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 7‑16 forthe
location ofthereservoir.
{WARNING:
Iftoomuchbrakefluidisadded,itcanspillonthe
engineandburn,iftheengineishotenough.You
orotherscouldbeburned,andthevehiclecould
bedamaged. Addbrakefluidonlywhenworkis
doneonthebrakehydraulic system.See
“
CheckingBrakeFluid”inthissection.
Thereareonlytworeasonswhythebrakefluidlevelin
thereservoir mightgodown:
Whenthebrakefluidfallstoalowlevel,thebrake
warninglightcomeson.SeeBrakeSystemWarning
Lightonpage4‑33.
.
Thebrakefluidlevelgoesdownbecauseof
normalbrakeliningwear.Whennewliningsare
installed, 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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