Tire CADILLAC ESCALADE 2005 2.G Owners Manual

Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-36
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-36
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-36
HomeLink®Wireless Control System
Operation...................................................2-37
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-32
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-18
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-49
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-65
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Storage Area..............................................2-41
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-32
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-60
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-18
Dome........................................................3-17
Exterior......................................................3-14
Fog ...........................................................3-16
Reading.....................................................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-61
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-63
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-13
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-13
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Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Charging System.........................................3-37
Cruise Control.............................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-48
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-49
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-40
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-43
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-35
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-33
Security.....................................................3-47
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-48
Traction Off................................................3-40
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-17
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-44
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12Loss of Control...............................................4-15
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-49
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-41
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-4
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-7
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-11
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-16
Owner Checks and Services.........................6-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-14
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-5
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-43
Memory Seat.................................................2-45
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Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock®......................................................2-17
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-21
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-107
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-33
Windows....................................................2-15
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-31
R
Radios..........................................................3-69
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-103
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-104
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-104
CD Changer...............................................3-98
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual....................................3-84
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-70Radios (cont.)
Rear Seat Audio..........................................3-96
Setting the Time..........................................3-70
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-101
Understanding Reception............................3-102
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-45
Rear Climate Control System............................3-29
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Heated Seats........................................... 1-9
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-44
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-42
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)....................................3-96
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-84
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-8
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-41
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and
Temperature Display....................................2-30
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-14
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-43
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-49
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
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Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-43
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-84
Setting the Time.............................................3-70
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-103
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-26
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-27
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire.....................................................5-97
Installing....................................................5-83
Removing...................................................5-79
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-117
Speedometer..................................................3-33
Split Bench Seat (50/50)..................................1-13
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-10
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-8
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-101
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-41
Convenience Net.........................................2-42
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-40
Glove Box..................................................2-40
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-41
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-41
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-42
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-15
Sunroof.........................................................2-44
T
Tachometer....................................................3-33
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................5-57
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-101
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-16
Passlock
®...................................................2-17
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
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Tires.............................................................5-59
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-102
Buying New Tires........................................5-71
Chains.......................................................5-76
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-77
Cleaning...................................................5-103
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-76
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-65
Inspection and Rotation................................5-69
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-83
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-67
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-83
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-79
Secondary Latch System..............................5-89
Spare Tire..................................................5-97
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-92
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-63
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-73
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-74
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-74
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
Top Strap......................................................1-57
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-59Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-24
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-48
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-49
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-50
Your Vehicle...............................................4-49
Traction
Off Light.....................................................3-40
Road Sensing Suspension.............................. 4-8
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-8
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-50
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Temperature Gage.......................................3-41
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-22
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-18
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-102
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-73
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V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-44
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-63
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-105
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-106
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-45
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-15
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-37
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-31
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-74
Replacement...............................................5-74
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-56
Windows.......................................................2-14
Power........................................................2-15
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning........5-102
Windshield Washer........................................... 3-9
Fluid..........................................................5-34
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-58
Fuses......................................................5-106
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-105
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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