Vehicle care 9-107 – Cadillac SRX 2010 User Manual

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Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2010

Vehicle Care

9-107

3. With the vehicle OFF, press the

brake pedal and press the
START/STOP switch to start the
engine (the green LED on the
switch will illuminate).

4. Put the vehicle in N (Neutral).

5. Press the START/STOP switch

again. The engine will stop, the
DIC will display Shift to Park and
the amber LED on the switch
illuminates. See Transmission
Messages on page 4‑40
.

6. Remove the following fuses:

BCM 1, BCM 2 and BCM 3. The
START/STOP switch LED's will
be off. See Instrument Panel
Fuse Block on page 9‑48
.

7. Close the drivers door.

Notice: If the vehicle is towed
without performing each of the
steps listed under “Dinghy
Towing,” the automatic
transmission could be damaged.
Be sure to follow all steps of the
dinghy towing procedure prior to
and after towing the vehicle.

Once the destination has been
reached:

1. Shift the vehicle to P (Park).

2. Reinstall the BCM fuses. See

Instrument Panel Fuse Block on
page 9‑48
.

3. Disconnect the vehicle from the

tow vehicle.

Notice: Too much or too
little fluid can damage the
transmission. Be sure that the
transmission fluid is at the proper
level before towing with all four
wheels on the ground.

Notice: Do not tow a vehicle with
the front drive wheels on the
ground if one of the front tires is
a compact spare tire. Towing with
two different tire sizes on the
front of the vehicle can cause
severe damage to the
transmission.

Dolly Towing
(All-Wheel‐Drive Vehicles)

All-wheel‐drive vehicles should not
be towed with two wheels on the
ground. To properly tow these
vehicles, they should be placed on
a platform trailer with all four wheels
off of the ground or dinghy towed
from the front. See Dinghy Towing
earlier in this section.

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