AutomaticTransmissionFluid
Notice: Toomuchortoolittlefluidcandamagethe
transmission. Toomuchcanmeanthatsomeofthe
fluidcouldcomeoutandfallonhotengineparts
orexhaustsystemparts,starting afire.Toolittle
fluidcouldcausethetransmission tooverheat.
Besuretogetanaccurate readingifchecking the
transmission fluid.
WhentoCheckandChangeAutomatic
TransmissionFluid
Agoodtimetochecktheautomatic transmission fluid
leveliswhentheengineoilischanged.
Changethefluidandfilterattheintervals listedin
Scheduled Maintenance on page 7‑3,andbesure
tousethetransmission fluidlistedinRecommended
FluidsandLubricants onpage7‑9.
Waitatleast30minutesbeforechecking the
transmission fluidlevelifyouhavebeendriving:
.
Whenoutsidetemperatures areabove
32°C
(90°F).
HowtoCheckAutomaticTransmission
Fluid
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.
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Athighspeedforquiteawhile.
Inheavytraffic—especially inhotweather.
Whilepullingatrailer.
Becausethisoperation canbealittledifficult, you
maychoosetohavethisdoneatthedealerservice
department.
Togettherightreading, thefluidshouldbe
atnormaloperating temperature, whichis
82°C
to93°C(180°Fto200°F).
Getthevehiclewarmedupbydrivingabout
km(15miles)whenoutsidetemperatures are
Ifyoudoityourself, besuretofollowalltheinstructions
hereoryoucouldgetafalsereadingonthedipstick.
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above10°C(50°F).Ifitiscolderthan10°C(50°F),
youmayhavetodrivelonger.
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| Categories | Cadillac DTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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