engine CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2006 2.G Owners Manual

Additional Program Information
Courtesy Transportation is available during the
Bumper-to-Bumper warranty coverage period, but it is
not part of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. A
separate booklet entitledWarranty and Owner
Assistance Informationfurnished with each new vehicle
provides detailed warranty coverage information.
Courtesy Transportation is available only at participating
dealers and all program options, such as shuttle
service, may not be available at every dealer. Please
contact your dealer for specic information about
availability. All Courtesy Transportation arrangements
will be administered by appropriate dealer personnel.
Canadian Vehicles:For warranty repairs during
the Complete Vehicle Coverage period of the General
Motors of Canada New Vehicle Limited Warranty,
alternative transportation may be available under the
Courtesy Transportation Program. Please consult
your dealer for details.
General Motors reserves the right to unilaterally modify,
change or discontinue Courtesy Transportation at
any time and to resolve all questions of claim eligibility
pursuant to the terms and conditions described
herein at its sole discretion.
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders
Your vehicle, like other modern motor vehicles, has a
number of sophisticated computer systems that monitor
and control several aspects of the vehicle’s performance.
Your vehicle uses on-board vehicle computers to monitor
emission control components to optimize fuel economy,
to monitor conditions for airbag deployment and, if so
equipped, to provide anti-lock braking and to help the
driver control the vehicle in difficult driving situations.
Some information may be stored during regular
operations to facilitate repair of detected malfunctions;
other information is stored only in a crash event by
computer systems, such as those commonly called event
data recorders (EDR).
In a crash event, computer systems, such as the Airbag
Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) in your vehicle
may record information about the condition of the vehicle
and how it was operated, such as data related to
engine speed, brake application, throttle position, vehicle
speed, safety belt usage, airbag readiness, airbag
performance, and the severity of a collision. If your
vehicle is equipped with StabiliTrak
®, steering
performance, including yaw rate, steering wheel angle,
and lateral acceleration, is also recorded.
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Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada)
in a situation like this, we certainly hope you will
notify us. Please call us at 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, please call us at 1-888-446-2000.
Or, write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication
Centre, 163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair
service procedures, adjustments, and specications
for GM transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to
assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General
Motors dealer or by calling 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(1-800-463-7483).
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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-22
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-88
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-5
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-106
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-19
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-16
Air Conditioning..............................................3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-36
Readiness Light..........................................3-35
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-76
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-88
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-82
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-84
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-88
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-81
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-82
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-80
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-78
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-43
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-12
Analog Clock..................................................3-23
Antenna, Diversity Antenna System..................3-106
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-106Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-40
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-100
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-104
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-101
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-97
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Finish Damage..........................................5-103
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-100
Leather......................................................5-99
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-103
Speaker Covers.........................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Wood Panels............................................5-100
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-23
Audio System(s).............................................3-69
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-103
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-104
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-105
Care of Your CDs and DVDs .......................3-105
CD Changer...............................................3-99
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C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-116
Carbon Monoxide...................2-11, 2-26, 4-41, 4-54
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-100
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-104
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-105
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-105
Cargo Cover..................................................2-45
CD Changer...................................................3-99
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-43
Center Rear Passenger Position, Safety Belts.....1-45
Chains, Tire...................................................5-77
Charging System Light....................................3-38
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-44
Checking Things Under the Hood....................... 5-8
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-104
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-55
Infants and Young Children...........................1-52
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-61
Older Children.............................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Seat Position...........................................1-68Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-70
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-72
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-60
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-106
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-23
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-97
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-100
Leather......................................................5-99
Speaker Covers.........................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Wood Panels............................................5-100
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
Rear ..........................................................3-30
Clock............................................................3-23
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
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Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-46
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-14
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-44
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-42
Heater, Engine............................................2-19
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-24
Cooled Seats...........................................1-5, 1-11
Cooling System..............................................5-27
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-48
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-42
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-14
Roadside Service.......................................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
Diversity Antenna System...............................3-106
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamps .................................................3-19
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-35
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-50
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-50
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-63
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-32
City ...........................................................4-36
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-39
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-33
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Driving (cont.)
Off-Road ....................................................4-18
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-46
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-46
Winter........................................................4-41
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-24
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-86
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-106
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-107
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-108
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-107
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-111
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-107
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-16
Battery.......................................................5-37
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-44
Coolant......................................................5-21
Coolant Heater............................................2-19
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-42
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-10
Exhaust.....................................................2-26Engine (cont.)
Fan Noise..................................................5-31
Oil .............................................................5-11
Oil Life System...........................................5-14
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-26
Overheating................................................5-24
Starting......................................................2-18
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-19
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-48
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-15
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-16
Finish Damage.............................................5-103
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-78
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-78
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-92
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-32
Windshield Washer......................................5-33
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-18
Front Axle......................................................5-45
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Fuel............................................................... 5-4
Additives...................................................... 5-5
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-8
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-6
Gage .........................................................3-49
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-4
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-49
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-107
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-108
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-111
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-107
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-42
Fuel..........................................................3-49
Oil Pressure...............................................3-46
Speedometer..............................................3-34
Tachometer.................................................3-34
Transmission Temperature.............................3-42
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-38
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-38Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-4
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-42
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-8
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-46
Horizontal Aiming.........................................5-47
Vertical Aiming............................................5-48
Headlamps....................................................5-50
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-17
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-54
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-49
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Heated Seats....................................1-4, 1-5, 1-11
Heater...........................................................3-24
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N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-86
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-34
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-18
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-11
Pressure Gage............................................3-46
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-14
Older Children, Restraints................................1-49
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-36
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-29
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-22
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb View
Assist.....................................................2-36
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Heated Mirrors............................................2-35
Power Mirrors.............................................2-34Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-26
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-103
Park Aid........................................................3-20
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-24
Shifting Out of............................................2-25
Parking
Assist........................................................3-20
Brake........................................................2-23
Over Things That Burn.................................2-26
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-84
Passing.........................................................4-15
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-22
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-107
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-17
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-32
Windows....................................................2-13
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
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Road Sensing Suspension................................. 4-9
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-46
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-27
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-100
Center Rear Passenger Position....................1-45
Driver Position............................................1-35
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-34
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-33
Rear Outside Passenger Positions.................1-42
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-46
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-42
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-48
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-42
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-29
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
50/50 Split Bench Seat.................................1-15
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-12
Bench Seat................................................1-20Seats (cont.)
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-25
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated and Cooled Seats......................1-5, 1-11
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-11
Memory .....................................................2-47
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-9
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Secondary Latch System.................................5-89
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-70
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-68
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-72
Security Light.................................................3-47
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-88
Setting the Time.............................................3-70
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-103
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-24
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-25
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Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-97
Installing....................................................5-83
Removing...................................................5-80
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-116
Speedometer..................................................3-34
Split Bench Seat (50/50)..................................1-15
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-12
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-18
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-103
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-43
Convenience Net.........................................2-44
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-42
Glove Box..................................................2-42
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-43
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-43
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-44
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-45
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-46
T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................5-55
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-102
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-14
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-14
Passlock
®...................................................2-16
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-57
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-102
Buying New Tires........................................5-72
Chains.......................................................5-77
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-78
Cleaning...................................................5-103
Different Size..............................................5-73
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-78
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-64
Inspection and Rotation................................5-70
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-83
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-66
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-83
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-80
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