seats CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2007 3.G Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 8
Rear Seats
............................................. 16
Safety Belts
............................................ 18
Child Restraints
...................................... 39
Airbag System
........................................ 67
Restraint System Check
......................... 86
Features and Controls................................ 89
Keys
....................................................... 91
Doors and Locks
.................................. 101
Windows
............................................... 115
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 117
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 123
Mirrors
.................................................. 143
OnStar
®System
................................... 152
Universal Home Remote System
.......... 154
Storage Areas
...................................... 165
Sunroof
................................................ 187Instrument Panel....................................... 189
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 192
Climate Controls
................................... 219
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 225
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 243
Audio System(s)
................................... 267
Driving Your Vehicle................................. 321
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 322
Towing
................................................. 378
Service and Appearance Care.................. 393
Service
................................................. 396
Fuel
...................................................... 399
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 404
All-Wheel Drive
..................................... 443
Rear Axle
............................................. 444
Front Axle
............................................ 446
2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner ManualM
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and
the names ESCALADE and EXT are registered
trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes after that time without notice. For
vehicles rst sold in Canada, substitute the
name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for
Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it appears in
this manual.This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
be equipped with all of them. For example,
more than one entertainment system may be
offered or your vehicle may have been ordered
without a front passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is ever needed while you are on the road. If
the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the
vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15854798 A First Printing
©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specic component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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Front Seats..................................................... 8
Power Seats................................................. 8
Power Lumbar.............................................. 9
Heated Seats.............................................. 10
Heated and Cooled Seats........................... 11
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals.............. 12
Power Reclining Seatbacks......................... 14
Head Restraints.......................................... 15
Rear Seats.................................................... 16
Rear Seat Operation................................... 16
Safety Belts.................................................. 18
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 18
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.... 22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 23
Driver Position............................................. 23
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 31
Right Front Passenger Position................... 31
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 32
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 35
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 38
Safety Belt Extender................................... 38
Child Restraints............................................ 39
Older Children............................................. 39
Infants and Young Children......................... 42Child Restraint Systems.............................. 45
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 50
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 51
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position........................................... 60
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position.................................. 62
Airbag System.............................................. 67
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 70
When Should an Airbag Inate?.................. 73
What Makes an Airbag Inate?................... 75
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 76
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inates?................................................... 76
Passenger Sensing System......................... 78
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...... 84
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.......................... 85
Restraint System Check............................... 86
Checking the Restraint Systems.................. 86
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash........................................... 87
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Power Seats
The power seat controls are located on the
outboard side of the front seats.
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the control up or down.
Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the
entire control up or down.
The power reclining seatback control is located
behind the power seat control on the outboard side
of the seats. SeePower Reclining Seatbacks on
page 14.
Your vehicle has a memory function which allows
seat settings to be saved and recalled. See
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 12.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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Power Lumbar
If the seats have power lumbar, the controls
used to operate this feature are located on the
outboard side of the seats.
To increase lumbar support, press and hold
the front of the control.
To decrease lumbar support, press and hold
the rear of the control.
To raise the height of the lumbar support,
press and hold the top of the control.
To lower the height of the lumbar support,
press and hold the bottom of the control.
Release the control when the lower seatback
reaches the desired level of lumbar support.
Your vehicle may have a memory function which
allows seat settings to be saved and recalled.
SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 12
for more information.
Keep in mind that as your seating position
changes, as it may during long trips, so should the
position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat
as needed.
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Heated Seats
If the front seats have
the heated seat feature,
the buttons used to
control this feature
are located on the
climate control panel.
+(Heated Seatback):To heat only the
seatback, press the top button with the heated
seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control
display to indicate that the feature is on. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings
of high, medium, and low and to turn the
heated seatback off. Indicator bars next to the
symbol designate the level of heat selected:
three for high, two for medium, and one for low.
z(Heated Seat and Seatback):To heat the
entire seat, press the bottom button with the
heated seat and seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control
display to indicate that the feature is on. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings
of high, medium, and low and to turn the
heated seat off. Indicator bars next to the symbol
designate the level of heat selected: three for
high, two for medium, and one for low.
The heated seats will be canceled ten seconds
after the ignition is turned off. If you want to
use the heated seat feature after you restart the
vehicle, you will need to press the appropriate
heated seat button again.
If your vehicle has heated and cooled seats, see
Heated and Cooled Seats on page 11.
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Heated and Cooled Seats
If the front seats have
the heated and cooled
seat feature, the
buttons used to control
this feature are
located on the climate
control panel.
{(Cooled Seat):To cool the entire seat, press
the button with the cooled seat symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control
display to indicate that the feature is on. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings of
high, medium, and low and to turn the cooled seat
off. Indicator bars next to the symbol designate the
level of cooling selected: three for high, two for
medium, and one for low.
+(Heated Seatback):To heat only the
seatback, press the button with the heated
seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control
display to indicate that the feature is on. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings
of high, medium, and low and to turn the
heated seatback off. Indicator bars next to the
symbol designate the level of heat selected:
three for high, two for medium, and one for low.
z(Heated Seat and Seatback):To heat
the entire seat, press the button with the heated
seat and seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control
display to indicate that the feature is on. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings
of high, medium, and low and to turn the
heated seat off. Indicator bars next to the symbol
designate the level of heat selected: three for
high, two for medium, and one for low.
The heated and cooled seats will be canceled
after the ignition is turned off. If you want to use
the heated and cooled seat feature after you
restart your vehicle, you will need to press
the appropriate seat button again.
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Power Reclining Seatbacks
The controls for the power reclining seatback are
located on the outboard side of the front seats
behind the power seat control.
To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the
control rearward.
To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of
the control forward.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
CAUTION: (Continued)
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
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Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. To lower
the head restraint,
press the release
button (A), located on
the top of the seatback,
while you push the
head restraint down.
The front seats may have head restraints that also
tilt forward and rearward.
To tilt the head restraint, grasp the top of the
restraint while pressing the button (B), located
on the inboard side of the head restraint,
and move it forward or rearward until the desired
locking position is reached. Try to move the
head restraint after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
The second row seats may have head restraints
that can be adjusted up and down, but they
do not tilt.Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seat is a 60/40 split bench seat that can
be folded to give you more cargo space and
access to the folding midgate. SeeMidgate
®on
page 104for more information on operation of the
folding midgate.
To fold either side of the seat do the following:
1. Push the rear seat head restraints all the
way down.
2. Pull the seat loop
located where the
seatback and seat
cushion meet. The
seat cushion will
release and allow
you to tilt it toward
the front of the
vehicle.
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