Among the small maintenance acts that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Cadillac ATS is one of the most classics. Although this act is elementary to carry out, some of you are most probably wondering why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Cadillac ATS? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Cadillac ATS

So we commence our article content with the interest of verifying the brake fluid level on a Cadillac ATS. This fluid has an important task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your vehicle. However, it is possible that as time passes you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is therefore essential to verify the brake fluid level of your Cadillac ATS regularly (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because after some time the brake fluid will lose its characteristics. This procedure is really simple and does not require amazing experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Cadillac ATS owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Cadillac ATS does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not hesitate to consult our article content for details. However, there are some safety measures and rules to respect that we will check out in the following section of this article content.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Cadillac ATS

So now we will explain to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Cadillac ATS. Please notice that this is very basic to perform. However, you will have to verify which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most automobiles use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will get this data in the user manual of your Cadillac ATS. Now here are the steps to stick to to make your level:

  • Open your hood and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to identify, it is generally made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set above the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once found, browse the instructions on the cap cautiously so as not to make any problems during the procedure, we encourage you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to look at the side of the tank and see the “Min” and “Max” marks on the side of the tank, which give you the range in which the level should be.
  • If the level is adequate do not touch anything, or if you are close to or below the low mark, open the cap and fill it gently with the brake fluid suitable for your Cadillac ATS up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was under the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Cadillac ATS, remember to verify the level in a few days/weeks to ensure that you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the data you need to safely and securely fill the brake fluid level of your Cadillac ATS.

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