2006 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV instrument panel

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-22
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-88
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-5
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-106
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-19
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-16
Air Conditioning..............................................3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-36
Readiness Light..........................................3-35
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-76
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-88
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-82
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-84
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-88
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-81
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-82
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-80
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-78
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-43
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-12
Analog Clock..................................................3-23
Antenna, Diversity Antenna System..................3-106
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-106Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-40
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-100
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-104
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-101
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-97
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Finish Damage..........................................5-103
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-100
Leather......................................................5-99
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-103
Speaker Covers.........................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Wood Panels............................................5-100
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-23
Audio System(s).............................................3-69
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-103
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-104
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-105
Care of Your CDs and DVDs .......................3-105
CD Changer...............................................3-99
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California Fuel.................................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-116
Carbon Monoxide...................2-11, 2-26, 4-41, 4-54
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-100
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-104
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-105
Your CDs and DVDs ..................................3-105
Cargo Cover..................................................2-45
CD Changer...................................................3-99
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-43
Center Rear Passenger Position, Safety Belts.....1-45
Chains, Tire...................................................5-77
Charging System Light....................................3-38
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-44
Checking Things Under the Hood....................... 5-8
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-104
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-55
Infants and Young Children...........................1-52
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-61
Older Children.............................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Seat Position...........................................1-68Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-70
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position...........................................1-72
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-60
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-106
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-23
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-97
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-100
Leather......................................................5-99
Speaker Covers.........................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Wood Panels............................................5-100
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
Rear ..........................................................3-30
Clock............................................................3-23
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
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Driving (cont.)
Off-Road ....................................................4-18
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-46
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-46
Winter........................................................4-41
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-24
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-86
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Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-106
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.........................................5-16
Battery.......................................................5-37
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-44
Coolant......................................................5-21
Coolant Heater............................................2-19
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-42
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-10
Exhaust.....................................................2-26Engine (cont.)
Fan Noise..................................................5-31
Oil .............................................................5-11
Oil Life System...........................................5-14
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-26
Overheating................................................5-24
Starting......................................................2-18
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-19
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-48
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-15
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-16
Finish Damage.............................................5-103
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-78
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-78
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-92
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-32
Windshield Washer......................................5-33
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-18
Front Axle......................................................5-45
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Fuel............................................................... 5-4
Additives...................................................... 5-5
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-8
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-6
Gage .........................................................3-49
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-4
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-49
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
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-42
Fuel..........................................................3-49
Oil Pressure...............................................3-46
Speedometer..............................................3-34
Tachometer.................................................3-34
Transmission Temperature.............................3-42
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-38
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-38Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-4
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-42
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-8
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-46
Horizontal Aiming.........................................5-47
Vertical Aiming............................................5-48
Headlamps....................................................5-50
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-17
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-54
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-49
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Heated Seats....................................1-4, 1-5, 1-11
Heater...........................................................3-24
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Highbeam On Light.........................................3-48
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-39
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-39
Hood
Checking Things Under.................................. 5-8
Release....................................................... 5-9
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-34
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-17
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-52
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-64
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Storage Area..............................................2-43
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-33
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Jump Starting.................................................5-38
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Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
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Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-58
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Dome ........................................................3-19
Exterior......................................................3-15
Fog ...........................................................3-18
Reading.....................................................3-19
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-61
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-11
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-11
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-35
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-40
Brake System Warning.................................3-39
Charging System.........................................3-38
Cruise Control.............................................3-48
Highbeam On.............................................3-48
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-49
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-41
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-44
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-36
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-34
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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
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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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