2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE maintenance

Maintenance Record (cont’d)
DateOdometer
ReadingServiced By Maintenance Stamp Services Performed
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 6-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-23
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-91
Additives, Fuel................................................. 6-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................6-102
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-27
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................6-19
Air Conditioning..............................................3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-35
Readiness Light..........................................3-34
Airbag System................................................1-76
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-91
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-83
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-85
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-91
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-83
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-84
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-81
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-79
All-Wheel Drive...............................................6-45
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 5-9
Analog Clock..................................................3-24Antenna, Rear Side Window...........................3-115
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-115
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 5-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-38
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..........................................6-97
Tires........................................................6-101
Underbody Maintenance.............................6-101
Washing Your Vehicle...................................6-98
Weatherstrips..............................................6-97
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......6-99
Wood Panels..............................................6-97
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 8-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-24
Assist Handles...............................................2-63
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Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-58
Infants and Young Children...........................1-54
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-61
Older Children.............................................1-50
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-69
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position........................1-72
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-73
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-60
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-24
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............6-100
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................6-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-95
Finish Care.................................................6-98
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................6-96
Interior.......................................................6-94
Leather......................................................6-96
Speaker Covers..........................................6-97
Tires........................................................6-101
Underbody Maintenance.............................6-101
Washing Your Vehicle...................................6-98
Weatherstrips..............................................6-97
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......6-99
Wood Panels..............................................6-97Climate Control System
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-29
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating
System, Electronic....................................3-30
Clock............................................................3-24
Collision Damage Repair..................................8-11
Compass.......................................................3-51
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-21
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 5-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................6-26
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-39
Cooled Seats................................................... 1-6
Cooling System..............................................6-24
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-44
Cupholders....................................................2-62
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................8-10
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 8-5
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 8-5
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 8-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 8-6
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....8-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................8-15
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Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................5-32
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 5-9
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-10
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door ................................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Loss of Control...............................................5-12
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-61
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-64
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..................................7-10Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Introduction.................................................. 7-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 7-7
Maintenance Record....................................7-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................7-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 7-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 7-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............7-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-4
Using.......................................................... 7-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 7-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-40
Maps ............................................................4-14
Memory Features............................................. 1-7
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-40
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-40
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-41
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-42
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-40
Park Tilt.....................................................2-41
MyGMLink.com................................................ 8-4
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Phone
Bluetooth®..................................................3-73
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................6-103
Liftgate......................................................2-14
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Retained Accessory.....................................2-26
Seat ............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................6-34
Windows....................................................2-18
Power Assist Steps.........................................2-16
Privacy..........................................................8-17
Event Data Recorders..................................8-17
Navigation System.......................................8-18
OnStar .......................................................8-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................8-18
Problems with Route Guidance.........................4-58
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
R
Radio............................................................4-59
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....8-18
Radios
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-111
Reception.................................................3-114
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-113Rainsense™ II Wipers....................................... 3-9
Reading Lamps..............................................3-22
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System
and Electronic Climate Controls.....................3-30
Rear Axle......................................................6-46
Locking........................................................ 5-9
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Heated Seats.........................................1-10
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-65
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-111
Rear Seat Entertainment System..............3-85, 3-95
Rear Side Window Antenna............................3-115
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-65
Rear Vision Camera........................................2-48
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-11
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-40
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-40
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................5-31
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................5-38
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation..... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-8
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................6-82
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................6-78
Replacement Bulbs.........................................6-53
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................7-15
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Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-15
General Motors...........................................8-15
United States Government............................8-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-93
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-94
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-26
Road Sensing Suspension................................. 5-9
Roadside
Service........................................................ 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-30
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................7-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-39
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-33
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................6-97
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-33
Lap Belt.....................................................1-48
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-40
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-50
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-48
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-28
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-4Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-10
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-16
Center Seat................................................1-10
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-10
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-4
Power Reclining Seatbacks............................. 1-8
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Third Row Seat...........................................1-23
Secondary Latch System.................................6-86
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-72
Rear Seat Position......................................1-69
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-73
Security Light.................................................3-44
Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of the Vehicle............................................ 6-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements..... 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 6-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-40
Publications Ordering Information...................8-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 8-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-91
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................6-101
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