2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV wheel

Audio System(s).............................................3-69
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-101
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-103
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-104
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-104
CD Changer...............................................3-98
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-105
Diversity Antenna System............................3-104
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-84
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-70
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)................................3-96
Setting the Time..........................................3-70
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-101
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-102
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-105
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-22
B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-35
Bench Seat....................................................1-18
Bench Seat Split (50/50)..................................1-13
Bench Seat, Split (60/40).................................1-10Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-25
System Warning Light..................................3-38
Brake Pedal, Throttle.......................................2-20
Brakes..........................................................5-36
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-18
Bucket Seats, Rear.........................................1-23
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-51
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-56
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-52
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-48
Headlamps.................................................5-52
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-58
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps.................................5-57
Buying New Tires...........................................5-71C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-117
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-28, 4-38, 4-50
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Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-100
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-103
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-104
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-104
Cargo Cover..................................................2-43
CD Changer...................................................3-98
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-41
Center Passenger Position, Safety Belts.............1-40
Chains, Tire...................................................5-76
Charging System Light....................................3-37
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-43
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-104
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-53
Infants and Young Children...........................1-49
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-61
Older Children.............................................1-47
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-63
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-65
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Seat Position...........................................1-63
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-67Child Restraints (cont.)
Top Strap...................................................1-57
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-59
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-56
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-105
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-98
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Glass Surfaces..........................................5-100
Instrument Panel........................................5-100
Interior Plastic Components.........................5-100
Leather......................................................5-99
Speaker Covers.........................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-103
Vinyl..........................................................5-99
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-101
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Wood Panels............................................5-100
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-28
Rear..........................................................3-29
Clock............................................................3-22
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-44
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Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-30
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with
Curb View Assist......................................2-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-33
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-34
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-32
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual.......................................3-84
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-18
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-16
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Gage............................................3-46
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-47Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-35
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off
Paved Roads..............................................4-16
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb
View Assist.............................................2-34
Convex Mirror.............................................2-33
Heated Mirrors............................................2-34
Power Mirrors.............................................2-32
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-28
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-18
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-26
Shifting Out of............................................2-27
Parking
Assist........................................................3-18
Brake........................................................2-25
Over Things That Burn.................................2-28
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-35
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-80
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Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-43
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-84
Setting the Time.............................................3-70
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-103
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-26
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-27
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire.....................................................5-97
Installing....................................................5-83
Removing...................................................5-79
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-117
Speedometer..................................................3-33
Split Bench Seat (50/50)..................................1-13
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-10
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-8
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-101
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-41
Convenience Net.........................................2-42
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-40
Glove Box..................................................2-40
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-41
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-41
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-42
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-15
Sunroof.........................................................2-44
T
Tachometer....................................................3-33
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................5-57
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-101
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-16
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-16
Passlock
®...................................................2-17
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
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Tires.............................................................5-59
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-102
Buying New Tires........................................5-71
Chains.......................................................5-76
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-77
Cleaning...................................................5-103
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-76
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-65
Inspection and Rotation................................5-69
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-83
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-67
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-83
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-79
Secondary Latch System..............................5-89
Spare Tire..................................................5-97
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-92
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-63
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-73
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-74
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-74
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
Top Strap......................................................1-57
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-59Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-24
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-48
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-49
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-50
Your Vehicle...............................................4-49
Traction
Off Light.....................................................3-40
Road Sensing Suspension.............................. 4-8
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-8
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-50
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Temperature Gage.......................................3-41
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-22
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-18
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-102
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-73
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V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-44
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-63
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-105
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-106
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-45
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-15
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-37
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-31
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-74
Replacement...............................................5-74
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-56
Windows.......................................................2-14
Power........................................................2-15
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning........5-102
Windshield Washer........................................... 3-9
Fluid..........................................................5-34
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-58
Fuses......................................................5-106
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-105
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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