CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2007 3.G Owners Manual

H
Hazard Warning Flashers............................ 194
Head Restraints............................................ 15
Headlamp
Aiming..................................................... 447
Headlamps
Automatic Headlamp System.................... 210
Bulb Replacement.................................... 450
Daytime Running Lamps.......................... 209
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 198
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting.... 450
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 197
On Reminder........................................... 209
Heated Seats......................................... 10, 11
Heated Steering Wheel............................... 195
Heater......................................................... 219
Highbeam On Light..................................... 241
High-Speed Operation, Tires........................ 462
Highway Hypnosis....................................... 363
Hill and Mountain Roads............................. 364
Hood
Checking Things Under............................ 404
Release................................................... 405Horn............................................................ 194
How to Use This Manual ................................ 4
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............... 23
I
Ignition Positions......................................... 124
Infants and Young Children, Restraints .......... 42
Ination - Tire Pressure............................... 460
Instrument Panel
Overview.................................................. 192
Storage Area............................................ 166
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness................................................ 211
Cluster..................................................... 226
J
Jump Starting.............................................. 438
K
Keyless Entry System................................... 92
Keys............................................................. 91
571

L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall................................. 455
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection................... 212
Dome....................................................... 212
Dome Lamp Override............................... 212
Exterior.................................................... 204
Exterior Cargo.......................................... 211
Fog .......................................................... 211
Reading................................................... 212
LATCH System
Child Restraints......................................... 51
License Plate Lamps................................... 452
Light
Airbag Readiness..................................... 229
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning............. 234
Brake System Warning............................. 232
Charging System..................................... 232
Cruise Control.......................................... 241
Fog Lamp................................................ 241
Highbeam On.......................................... 241
Lights On Reminder................................. 241
Malfunction Indicator................................ 236
Oil Pressure............................................. 240Light (cont.)
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............ 230
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder.............. 228
Safety Belt Reminder............................... 228
Security................................................... 240
StabiliTrak
®Indicator................................ 235
Tire Pressure........................................... 236
Tow/Haul Mode........................................ 242
Lighting
Entry/Exit................................................. 212
Loading Your Vehicle................................... 372
Locking Differential...................................... 329
Lockout Protection....................................... 103
Locks
Delayed Locking...................................... 102
Door........................................................ 101
Lockout Protection................................... 103
Power Door............................................. 102
Programmable Automatic Door Locks....... 102
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 103
Loss of Control........................................... 338
Luggage Carrier.......................................... 166
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................ 9
572

M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 525
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 529
At Least Once a Month............................ 530
At Least Once a Year.............................. 530
Introduction.............................................. 520
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 527
Maintenance Record................................ 537
Maintenance Requirements...................... 520
Normal Maintenance
Replacement Parts............................... 535
Owner Checks and Services.................... 529
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 533
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 523
Using....................................................... 521
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 520
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 236
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals................ 12Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 248
Midgate....................................................... 104
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Mirror with
Intellibeam™, OnStar
®, Compass, and
Temperature Display............................. 143
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature
Display................................................. 145
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors.............. 149
MyGMLink.com............................................ 545
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual..................................................... 302
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 123
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 535
573

O
Odometer.................................................... 227
Odometer, Trip............................................ 227
Off-Road Driving.......................................... 339
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 335
Oil
Engine..................................................... 407
Pressure Light.......................................... 240
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 410
Older Children, Restraints............................. 39
Online Owner Center................................... 545
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 152
Other Warning Devices................................ 194
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 224
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 217
Outside
Power Foldaway Mirrors........................... 149
Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode....................................................... 425
Owner Checks and Services....................... 529
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 505
Park Aid...................................................... 213
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 138
Shifting Out of......................................... 140
Parking
Assist....................................................... 213
Brake....................................................... 136
Over Things That Burn............................ 140
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 230
Passenger Sensing System........................... 78
Passing....................................................... 336
PASS-Key
®III+........................................... 120
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................... 121
Power
Accessory Outlet(s).................................. 217
Door Locks.............................................. 102
Electrical System..................................... 509
Lumbar Controls.......................................... 9
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 14
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Power (cont.)
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 125
Running Boards....................................... 114
Seat............................................................ 8
Steering Fluid.......................................... 431
Windows.................................................. 116
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 38
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.......... 102
Q
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................... 22
R
Radios........................................................ 267
Care of Your CD and DVD Player............ 318
Care of Your CDs and DVDs................... 318
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual................................................. 302
Radio with CD and DVD.......................... 270
Rear Seat Audio...................................... 313
Setting the Time...................................... 269
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 315
Understanding Reception......................... 317
Rainsense™ II Wipers................................. 199Reading Lamps........................................... 212
Rear Axle.................................................... 444
Rear Door Security Locks........................... 103
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 35
Rear Seat Armrest...................................... 168
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)............................... 313
Rear Seat Entertainment System................. 302
Rear Seat Operation..................................... 16
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 32
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature
Display..................................................... 145
Reclining Seatbacks, Power.......................... 14
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 533
Recovery Hooks.......................................... 371
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 379
Remote Keyless Entry System...................... 92
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation..... 93
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire................................................ 482
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 478
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 452
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 561
General Motors........................................ 561
United States Government....................... 560
575

Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 86
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 87
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 125
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety
Belts.......................................................... 31
Road Sensing Suspension........................... 329
Roadside
Service.................................................... 548
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 370
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 536
Running Boards, Power............................... 114
Running the Engine While Parked............... 142
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 228
Pretensioners............................................. 38
Reminder Light........................................ 228
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 500
Driver Position........................................... 23
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 23Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 35
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 32
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 31
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 38
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 31
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 18
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 30
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 523
Seats
Head Restraints......................................... 15
Heated and Cooled Seats.......................... 11
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals...................... 12
Power Lumbar............................................. 9
Power Reclining Seatbacks........................ 14
Power Seats................................................ 8
Rear Seat Operation.................................. 16
Secondary Latch System............................. 489
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position..................................... 60
Right Front Seat Position........................... 62
576

Security Light.............................................. 240
Service........................................................ 396
Accessories and Modications.................. 397
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 399
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 397
Doing Your Own Work............................. 398
Engine Soon Light................................... 236
Publications Ordering Information............. 562
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 84
Setting the Time.......................................... 269
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 505
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 138
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 140
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 30
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 196
Spare Tire................................................... 495
Installing.................................................. 482
Removing................................................ 478
Storing..................................................... 492Specications, Capacities............................ 518
Speedometer............................................... 227
StabiliTrak
®System..................................... 330
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light........................... 235
Starting Your Engine................................... 126
Steering...................................................... 333
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 316
Steering Wheel, Heated .............................. 195
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 195
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area........................... 181
Center Console Storage Area................... 166
Cupholder(s)............................................ 166
Glove Box................................................ 165
Instrument Panel Storage Area................. 166
Luggage Carrier....................................... 166
Rear Seat Armrest................................... 168
Top-Box Storage...................................... 186
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 370
Sun Visors.................................................. 117
Sunroof....................................................... 187
577

T
Tachometer................................................. 227
Tailgate....................................................... 114
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.................................... 450
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 315
Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 117
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 118
PASS-Key
®III+........................................ 120
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................ 121
Throttle, Adjustable...................................... 128
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 195
Tire
Pressure Light.......................................... 236
Tires........................................................... 454
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 504
Buying New Tires..................................... 470
Chains..................................................... 476
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 477
Cleaning.................................................. 505
Different Size........................................... 472
High-Speed Operation.............................. 462Tires (cont.)
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 476
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 460
Inspection and Rotation............................ 467
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 482
Pressure Monitor System ......................... 462
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 482
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 478
Secondary Latch System ......................... 489
Spare Tire................................................ 495
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 492
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 455
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 457
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 473
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 474
Wheel Replacement................................. 474
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 469
Top-Box Storage......................................... 186
Tow/Haul Mode........................................... 135
Tow/Haul Mode Light................................... 242
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 379
Towing a Trailer....................................... 380
Your Vehicle............................................. 378
578

Traction
Locking Differential................................... 329
Road Sensing Suspension....................... 329
StabiliTrak
®System................................. 330
Trailer
Recommendations.................................... 392
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic....................................... 415
Transmission Operation, Automatic.............. 129
Trip Odometer............................................. 227
Truck-Camper Loading Information.............. 378
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 196
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 196
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)........ 213
Understanding Radio Reception................... 317
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 473
Universal Home Remote System........154, 155
Operation........................................156, 162
V
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 326
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 372
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Customization, DIC......................... 257
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders................................................ 555
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 508
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 508
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 224
Visors.......................................................... 117
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 225
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 248
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 194
Other Warning Devices............................ 194
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 474
Different Size........................................... 472
Replacement............................................ 474
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 50
Windows..................................................... 115
Power...................................................... 116Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers............................. 199
Washer.................................................... 200
Washer Fluid........................................... 432
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 453
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 503
Wiper Fuses............................................ 509
Wipers..................................................... 198
Winter Driving............................................. 366
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 300
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 319
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 520
580