2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV transmission

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positions, and temperature settings.
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Audio System ................................................. 3-70
Audio Steering Wheel Controls .................... 3-106
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual ................................................... 3-95
Radio Reception ........................................ 3-108
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) ............................... 3-104
Setting the Clock ......................................... 3-71
Theft-Deterrent Feature ............................... 3-106
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ........... 3-109
Audio System(s) ............................................. 3-72
Rear Side Window Antenna ......................... 3-109
Automatic Headlamp System ............................ 3-20
Automatic Transmission
Fluid .......................................................... 5-20
Operation ................................................... 2-30
Autoride ®
....................................................... 4-43
BBattery .......................................................... 5-39
Electric Power Management .......................... 3-23
Run-Down Protection ................................... 3-23
Bench Seat, Split (60/40) ................................. 1-11
Brake
Emergencies ................................................ 4-5
Brakes .......................................................... 5-36
System Warning Light .................................. 3-40
Braking ........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies ..................................... 4-5 Break-In, New Vehicle ..................................... 2-24
Bucket Seats, Rear ......................................... 1-17
Bulb Replacement ........................................... 5-51
Back-Up Lamps ........................................... 5-51
Headlamp Aiming ........................................ 5-48
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ........... 5-51
License Plate Lamps .................................... 5-53
Replacement Bulbs ...................................... 5-53
Buying New Tires ........................................... 5-72
C Calibration ............................................. 2-41, 2-43
California Fuel .................................................. 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements ....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning ....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners ................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications .......................... 5-115
Carbon Monoxide ........... 2-13, 2-14, 2-39, 4-30, 4-44
Care of
Safety Belts .............................................. 5-101
Cargo Cover .................................................. 2-63
CD, MP3 ....................................................... 3-90
Center Console Storage Area ........................... 2-61
Center Seat ................................................... 1-10
Chains, Tire ................................................... 5-77
Charging System Light .................................... 3-39
Check
Engine Light ............................................... 3-43
Checking Things Under the Hood ...................... 5-10
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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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