4.
Withthecoolantsurgetankpressure capoff,start
theengineandletitrununtilyoucanfeelthe
upperradiatorhosegettinghot.Theupperradiator
hoseisthelargestofthehoseswhichcomesout
oftheradiator,onthepassenger sideofthe
vehicle. Watchoutfortheenginecoolingfans.
Iftheengineisoverheating, thenyouwillfindacoolant
temperature gageandacoolantwarninglightonthe
instrument panel.SeeEngineCoolantTemperature
Gage on page 4‑61 andEngineCoolantTemperature
WarningLight on page 4‑61 formoreinformation.
Youmaydecidenottoliftthehoodwhenthiswarning
appears, butinsteadgetservicehelprightaway.
SeeRoadside Serviceonpage8‑8.
Bythistime,thecoolantlevelinsidethecoolant
surgetankmaybelower.Ifthelevelislower,add
moreofthepropermixturetothecoolantsurge
tankuntilthelevelreachestheFULLCOLD/FROID
lineonthesideofthecoolantsurgetank.
Ifyoudodecidetoliftthehood,makesurethevehicle
isparkedonalevelsurface.
Thenchecktoseeiftheenginecoolingfansare
running. Iftheengineisoverheating, bothfansshould
berunning. Iftheyarenot,donotcontinue torunthe
engineandhavethevehicleserviced.
5.
Thenreplacethepressure cap.Besurethe
pressure capishand-tight andfullyseated.
Starttheengineandallowittowarmup.
Notice: Enginedamagefromrunningyourengine
withoutcoolantisnotcoveredbyyourwarranty.
SeeOverheated EngineProtection Operating Mode
on page 6‑34forinformation ondrivingtoasafe
placeinanemergency.
EngineOverheating
Thevehiclehasseveralindicators towarnofengine
overheating.
Therearetwoenginehotmessages thatcouldbe
displayed intheDriverInformation Center(DIC).
SeeDICWarningsandMessages on page 4‑76
DICWarningsandMessagesformoreinformation.
Notice: Iftheenginecatchesfirewhiledriving
withnocoolant, thevehiclecanbebadlydamaged.
Thecostlyrepairswouldnotbecoveredbythe
vehiclewarranty.SeeOverheated EngineProtection
Operating Modeon page 6‑34forinformation on
drivingtoasafeplaceinanemergency.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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