2006 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV Owners Manual

Road Sensing Suspension................................. 4-9
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-46
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-27
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-100
Center Rear Passenger Position....................1-45
Driver Position............................................1-35
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-34
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-33
Rear Outside Passenger Positions.................1-42
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-46
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-42
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-48
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-42
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-29
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
50/50 Split Bench Seat.................................1-15
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-12
Bench Seat................................................1-20Seats (cont.)
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-25
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated and Cooled Seats......................1-5, 1-11
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-11
Memory .....................................................2-47
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-9
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Secondary Latch System.................................5-89
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-70
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-68
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-72
Security Light.................................................3-47
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-88
Setting the Time.............................................3-70
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-103
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-24
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-25
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Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-97
Installing....................................................5-83
Removing...................................................5-80
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-116
Speedometer..................................................3-34
Split Bench Seat (50/50)..................................1-15
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-12
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-18
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-103
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-43
Convenience Net.........................................2-44
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-42
Glove Box..................................................2-42
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-43
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-43
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-44
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-45
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-46
T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................5-55
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-102
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-14
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-14
Passlock
®...................................................2-16
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-19
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-57
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-102
Buying New Tires........................................5-72
Chains.......................................................5-77
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-78
Cleaning...................................................5-103
Different Size..............................................5-73
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-78
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-64
Inspection and Rotation................................5-70
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-83
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-66
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-83
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-80
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Tires (cont.)
Secondary Latch System..............................5-89
Spare Tire..................................................5-97
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-92
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-62
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-75
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-76
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
Tow/Haul Mode ...............................................2-23
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-48
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-54
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-54
Your Vehicle...............................................4-53
Traction
Off Light.....................................................3-41
Road Sensing Suspension.............................. 4-9
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-9
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-67
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Temperature Gage.......................................3-42
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-20
Trip Odometer................................................3-34
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............3-20
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-103
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-74
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-38
Operation...................................................2-39
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-47
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....................................2-47
Memory Seat..............................................2-47
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-29
Visors...........................................................2-14
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-38
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-32
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-75
Different Size..............................................5-73
Replacement...............................................5-76
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-60
Windows.......................................................2-12
Power ........................................................2-13Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning........5-102
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-33
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-56
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-107
Wipers.......................................................3-10
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper........................3-11
Winter Driving................................................4-41
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-106
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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