Brakes
Donottopoffthebrakefluid.Addingfluiddoesnot
correctaleak.Iffluidisaddedwhentheliningsare
worn,therewillbetoomuchfluidwhennewbrake
liningsareinstalled. Addorremovebrakefluid,as
necessary,onlywhenworkisdoneonthebrake
hydraulic system.
BrakeFluid
Thebrakemastercylinder
reservoir isfilledwithDOT
3
brakefluid.SeeEngine
Compartment Overview
on page 6‑14 for
reservoir location and
access.
{WARNING:
Iftoomuchbrakefluidisadded,itcanspillonthe
engineandburn,iftheengineishotenough.You
orotherscouldbeburned,andthevehiclecould
bedamaged. Addbrakefluidonlywhenworkis
doneonthebrakehydraulic system.
Thereareonlytworeasonswhythebrakefluidlevelin
thereservoir mightgodown:
Iftheignition isonandthebrakefluidislow,the
SERVICEBRAKESYSTEMmessagedisplays inthe
DriverInformation Center(DIC).SeeDICWarningsand
Messages onpage4‑66.
.
Thebrakefluidlevelgoesdownbecauseof
normalbrakeliningwear.Whennewliningsare
installed, thefluidlevelgoesbackup.
.
Afluidleakinthebrakehydraulic systemcanalso
causealowfluidlevel.Havethebrakehydraulic
systemfixed,sincealeakmeansthatsooneror
laterthebrakeswillnotworkwell.
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| Categories | Cadillac DTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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