2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID tow

Black plate (37,1)Cadillac Escalade Hybrid - 2012
Vehicle Care 10-37
{ WARNINGShifting a four-wheel-drive
vehicle's transfer case into
N (Neutral) can cause the vehicle
to roll even if the transmission is
in P (Park). The driver or others
could be injured. Make sure the
parking brake is firmly set before
the transfer case is shifted to
N (Neutral). 7. Shift the transfer case to
N (Neutral). See “ Shifting into
N (Neutral) ” under Four-Wheel
Drive on page 9 ‑ 11 .
8. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
After towing, see “ Shifting Out of
N (Neutral) ” under Four-Wheel Drive
on page 9 ‑ 11 .
Appearance Care Exterior Care When scraping the windshield glass
to remove ice and snow, stay clear
of the hybrid decal.
To have the hybrid decals removed
from the vehicle, please see your
dealer.

Black plate (2,1)Cadillac Escalade Hybrid - 2012
i-2 INDEX
EElectrical System
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-4
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Engine Oil
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17 F Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 10-5
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 9-11, 10-12
Fuel Economy Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Fuses
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
G Gauges
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 H Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
I Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
J Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
L Lights
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac Escalade Hybrid - 2012
INDEX i-3
MMaintenance Schedule
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Messages
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
OOil
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 P Park
Shifting into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
R Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 3-1
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-3
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 S Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Service
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Supplement
Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
System
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Black plate (4,1)Cadillac Escalade Hybrid - 2012
i-4 INDEX
TTachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tires
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-17
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Towing
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . 10-33
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 U Using This Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
V Vehicle
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 10-29
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
W Wiring, High Voltage
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13