VehicleCare
BrakeFluid
9-27
Somedrivingconditions orclimates
cancauseabrakesquealwhenthe
brakesarefirstappliedorlightly
applied. Thisdoesnotmean
BrakeAdjustment
Everytimethebrakesareapplied,
withorwithoutthevehiclemoving,
thebrakesadjustforwear.
something iswrongwiththebrakes.
ReplacingBrakeSystemParts
Properly torquedwheelnutsare
necessary tohelppreventbrake
pulsation. Whentiresarerotated,
inspectbrakepadsforwearand
evenlytightenwheelnutsinthe
propersequence totorque
Thebrakingsystemonavehicleis
complex. Itsmanypartshavetobe
oftopqualityandworkwelltogether
ifthevehicleistohavereallygood
braking. Thevehiclewasdesigned
andtestedwithtop-quality brake
parts.Whenpartsofthebraking
systemarereplaced, besuretoget
new,approved replacement parts.
Ifthisisnotdone,thebrakesmight
notworkproperly.Forexample,
installing discbrakepadsthatare
wrongforthevehicle, canchange
thebalancebetweenthefrontand
rearbrakes—fortheworse.The
brakingperformance expected can
changeinmanyotherwaysifthe
wrongreplacement brakepartsare
installed.
Thebrakemastercylinder reservoir
isfilledwithDOT3brakefluidas
indicated onthereservoir cap.
SeeEngineCompartment Overview
on page 9‑6 forthelocation ofthe
reservoir.
specifications inCapacities and
Specifications onpage11‑2.
Brakelinings shouldalwaysbe
replaced ascomplete axlesets.
Thereareonlytworeasonswhythe
brakefluidlevelinthereservoir
mightgodown:
BrakePedalTravel
Seeyourdealer/retailer ifthebrake
pedaldoesnotreturntonormal
height,orifthereisarapidincrease
inpedaltravel.Thiscouldbea
signthatbrakeservicemightbe
required.
.
Thebrakefluidlevelgoesdown
becauseofnormalbrakelining
wear.Whennewliningsare
installed, thefluidlevelgoes
backup.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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