2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE engine coolant

Additional Required Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Engine oil level check. SeeEngine Oilonpage 7!17.
.Engine coolant level check. SeeEngine Coolanton page 7!29.
.Windshield washer fluid level check. SeeWindshield Washer Fluid on page 7!39.
Once a Month
.Tire inflation check. SeeInflation - Tire Pressureon page 7!65.
.Tire wear inspection. SeeTire Inspection andRotation on page 7!71.
Once a Year
.Starter switch check. SeeOwner Checks andServices on page 8!8.
.Parking brake and automatic transmission P (Park)mechanism check. SeeOwner Checks andServices on page 8!8.
.Automatic transmission shiftlock control systemcheck. SeeOwner Checks and Servicesonp a g e 8!8.
.Ignition transmission lock check. SeeOwnerChecks and Services on page 8!8.
.Engine cooling system and pressure cap pressurecheck. Radiator and air conditioning condenseroutside cleaning. SeeCooling Systemonpage 7!28.
.Exhaust system and nearby heat shieldsinspection for loose or damaged components.
.Accelerator pedal check for damage, high effort,or binding. Replace if needed.
.Hood and liftgate support gas strut inspection forsigns of wear, corrosion, cracks, loss of lubricant,or other damage. Check the hold open ability ofthe gas strut. If necessary, replace with genuineparts from your dealer/retailer.
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First Engine Oil Change After Every
160 000 km/100,000 Miles
.Automatic transmission fluid and filter change(normal service). SeeAutomatic TransmissionFluid on page 7!24.
.Four!wheel drive only: Transfer case fluid change(normal service). Check vent hose at transfer casefor kinks and proper installation. Check to be surevent hose is unobstructed, clear, and free ofdebris. During any maintenance, if a power washeris used to clean mud and dirt from the underbody,care should be taken to not directly spray thetransfer case output seals. High pressure watercan overcome the seals and contaminate thetransfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid willdecrease the life of the transfer case and shouldbe replaced.
.Spark plug replacement and spark plug wiresinspection.An Emission Control Service.
First Engine Oil Change After Every
240 000 km/150,000 Miles
.Engine cooling system drain, flush, and refill,cooling system and cap pressure check, andcleaning of outside of radiator and air conditioningcondenser (or every 5 years, whichever occursfirst). SeeEngine Coolanton page 7!29.AnEmission Control Service.
.Engine accessory drive belt inspection for fraying,excessive cracks, or obvious damage andreplacement, if needed.An Emission ControlService.
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Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, partnumber, or specification can be obtained from yourdealer/retailer.
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil
The engine requires a special engineoil meeting GM Standard GM4718M.Oils meeting this standard can beidentified as synthetic, and shouldalso be identified with the AmericanPetroleum Institute (API) Certified forGasoline Engines starburst symbol.However, not all synthetic API oilswith the starburst symbol will meetthis GM standard. Look for and useonly oil that meets GM StandardGM4718M. For the proper viscosity,seeEngine Oil on page 7!17.
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Coolant
50/50 mixture of clean, drinkablewater and use only DEX-COOL®
Coolant. SeeEngine Coolantonp a g e 7!29.
Hydraulic BrakeSystem
DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid(GM Part No. U.S. 12377967, inCanada 89021320).
WindshieldWasherOptikleen®Washer Solvent.
Power SteeringSystem
GM Power Steering Fluid(GM Part No. U.S. 89021184, inCanada 89021186).
AutomaticTransmissionDEXRON®-VI Automatic TransmissionFluid.
Key LockCylinders
Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube(GM Part No. U.S. 12346241, inCanada 10953474).
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Cleaning (cont.)
Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-102
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades . . . . . . .7-104
Wood Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-101
Climate Control System
Outlet Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Content Theft-Deterrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
Coolant
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Engine Temperature Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Cooled Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-6
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Customer Information
Service Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 9-17
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
DIC Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6
Dome Lamp Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Door
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
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Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
DIC Operation and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
DIC Vehicle Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Driving
At Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Before a Long Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
In Rain and on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Recovery Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77, 4-86
E
E85 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9
EDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-108
Electrical System
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-108
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-109
Power Windows and Other Power Options . . . . . .7-108
Underhood Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-111
Windshield Wiper Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-108
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key®III+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key®III+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Coolant Temperature Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
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Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-108
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-109
Underhood Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-111
Windshield Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-108
G
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Garment Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Gasoline
Octane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Getting Started, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Exterior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
High-Speed Operation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Highbeam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Hood
Checking Things Under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
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