steering CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2008 3.G Workshop Manual

Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government
If you live in Canada, and you believe that your
vehicle has a safety defect, notify Transport Canada
immediately, in addition to notifying General Motors
of Canada Limited. Call them at 1-800-333-0510
or write to:
Transport Canada
Road Safety Branch
2780 Sheffield Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1B 3V9
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada)
in a situation like this, please notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call 1-888-446-2000, or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Communication
Centre, CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
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Maintenance Schedule for all models.
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Audio System.................................................3-66
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-103
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-105
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-91
Radio Reception........................................3-104
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-101
Setting the Clock.........................................3-67
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-102
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-105
Audio System(s).............................................3-68
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-18
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-20
Operation...................................................2-36
Autoride
®.......................................................4-42
B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Electric Power Management..........................3-21
Run-Down Protection...................................3-21
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-36
System Warning Light..................................3-36Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-30
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-48
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
License Plate Lamps....................................5-52
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps.................5-51
Buying New Tires...........................................5-71
C
Calibration.............................................2-46, 2-48
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-115
Carbon Monoxide...........2-13, 2-23, 2-44, 4-30, 4-43
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-100
Cargo Area, All-Weather..................................2-82
Cargo Cover Panels........................................2-69
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-86
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E
EDR .............................................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-107
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.........................................5-17
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-40
Coolant......................................................5-23
Coolant Heater............................................2-35
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-39
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-44
Fan Noise..................................................5-33
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-28
Overheating................................................5-26
Running While Parked..................................2-45
Starting......................................................2-32Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-20
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-32
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-19
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-17
Finish Damage.............................................5-104
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-105
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-77
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-78
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-94
Fluid.............................................................5-20
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-19
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-43
Front Axle......................................................5-47
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
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Fuel (cont.)
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
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.........................3-39
Fuel..........................................................3-44
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-60
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-67
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-9
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-48
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-51
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-18
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-17
Heated Seats............................................1-4, 1-5
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-62
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-28
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-29
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
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Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key®III+..............................................2-28
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-29
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.......................................5-107
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-32
Running Boards..........................................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-25
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar.......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................7-18
Radios..........................................................3-66
Radio(s)........................................................3-68Radios
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-91
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-101
Reception.................................................3-104
Setting the Clock.........................................3-67
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-102
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-10
Reading Lamps..............................................3-20
Rear Axle......................................................5-46
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-69
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-101
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-91
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-10
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature Display.....2-48
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-34
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-42
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-8
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-84
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Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-70
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-104
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-42
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-43
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-97
Installing....................................................5-84
Removing...................................................5-79
Storing.......................................................5-94
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-31
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-38
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-32
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-103
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-82
Center Console Storage Area........................2-67
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-67
Glove Box..................................................2-67Storage Areas (cont.)
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-67
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-68
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-69
Top-Box Storage..........................................2-86
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-33
Sun Visors.....................................................2-26
Sunroof.........................................................2-87
T
Tachometer....................................................3-31
Tailgate.........................................................2-23
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps.................................5-51
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-102
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-26
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-26
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-28
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-29
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-67
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-39
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