tires CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2006 2.G Workshop Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-21
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-65
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-109
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-28
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-19
Air Conditioning..............................................3-22
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-32
Readiness Light..........................................3-31
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)......... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-52
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-65
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-58
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-60
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-64
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-58
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?........1-59
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-57
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-54
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-45
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-12Analog Clock..................................................3-22
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-101
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System........................................3-102
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-36
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-105
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-103
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-106
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-104
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle..............5-100
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-101
Finish Care...............................................5-104
Finish Damage..........................................5-106
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-102
Leather....................................................5-102
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-106
Speaker Covers.........................................5-103
Tires........................................................5-106
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-106
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-107
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-103
Weatherstrips............................................5-103
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-105
Wood Panels............................................5-103
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Ashtray(s)......................................................3-21
Audio System(s).............................................3-63
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-98
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-100
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-101
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-101
CD Changer...............................................3-94
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-102
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-101
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-80
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-65
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)................................3-92
Setting the Time..........................................3-64
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-97
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-99
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-102
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-30B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-35
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-33
System Warning Light..................................3-35
Brake Pedal, Throttle.......................................2-28
Brakes..........................................................5-36
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-25
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-52
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps...........................5-56
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-52
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-48
Headlamps.................................................5-53
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-52
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-58
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-57
Buying New Tires...........................................5-74
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California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-119
Carbon Monoxide...........2-11, 2-19, 2-36, 4-38, 4-50
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-103
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-100
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-101
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-101
Cargo Area, All-Weather..................................2-68
Cargo Cover Panels........................................2-55
Cargo Lamp Light...........................................3-43
CD Changer...................................................3-94
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-53
Chains, Tire...................................................5-79
Charging System Light....................................3-34
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-39
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-106
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-33
Infants and Young Children...........................1-30
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children..................................................1-39Child Restraints (cont.)
Older Children.............................................1-27
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-48
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-38
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-102
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-105
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-104
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-101
Finish Care...............................................5-104
Inside of Your Vehicle.................................5-100
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-102
Leather....................................................5-102
Speaker Covers.........................................5-103
Tires........................................................5-106
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-106
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-103
Weatherstrips............................................5-103
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-105
Wood Panels............................................5-103
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-27
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Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-39
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Setting the Time.............................................3-64
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-106
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire.....................................................5-99
Installing....................................................5-86
Removing...................................................5-82
Storing.......................................................5-96
Specications, Capacities...............................5-119
Speedometer..................................................3-30
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-27
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-98
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-68
Center Console Storage Area........................2-53
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-53
Glove Box..................................................2-53
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-53Storage Areas (cont.)
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-54
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-55
Top-Box Storage..........................................2-72
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-23
Sunroof.........................................................2-73
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Tachometer....................................................3-30
Tailgate.........................................................2-19
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-57
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-97
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-23
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-23
Passlock
®...................................................2-25
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-28
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-60
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-105
Buying New Tires........................................5-74
Chains.......................................................5-79
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-81
Cleaning...................................................5-106
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Tires (cont.)
Different Size..............................................5-76
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-80
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-66
Inspection and Rotation................................5-72
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-86
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-69
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-82
Secondary Latch System..............................5-93
Spare Tire..................................................5-99
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-96
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-61
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-76
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-78
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-78
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-74
Top-Box Storage.............................................2-72
Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-32
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-43
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-50
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50
Traction
Off Light.....................................................3-37
Road Sensing Suspension.............................. 4-9
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-9Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-63
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Temperature Gage.......................................3-38
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-30
Trip Odometer................................................3-30
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-49
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-18
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-99
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-76
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-48
Operation...................................................2-49
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-44
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-57
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