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VehicleCare
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Afluidleakinthebrake
Whenthebrakefluidfallstoalow
level,thebrakewarninglightcomes
on.SeeBrakeSystemWarning
Lightonpage4‑26.
Notice:
hydraulic systemcanalsocause
alowfluidlevel.Havethebrake
hydraulic systemfixed,sincea
leakmeansthatsoonerorlater
thebrakeswillnotworkwell.
.
Usingthewrongfluid
canbadlydamagebrake
hydraulic systemparts.
Forexample, justafew
dropsofmineral-based oil,
suchasengineoil,inthe
brakehydraulic systemcan
damagebrakehydraulic
systempartssobadlythat
theywillhavetobereplaced.
Donotletsomeoneputin
thewrongkindoffluid.
WhattoAdd
UseonlynewDOT3brakefluid
fromasealedcontainer.See
Recommended Fluidsand
Lubricants onpage10‑7.
Donottopoffthebrakefluid.
Addingfluiddoesnotcorrect aleak.
Iffluidisaddedwhentheliningsare
worn,therewillbetoomuchfluid
whennewbrakeliningsare
installed. Addorremovebrakefluid,
asnecessary,onlywhenworkis
doneonthebrakehydraulic system.
Alwayscleanthebrakefluid
reservoir capandtheareaaround
thecapbeforeremoving it.This
helpskeepdirtfromentering the
reservoir.
.
Ifbrakefluidisspilled
onthevehicle's painted
surfaces, thepaintfinishcan
bedamaged. Becarefulnot
tospillbrakefluidonthe
vehicle. Ifyoudo,washitoff
immediately.
{WARNING
{WARNING
Iftoomuchbrakefluidisadded,it
canspillontheengineandburn,
iftheengineishotenough.You
orotherscouldbeburned,and
thevehiclecouldbedamaged.
Addbrakefluidonlywhenwork
isdoneonthebrakehydraulic
system.
Withthewrongkindoffluidin
thebrakehydraulic system,the
brakesmightnotworkwell.This
couldcauseacrash.Alwaysuse
theproperbrakefluid.
| 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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