2006 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT service

Driving (cont.)
Off-Road....................................................4-17
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-43
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-42
Winter........................................................4-38
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-22
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-80
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-109
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-112
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-109
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-110
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-109
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-113
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-109
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-19
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-39
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-28
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-37
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-14
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12Engine (cont.)
Exhaust.....................................................2-36
Fan Noise..................................................5-33
Oil .............................................................5-14
Oil Life System...........................................5-17
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-28
Overheating................................................5-26
Starting......................................................2-27
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-18
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-26
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-17
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-19
Finish Damage.............................................5-106
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-101
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-80
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-81
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-96
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-21
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
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Light (cont.)
Charging System.........................................3-34
Cruise Control.............................................3-43
Highbeam On.............................................3-43
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-44
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-36
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-32
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-30
Security.....................................................3-42
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-43
Traction Off................................................3-37
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-44
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-44
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-54
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-39
Memory Seat.................................................2-74
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Midgate.........................................................2-11
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass......2-42
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass...........................................2-38
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar®,
Compass and Temperature Display..............2-39
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Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with
Curb View Assist......................................2-45
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-45
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-80
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-25
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-30
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-30
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-17
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-14
Pressure Gage............................................3-41
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-17Older Children, Restraints................................1-27
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-46
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-27
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with
Curb View Assist......................................2-45
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
Heated Mirrors............................................2-45
Power Mirrors.............................................2-43
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-28
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park Aid........................................................3-18
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
Parking
Assist........................................................3-18
Brake........................................................2-33
Over Things That Burn.................................2-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-32
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-82
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-58
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-66
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-67
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-26
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts.........1-22
Road Sensing Suspension................................. 4-9
Roadside
Service........................................................ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-42
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-14
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-37
SSafety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-30
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-103
Driver Position............................................1-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-13
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-25
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-21
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Memory.....................................................2-74
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Secondary Latch System.................................5-93
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-46
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-48
Security Light.................................................3-42
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
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Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-39
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Setting the Time.............................................3-64
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-106
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-35
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire.....................................................5-99
Installing....................................................5-86
Removing...................................................5-82
Storing.......................................................5-96
Specications, Capacities...............................5-119
Speedometer..................................................3-30
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-27
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-98
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-68
Center Console Storage Area........................2-53
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-53
Glove Box..................................................2-53
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-53Storage Areas (cont.)
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-54
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-55
Top-Box Storage..........................................2-72
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-23
Sunroof.........................................................2-73
T
Tachometer....................................................3-30
Tailgate.........................................................2-19
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-57
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-97
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-23
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-23
Passlock
®...................................................2-25
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-28
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-60
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-105
Buying New Tires........................................5-74
Chains.......................................................5-79
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-81
Cleaning...................................................5-106
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Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-108
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-108
Vehicle Personalization....................................2-74
Memory Seat..............................................2-74
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-27
Visors...........................................................2-23
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-34
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-28
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-78
Different Size..............................................5-76
Replacement...............................................5-78Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-38
Windows.......................................................2-21
Power........................................................2-22
Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-35
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-59
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-105
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-109
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-102
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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