service CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2005 2.G Owners Manual

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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using Your................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-40
Memory Seat.................................................2-69
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-50
Midgate.........................................................2-13
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-39
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with
Curb View Assist......................................2-43
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-42Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-41
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
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Navigation/Radio System..................................3-90
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-27
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-31
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Gage............................................3-42
Older Children, Restraints................................1-25
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®System.............................................2-44
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
Off Paved Roads.........................................4-16
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
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Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb View
Assist.....................................................2-43
Convex Mirror.............................................2-42
Heated Mirrors............................................2-43
Power Mirrors.............................................2-41
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-28
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-19
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-35
Shifting Out of............................................2-36
Parking
Assist........................................................3-19
Brake........................................................2-34
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-33
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-54
Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock
®......................................................2-26
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-22
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-105Power (cont.)
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-28
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-35
Windows....................................................2-24
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-46
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-12
R
Radios..........................................................3-66
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player................3-97
Care of Your CD and DVD Player..................3-99
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-98
Care of Your CDs and DVDs........................3-98
CD Changer...............................................3-92
Navigation/Radio System..............................3-90
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-67
Rear Seat Audio..........................................3-91
Setting the Time..........................................3-66
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-95
Understanding Reception..............................3-97
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Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-46
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-23
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-52
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)....................................3-91
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-80
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-6
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-20
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display..................2-39
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-43
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-50
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-83
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-79
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-58
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-12
General Motors...........................................7-12
United States Government............................7-11
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-59
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-60Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-59
Replacing Parts...........................................1-60
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-28
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-20
Road Sensing Suspension................................. 4-8
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-42
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-38
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-31
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-99
Driver Position............................................1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-13
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-20
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-20
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-20
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
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Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-69
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-6
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Secondary Latch System.................................5-88
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-40
Rear Seat Position......................................1-40
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-42
Security Light.................................................3-43
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-40
Publications Ordering Information...................7-12
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-58
Setting the Time.............................................3-66
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-102
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-35
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8Spare Tire.....................................................5-95
Installing....................................................5-83
Removing...................................................5-79
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-31
Stabilitrak
®System........................................... 4-8
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-28
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-96
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-63
Center Console Storage Area........................2-50
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-50
Glove Box..................................................2-50
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-50
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-51
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-52
Top-Box Storage..........................................2-68
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-24
Sunroof.........................................................2-68
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Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-19
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-97
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-73
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-60
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders..................................................7-10
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-104
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-104
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-69
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-24
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-35
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-29
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-50
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-74
Replacement...............................................5-75
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-34
Windows.......................................................2-23
Power........................................................2-24
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-101
Windshield Washer.........................................3-10
Fluid..........................................................5-36
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-59
Fuses......................................................5-105
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38
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