidetheUnitedStatesor
Canada,theproperfuelmightbe
hardtofind.Neveruseleaded
gasoline oranyotherfuelnot
recommended intheprevious text
onfuel.Costlyrepairscausedby
useofimproper fuelwouldnotbe
coveredbythevehiclewarranty.
federalspecifications, butemission
controlsystemperformance might
beaffected. Themalfunction
Tocheckthefuelavailability,askan
autoclub,orcontactamajoroil
companythatdoesbusiness inthe
countrywhereyouwillbedriving.
GasolineSpecifications
indicator lampcouldturnonandthe
vehiclemightfailasmog-check test.
SeeMalfunction Indicator Lamp on
page 4‑23.Ifthisoccurs,returnto
yourauthorized dealer/retailer for
diagnosis. Ifitisdetermined thatthe
condition iscausedbythetypeof
fuelused,repairsmightnotbe
Ataminimum,gasoline should
meetASTMspecification D4814
intheUnitedStatesorCAN/
CGSB‐3.5or3.511inCanada.
Somegasolines containan
octane-enhancing additive called
methylcyclopentadienyl manganese
tricarbonyl (MMT).Werecommend
againsttheuseofgasolines
containing MMT.SeeFuelAdditives
on page 8‑50 foradditional
information.
FuelAdditives
Toprovidecleanerair,allgasolines
intheUnitedStatesarenow
required tocontainadditives that
helppreventengineandfuelsystem
deposits fromforming, allowing the
emissioncontrolsystemtowork
properly.Inmostcases,nothing
shouldhavetobeaddedtothefuel.
coveredbythevehiclewarranty.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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