2014 CADILLAC SRX automatic transmission fluid

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11-6 Service and Maintenance
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Normal12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Change automatic transmission fluid. Change
filter if serviceable.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)@

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11-8 Service and Maintenance
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid. Change
filter if serviceable.@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)@

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Service and Maintenance 11-13
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Use only engine oil licensed to the dexos1
®specification of the proper
SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended.
See Engine Oil on page 10-7.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. SeeEngine Coolant on page 10-13.
Fuel Additive Fuel System Treatment PLUS (Part No. 88861013).
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Hydraulic Power Steering System DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid (GM Part No. 19256084, in Canada 19256085). Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood, and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . 1-18, 9-51
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . 9-36
Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustable Throttle and
Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-10
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-21
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-15
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 Alert
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 9-53
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 9-26, 10-23
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-87
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Shift Lock ControlFunction Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23

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INDEX i-5
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-95
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-10
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Fog Lamps Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59 Fuel (cont'd)
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-58
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-24
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-58
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Fuses
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Gasoline Engine, Starting . . . . . . 9-17 Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-6
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27 Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-26

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i-8 INDEX
Messages (cont'd)Object Detection System . . . . . 5-34
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-21
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Net Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 10-9
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-33
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
OnStar
®
System, In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5 OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Vehicle
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . .13-11
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-24
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-21
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

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i-12 INDEX
TowingDriving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 9-61
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-84
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 9-68
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 9-32
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . 9-32
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Twilight Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60
Universal Remote System . . . . . 5-46 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Vehicle (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . 5-21
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 10-72
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Vehicle Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 9-55
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Washer, Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6