2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT fuel

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Accessories and Modications............................ 6-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-20
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-67
Additives, Fuel................................................. 6-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................6-103
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-34
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................6-19
Air Conditioning..............................................3-22
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-31
Readiness Light..........................................3-30
Airbag System................................................1-53
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-59
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-61
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-67
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-59
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-60
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-58
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-56
All-Wheel Drive...............................................6-45
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 5-9
Analog Clock..................................................3-22
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-90
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System......................................................3-90Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 5-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-34
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............6-100
Care of Safety Belts....................................6-97
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................6-101
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................6-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-95
Finish Care.................................................6-98
Finish Damage..........................................6-101
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................6-96
Interior Cleaning..........................................6-94
Leather......................................................6-96
Sheet Metal Damage..................................6-101
Speaker Covers..........................................6-96
Tires........................................................6-100
Underbody Maintenance.............................6-101
Washing Your Vehicle...................................6-97
Weatherstrips..............................................6-97
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................6-99
Wood Panels..............................................6-96
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 8-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-21
Audio System.........................................3-66, 4-57
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-88
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-90
Radio Reception..........................................3-89
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)................................3-85
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Audio System (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-87
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-90
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-17
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................6-21
Operation...................................................2-36
Autoride
®.......................................................5-39
B
Battery..........................................................6-39
Electric Power Management..........................3-19
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Bluetooth
®.....................................................3-66
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 5-6
Brake Fluid....................................................6-35
Brakes..........................................................6-35
System Warning Light..................................3-33
Braking........................................................... 5-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 5-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-31
Bulb Replacement...........................................6-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................6-48
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........6-51
License Plate Lamps....................................6-52Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................6-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps.................................6-51
Buying New Tires...........................................6-69
C
Calibration.....................................................3-46
California Fuel.................................................. 6-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 6-4
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specications..........................6-110
Carbon Monoxide...................2-11, 2-21, 2-45, 5-27
Care of
Safety Belts................................................6-97
Cargo Area, All-Weather..................................2-77
Cargo Cover Panels........................................2-68
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-66
Chains, Tire...................................................6-75
Charging System Light....................................3-32
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-36
Checking Things Under the Hood......................6-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................6-101
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................8-14
Roadside Service.......................................... 8-7
Service Publications Ordering Information........8-15
D
Database Coverage Explanations......................4-56
Daytime Running Lamp...................................3-17
Defensive Driving............................................. 5-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
DIC Compass.................................................3-46
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 6-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-19
Dome Lamps .................................................3-19
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-9
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-41
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-42
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-56
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48Driving
At Night.....................................................5-24
Before a Long Trip......................................5-25
Defensive..................................................... 5-2
Drunken....................................................... 5-3
Highway Hypnosis.......................................5-26
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................5-26
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................5-24
Off-Road ....................................................5-12
Recovery Hooks..........................................5-30
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................5-29
Winter........................................................5-27
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 5-2
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-22
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-77
E
EDR .............................................................8-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................6-103
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............6-106
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................6-103
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................6-104
Power Windows and Other Power Options....6-103
Underhood Fuse Block...............................6-107
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................6-103
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Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key®III+...........................................2-29
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-29
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................6-19
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-36
Coolant......................................................6-26
Coolant Heater............................................2-34
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-35
Drive Belt Routing.......................................7-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................6-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-45
Fan Noise..................................................6-33
Oil .............................................................6-15
Oil Life System...........................................6-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........6-33
Overheating................................................6-30
Starting......................................................2-32
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-19
Event Data Recorders.....................................8-16
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-31
Exterior Cargo Lamps......................................3-18
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13
F
Features
Memory ....................................................... 1-7
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................6-19
Finish Damage.............................................6-101
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-90
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-5
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................6-76
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................6-77
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................6-90
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................6-21
Power Steering...........................................6-33
Windshield Washer......................................6-34
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-18
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-40
Front Axle......................................................6-47
Fuel............................................................... 6-5
Additives...................................................... 6-7
California Fuel.............................................. 6-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 5-2
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................6-11
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Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank............................................. 6-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 6-9
Gage .........................................................3-41
Gasoline Octane........................................... 6-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 6-6
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............6-106
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................6-103
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................6-104
Underhood Fuse Block...............................6-107
Windshield Wiper.......................................6-103
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-35
Fuel..........................................................3-41
Speedometer..............................................3-29
Tachometer.................................................3-29
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-59
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 6-5
Specications............................................... 6-6
Getting Started
Getting Started, Navigation............................. 4-4
Global Positioning System (GPS)......................4-54
Glove Box.....................................................2-66
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 8-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-5
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................6-48
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................6-51
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-17
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........6-51
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-7
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Heated Seats............................................1-5, 1-6
Heated Steering Wheel..................................... 3-6
Heater
Engine Coolant...........................................2-34
Heater...........................................................3-22
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-40
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................6-61
Highway Hypnosis...........................................5-26
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................5-26
Hood
Checking Things Under................................6-12
Release.....................................................6-13
Horn ............................................................... 3-5
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
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Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door ........................................................... 2-9
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door .................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Loss of Control...............................................5-11
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-41
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-66
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-4
M
Magnetic Ride Control....................................... 5-9
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 7-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 7-9
At Least Once a Month................................7-10
At Least Once a Year..................................7-10
Introduction.................................................. 7-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 7-7
Maintenance Record....................................7-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................7-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 7-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 7-9Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............7-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-4
Using.......................................................... 7-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 7-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-36
Maps ............................................................4-14
Memory Features............................................. 1-7
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Midgate
®.......................................................2-11
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-47
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-47
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-49
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-49
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-47
Park Tilt.....................................................2-48
MyGMLink.com................................................ 8-4
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Navigation.................................................4-2, 4-4
Using the System........................................4-11
Navigation System, Privacy..............................8-17
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-31
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