2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV air condition

Black plate (5,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on
the vehicle and what they mean. For more information
on the symbol, refer to the index.
0 : Adjustable Pedals
9 : Airbag Readiness Light
# : Air Conditioning
! : Antilock Brake System (ABS)
g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar ®
$ : Brake System Warning Light
" : Charging System
I : Cruise Control
B : Engine Coolant Temperature
O : Exterior Lamps
# : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge
+ : Fuses
3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
j : LATCH System Child Restraints
* : Malfunction Indicator Lamp
: : Oil Pressure
g : Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors
} : Power
/ : Remote Vehicle Start
> : Safety Belt Reminders
7 : Tire Pressure Monitor
_ : Tow/Haul Mode
F : Traction Control
M : Windshield Washer Fluid
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Black plate (11,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
Safety Belt
Refer to the following sections for important information
on how to use safety belts properly. .
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 2 ‑ 26 ..
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly on page 2 ‑ 30 ..
Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 2 ‑ 39 ..
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
on page 2 ‑ 59 . Sensing System for Passenger
Airbag The passenger sensing system, if equipped, will turn off
the right front passenger frontal airbag under certain
conditions. The driver airbags, seat ‐ mounted side
impact airbags, if equipped, and roof ‐ rail airbags are not
affected by this.
If the vehicle has one of the indicators pictured in the
following illustrations, then the vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the right front passenger position.
The passenger airbag status indicator, if equipped, will
be visible on the overhead console when the vehicle is
started.
United States Canada
See Passenger Sensing System
on page 2 ‑ 84 for
important information.
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Black plate (15,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The lever is on the left side of the steering column.
8 : Single wipe, turn to
8 , then release. Several
wipes, hold the band on
8 longer.
9 : Turns the windshield wipers off.
6 : Turn the band up for more frequent wipes or down
for less frequent wipes.
] : Slow wipes.
? : Fast wipes.
L : Push the paddle at the top of the lever to spray
washer fluid on the windshield.
See Windshield Wipers on page 4 ‑ 6 and Windshield
Washer on page 4 ‑ 7 . Climate Controls The heating, cooling, and ventilation in the vehicle can
be controlled with this system.
Climate Control with Cooled
and Heated Seats shown
A. Driver and Passenger
Temperature Controls
B. AUTO
C. Defrost
D. Air Recirculation
E. Rear Window
Defogger F. Air Conditioning
G. Heated and
Cooled Seats
H. Fan Control
I. REAR
J. Air Delivery
Mode Control
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Black plate (16,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
See Dual Automatic Climate Control System on
page 4 ‑ 20
and Rear Air Conditioning and Heating
System and Electronic Climate Controls on page 4 ‑ 26
(If Equipped).
Transmission Driver Shift Control (DSC)
The DSC switch is located on the shift lever. To enable
the DSC feature, move the column shift lever to the M
(Manual) position. The Driver Information Center (DIC)
display will show the message MANUAL SHIFT on the
first line and the current gear will be displayed on the
second line. See Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 4 ‑ 41 and DIC Operation and Displays on
page 4 ‑ 42
for more information. This is the highest
attainable range with all lower gears accessible. As an
example, when 4 (Fourth) gear is selected, 1 (First)
through 4 (Fourth) gears are available.
Press the plus/minus buttons, located on the steering
column shift lever, to select the desired range of gears
for current driving conditions. See Automatic
Transmission Operation on page 3 ‑ 32 .
While using DSC, cruise control and the tow/haul mode
can be used.
Grade Braking is not available when DSC is active. See
Tow/Haul Mode on page 3 ‑ 36 .
Vehicle Features Satellite Radio XM is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian
provinces. XM satellite radio has a wide variety of
programming and commercial-free music,
coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the XM service.
For more information, refer to: .
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 (U.S.) .
www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
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Black plate (43,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
The adjuster can be moved up just by pushing up on
the shoulder belt guide.
