Brakes
Donottopoffthebrakefluid.Addingfluiddoesnot
correctaleak.Iffluidisaddedwhentheliningsare
worn,therewillbetoomuchfluidwhennewbrake
liningsareinstalled. Addorremovebrakefluid,as
necessary,onlywhenworkisdoneonthebrake
hydraulic system.
BrakeFluid
Thebrakemastercylinder
reservoir isfilledwith
DOT3brakefluid.See
EngineCompartment
Overview on page 7‑14
forthelocation ofthe
reservoir.
{WARNING:
Iftoomuchbrakefluidisadded,itcanspillon
theengineandburn,iftheengineishotenough.
Youorotherscouldbeburned,andthevehicle
couldbedamaged. Addbrakefluidonlywhen
workisdoneonthebrakehydraulic system.
See“CheckingBrakeFluid”inthissection.
Thereareonlytworeasonswhythebrakefluidlevelin
thereservoir mightgodown:
Whenthebrakefluidfallstoalowlevel,thebrake
warninglightcomeson.SeeBrakeSystemWarning
Lightonpage4‑31.
.
Thebrakefluidlevelgoesdownbecauseofnormal
brakeliningwear.Whennewliningsareinstalled,
thefluidlevelgoesbackup.
RefertotheMaintenance Schedule todetermine when
tocheckthebrakefluid.SeeScheduled Maintenance
on page 8‑3.
.
Afluidleakinthebrakehydraulic systemcanalso
causealowfluidlevel.Havethebrakehydraulic
systemfixed,sincealeakmeansthatsooneror
laterthebrakeswillnotworkwell.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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