2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE Owners Manual

Section 2 Seats and Restraint System
Head Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Front Seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Power Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5Heated and Cooled Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6Power Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Rear Seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1060/40 Split Bench Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10Bucket Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Safety Belts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Child Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children(LATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear SeatPosition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67Securing a Child Restraint in the Center FrontSeat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-70Securing a Child Restraint in the Right FrontSeat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-71
Airbag System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-77When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . 2-82Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-84Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . 2-89Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-EquippedVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-89
Restraint System Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91Checking the Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91Replacing Restraint System Parts After aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-92
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Head Restraints
The front seats have adjustable head restraints in theoutboard seating positions.
{CAUTION:
With head restraints that are not installed and
adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a
crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and adjusted properly.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraintis at the same height as the top of the occupant's head.This position reduces the chance of a neck injury ina crash.
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Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the headrestraint, press the button, located on the top of theseatback, and push the restraint down.
Push down on the head restraint after the button isreleased to make sure that it is locked in place.
The head restraints are not designed to be removed.
The vehicle may also be equipped with manually tiltinghead restraints in the outboard seating positions.
The rear seat has head rests that can be adjusted upand down.
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Front Seats
Power Seats
Driver Seat with Power Seat Control,Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
The power seat controls are located on the outboardside of the front seats.
.Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding thecontrol forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion bymoving the front of the control up or down.
.Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion bymoving the rear of the control up or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entirecontrol up or down.
The power reclining seatback control is located behindthe power seat control on the outboard side of theseats. SeePower Reclining Seatbacks on page 2!8.
Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seatsettings to be saved and recalled. SeeMemoryFeatures on page 2!6.
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Power Lumbar
The controls used to operate the power lumbar featureare located on the outboard side of the seats.
.To increase lumbar support, press and hold thefront of the control.
.To decrease lumbar support, press and hold therear of the control.
.To raise the height of the support, press and holdthe top of the control.
.To lower the height of the support, press and holdthe bottom of the control.
Let go of the control when the lower seatback reachesthe desired level of support.
Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seatsettings to be saved and recalled. SeeMemoryFeatureso n p a g e 2!6for more information.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, asit may during long trips, so should the position of yourlumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
Heated and Cooled Seats
If the front seats have theheated and cooled seatfeature, the buttons usedto control this feature arelocated on the climatecontrol panel.
{(Cooled Seat):To cool the entire seat, press thebutton with the cooled seat symbol.
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This symbol will appear on the climate control display toindicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cyclethrough the temperature settings of high, medium, andlow and to turn the cooled seat off. Indicator bars nextto the symbol designate the level of cooling selected:three for high, two for medium, and one for low.
+(Heated Seatback):To heat only the seatback,press the button with the heated seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control display toindicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cyclethrough the temperature settings of high, medium, andlow and to turn the heated seatback off. Indicator barsnext to the symbol designate the level of heat selected:three for high, two for medium, and one for low.
z(Heated Seat and Seatback):To heat the entireseat, press the button with the heated seat andseatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control display toindicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cyclethrough the temperature settings of high, medium, andlow and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator bars nextto the symbol designate the level of heat selected: threefor high, two for medium, and one for low.
The heated and cooled seats will be canceled after theignition is turned off. If you want to use the heated andcooled seat feature after you restart your vehicle, youwill need to press the appropriate seat button again.
Memory Features
Your vehicle has the memory package.
The controls for thisfeature are located on thedriver's door, and areused to program andrecall memory settings forthe driver's seat, outsidemirrors, steering wheelposition, and theadjustable throttle andbrake pedal feature,if your vehicle has it.
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To save your positions in memory, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver's seat, including the seatbackrecliner and lumbar, both outside mirrors, steeringwheel, and the throttle and brake pedals to acomfortable position.
SeeOutside Power Foldaway Mirrorsonpage 3!43andAdjustable Throttle and BrakePedalon page 3!30for more information.
Not all mirrors will have the ability to save andrecall the mirror positions.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let youknow that the position has been stored.
A second seating, mirror, steering wheel position, andthrottle and brake pedal position can be programmed byrepeating the above steps and pressing button 2.
To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be inP (Park). Press and release either button 1 or button 2corresponding to the desired driving position. The seat,outside mirrors, steering wheel position, and adjustablethrottle and brake pedals will move to the positionpreviously stored. You will hear a single beep.
If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enteryour vehicle and the remote recall memory feature ison, automatic seat, mirror, steering wheel position, andadjustable pedal movement will occur. See“MEMORYSEAT RECALL”underDIC Vehicle Customizationonpage 4!57for more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at anytime, press one of the power seat controls, memorybuttons, power mirror buttons, power tilt wheel control,or adjustable pedal switch.
If something has blocked the driver’s seat and/or theadjustable pedals while recalling a memory position, thedriver’s seat and/or the adjustable pedals recall maystop working. If this happens, remove the obstructionand press the appropriate function control fortwo seconds. Then try recalling the memory positionagain by pressing the appropriate memory button.If the memory position is still not recalling, see yourdealer/retailer for service.
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Easy Exit Seat
The control for this feature is located on the driver’sdoor between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in P (Park), the exit position can berecalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear asingle beep. The driver’s seat will move back.
If the easy exit seat feature is on in the DriverInformation Center (DIC), automatic seat movementwill occur when the key is removed from the ignition.See“EASY EXIT SEAT”underDIC VehicleCustomizationon page 4!57for more information.
Further programming for the memory seat feature canbe done using the DIC. You can select the automaticeasy exit seat feature or the remote memory seatrecall feature.
For programming information, seeDIC VehicleCustomization on page 4!57.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
Driver's Seat with Power Seat Control, PowerRecline, and Power Lumbar shown
The controls for the power reclining seatback arelocated on the outboard side of the front seats behindthe power seat control.
.To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the controlrearward.
.To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of thecontrol forward.
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