2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV Owners Manual

SSafety Belt
Reminder Light ............................................ 3-35
Safety Belts
Care of .................................................... 5-101
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-34
Lap Belt ..................................................... 1-48
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................................ 1-42
Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-49
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-48
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ....................... 1-29
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4
Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat ................................. 1-11
Bucket Seats, Rear ...................................... 1-17
Center Seat ................................................ 1-10
Head Restraints ............................................ 1-9
Heated and Cooled Seats .............................. 1-5
Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4
Heated Seats - Rear .................................... 1-10
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals ........................... 1-6
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-3
Power Reclining Seatbacks ............................. 1-7
Power Seats ................................................. 1-2
Third Row Seat ........................................... 1-25 Secondary Latch System ................................. 5-90
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position ............................ 1-71
Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-69
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-72
Security Light ................................................. 3-46
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ..................................................... 5-4
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements ............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-43
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-14
Service, Scheduling Appointments ....................... 7-8
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-90
Sheet Metal Damage ..................................... 5-105
Shifting
Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-36
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-37
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8
Spare Tire ..................................................... 5-98
Installing .................................................... 5-85
Removing ................................................... 5-80
Storing ....................................................... 5-94
Specications, Capacities ............................... 5-115
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Speedometer .................................................. 3-35
Split Bench Seat (60/40) .................................. 1-11
StabiliTrak ®
System .......................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak ®
Indicator Light ................................ 3-41
Start Vehicle, Remote ....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine ......................................... 2-26
Steering .......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ....................... 3-106
Steering Wheel, Heated ..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage
Garment Hooks ........................................... 2-61
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-61
Convenience Net ......................................... 2-63
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-60
Glove Box .................................................. 2-60
Luggage Carrier .......................................... 2-61
Rear Seat Armrest ....................................... 2-62
Rear Storage Area ....................................... 2-62
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ..................... 4-33
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-20
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-64T Tachometer .................................................... 3-35
Theft-Deterrent, Radio .................................... 3-106
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-20
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-21
PASS-Key ®
III+ ........................................... 2-22
PASS-Key ®
III+ Operation ............................. 2-23
Third Row Seat .............................................. 1-25
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting .................................................. 3-71
Tire
Pressure Light ............................................. 3-42
Tires ............................................................. 5-56
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning ............................................... 5-104
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-72
Chains ....................................................... 5-77
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-79
Cleaning ................................................... 5-105
Different Size .............................................. 5-73
High-Speed Operation .................................. 5-63
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-78
Ination - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-62
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Tires (cont.)
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-69
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-85
Pressure Monitor Operation ........................... 5-65
Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-64
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-85
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-80
Secondary Latch System .............................. 5-90
Spare Tire .................................................. 5-98
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-94
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-57
Tire Terminology and Denitions .................... 5-59
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 ............................................... 2-34
Tow/Haul Mode Light ....................................... 3-47
Towing
Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-42
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-44
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-41 Traction
Locking Differential ........................................ 4-5
Road Sensing Suspension .............................. 4-6
StabiliTrak ®
System ....................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations ....................................... 4-57
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-20
Transmission Operation, Automatic .................... 2-30
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-35
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7
U Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) ............... 2-48
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-74
Universal Home Remote System ....................... 2-53
Operation ................................................... 2-54
Using this Manual ............................................... iii
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VVehicle
Control ........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv
Loading ...................................................... 4-35
Symbols ......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC .............................. 3-61
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy .................. 7-15
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN) ............................................ 5-107
Service Parts Identication Label .................. 5-107
Vehicle, Remote Start ....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-31
Visors ........................................................... 2-20
WWarning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-33
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-53
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 ....................................................... 2-18
Power ........................................................ 2-19
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning ........ 5-103
Rainsense™ II Wipers .................................. 3-10
Washer ...................................................... 3-11
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-35
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-54
Wiper Fuses ............................................. 5-108
Wipers ......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper ........................ 3-12
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-30
X XM Radio Messages ....................................... 3-94
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-109
Y Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2
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