2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT wheel

Audio System.................................................3-66
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-103
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-105
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual..............................3-91
Radio Reception........................................3-104
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-101
Setting the Clock.........................................3-67
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-102
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-105
Audio System(s).............................................3-68
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-18
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-20
Operation...................................................2-36
Autoride
®.......................................................4-42
B
Battery..........................................................5-39
Electric Power Management..........................3-21
Run-Down Protection...................................3-21
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-36
System Warning Light..................................3-36Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-30
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-48
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
License Plate Lamps....................................5-52
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps.................5-51
Buying New Tires...........................................5-71
C
Calibration.............................................2-46, 2-48
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-115
Carbon Monoxide...........2-13, 2-23, 2-44, 4-30, 4-43
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-100
Cargo Area, All-Weather..................................2-82
Cargo Cover Panels........................................2-69
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-86
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Center Console Storage Area...........................2-67
Chains, Tire...................................................5-76
Charging System Light....................................3-35
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-40
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-104
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-39
Infants and Young Children...........................1-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-50
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-53
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-23
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-103
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-101
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-100
Interior.......................................................5-97
Leather......................................................5-99Cleaning (cont.)
Speaker Covers.........................................5-100
Tires........................................................5-104
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-102
Wood Panels............................................5-100
Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-28
Clock............................................................3-23
Clock, Setting.................................................3-67
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass...............................................2-46, 2-48
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-26
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-39
Heater, Engine............................................2-35
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-26
Cooled Seats................................................... 1-5
Cooling System..............................................5-29
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-44
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-67
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Fuel (cont.)
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-44
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
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
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-39
Fuel..........................................................3-44
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-60
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-67
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-9
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-48
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-51
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-18
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-51
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
On Reminder..............................................3-17
Heated Seats............................................1-4, 1-5
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-7
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-62
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-28
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-29
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
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Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-70
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-104
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-42
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-43
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire.....................................................5-97
Installing....................................................5-84
Removing...................................................5-79
Storing.......................................................5-94
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-31
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-38
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-32
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-103
Steering Wheel, Heated..................................... 3-7
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
All-Weather Cargo Area................................2-82
Center Console Storage Area........................2-67
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-67
Glove Box..................................................2-67Storage Areas (cont.)
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-67
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-68
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-69
Top-Box Storage..........................................2-86
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-33
Sun Visors.....................................................2-26
Sunroof.........................................................2-87
T
Tachometer....................................................3-31
Tailgate.........................................................2-23
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps.................................5-51
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-102
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-26
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-26
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-28
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-29
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-67
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-39
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Tires.............................................................5-54
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-103
Buying New Tires........................................5-71
Chains.......................................................5-76
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-78
Cleaning...................................................5-104
Different Size..............................................5-72
High-Speed Operation..................................5-62
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-77
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-61
Inspection and Rotation................................5-68
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-84
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-64
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-63
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-84
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-79
Secondary Latch System..............................5-90
Spare Tire..................................................5-97
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-94
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-55
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-73
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-74
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-75
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-70
Top-Box Storage.............................................2-86Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-40
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-44
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-42
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-43
Your Vehicle...............................................4-42
Traction
Locking Differential........................................ 4-5
Road Sensing Suspension.............................. 4-6
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-55
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-20
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-36
Trip Odometer................................................3-31
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-41
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-73
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-60
Operation...................................................2-60
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-35
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-57
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-106
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-106
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-8
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-26
W
Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators...................................................3-29
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-50
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-74
Different Size..............................................5-72
Replacement...............................................5-75
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-24
Power........................................................2-25
Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers..................................3-10
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-35
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-53
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-102
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-107
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-30X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-90
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-105
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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