After the adjuster is set to the desired position, try to
move it down without squeezing the buttons to make
sure it has locked into position.
Safety Belt Pretensioners This vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for front
outboard occupants. Although the safety belt
pretensioners cannot be seen, they are part of the
safety belt assembly. They can help tighten the safety
belts during the early stages of a moderate to severe
frontal, near frontal, or rear crash if the threshold
conditions for pretensioner activation are met. And,
if the vehicle has side impact airbags, safety belt
pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in a side
crash or a rollover event. Pretensioners work only once. If the pretensioners
activate in a crash, they will need to be replaced, and
probably other new parts for the vehicle's safety belt
system. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash on page 2 ‑ 92 .
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides This vehicle may have rear shoulder belt comfort
guides. If not, they are available through your dealer.
The guides may provide added safety belt comfort for
older children who have outgrown booster seats and for
some adults. When installed and properly adjusted, the
comfort guide positions the belt away from the neck
and head.
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Black plate (58,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
A label on your sun visor says, “ Never put a rear-facing
child seat in the front. ” This is because the risk to the
rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
{ WARNING: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating airbag. A child in a
forward-facing child restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the right front passenger airbag
inflates and the passenger seat is in a forward
position.
The vehicle may have a passenger sensing
system which is designed to turn off the right front
passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions.
(Continued)WARNING: (Continued) Even if the passenger sensing system,
if equipped, has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, no system is fail-safe.
No one can guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual circumstance, even
though it is turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear seat,
even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far back
as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
See Passenger Sensing System
on page 2 ‑ 84
for additional information.
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Black plate (71,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat is a safer place to
secure a forward-facing child restraint. See Where to
Put the Restraint on page 2 ‑ 57 .
In addition, the vehicle may have a passenger sensing
system which is designed to turn off the right front
passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. See
Passenger Sensing System on page 2 ‑ 84 and
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 4 ‑ 31 for
more information, including important safety information.
A label on the sun visor says, “ Never put a rear-facing
child seat in the front. ” This is because the risk to the
rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
{ WARNING: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating airbag. A child in a
forward-facing child restraint can be seriously
(Continued)WARNING: (Continued) injured or killed if the right front passenger airbag
inflates and the passenger seat is in a forward
position.
The vehicle may have a passenger sensing
system which is designed to turn off the right front
passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions.
Even if the passenger sensing system,
if equipped, has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, no system is fail-safe.
No one can guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual circumstance, even
though it is turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear seat,
even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far back
as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
See Passenger Sensing System on page 2 ‑ 84
for additional information.
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Black plate (84,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010
Passenger Sensing System If the vehicle has the passenger airbag status indicator
pictured in the following illustration, then the vehicle
has a passenger sensing system for the right front
passenger position. The passenger airbag status
indicator, if equipped, is visible on the overhead console
when the vehicle is started.
In addition, if the vehicle has a passenger sensing
system for the right front passenger position, the label
on the vehicle's sun visors refers to “ ADVANCED
AIRBAGS ” .
United States Canada
The words ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off,
will be visible during the system check. If you are using
remote start, if equipped, to start the vehicle from a
distance, you may not see the system check. When the system check is complete, either the word
ON or OFF, or the symbol for on or off, will be visible.
See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 4 ‑ 31 .
The passenger sensing system will turn off the right
front passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions.
The driver airbag, seat ‐ mounted side impact airbags
(if equipped) and the roof-rail airbags are not affected
by the passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing system works with sensors that
are part of the right front passenger seat and safety
belt. The sensors are designed to detect the presence
of a properly-seated occupant and determine if the right
front passenger frontal airbag should be enabled (may
inflate) or not.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when
properly secured in a rear seat in the correct child
restraint for their weight and size.
We recommend that children be secured in a rear seat,
including: an infant or a child riding in a rear-facing child
restraint; a child riding in a forward-facing child seat; an
older child riding in a booster seat; and children, who
are large enough, using safety belts.
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