2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV engine

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12-4 Technical Data
Engine Drive Belt Routing

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13-10 Customer Information
Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved
in the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside Service on page 13-5.
Gather the following information:
.Driver name, address, and
telephone number.
.Driver license number.
.Owner name, address, and
telephone number.
.Vehicle license plate number.
.Vehicle make, model, and
model year.
.Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).
.Insurance company and policy
number.
.General description of the
damage to the other vehicle.
Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See “Collision Parts” earlier in this
section. If the airbag has inflated, see
What
Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? on page 3-33.
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends
that you take an active role in its
repair. If you have a pre-determined
repair facility of choice, take the
vehicle there, or have it towed there.
Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts
be original equipment parts, either
new Genuine GM parts or recycled
original GM parts. Remember,
recycled parts will not be covered by
the GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits,
your insurance company may
initially value the repair using
aftermarket parts. Discuss this with
the repair professional, and insist on
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you may be obligated to have the vehicle
repaired with Genuine GM parts,
even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the repairs,
you are not obligated to accept a
repair valuation based on that
insurance company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that company.
In such cases, you can have control
of the repair and parts choices as
long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Service Publications
Ordering Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the
engines, transmission, axle,
suspension, brakes, electrical,
steering, body, etc.

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Customer Information 13-13
Reporting Safety Defects
to the Canadian
Government
If you live in Canada, and you
believe that the vehicle has a safety
defect, notify Transport Canada
immediately, and notify General
Motors of Canada Limited.
Call Transport Canada at
1-800-333-0510 or write to:
Transport Canada
Road Safety Branch
80 rue Noel
Gatineau, QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or
Transport Canada) in a situation like
this, notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer
Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call 1-888-446-2000,
or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Care
Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Limited
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Onatario L1H 8P7
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for airbag
deployment and deploy them in a
crash, and, if equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help the dealer
technician service the vehicle.
Some modules may also store data
about how the vehicle is operated,
such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may
retain personal preferences, such as
radio presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.

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14-6 OnStar
Vehicle Diagnostics
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics can
perform a vehicle check every
month. It will check the engine,
transmission, antilock brakes, and
other major vehicle systems. It also
checks the tire pressures, if the
vehicle is equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System. If an
On-Demand Diagnostics check is
needed, press
Q, and an Advisor
can run a check.
OnStar Additional
Information
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can assist in canceling or removing
account information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4-ONSTAR immediately
to terminate your OnStar services if
the vehicle is disposed of, sold,
transferred, or if the lease ends.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PressQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible. The Advisor will update
vehicle records and explain the
OnStar service options available.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle
Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock,
Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn
Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling
are available on most vehicles. Not
all OnStar services are available
everywhere or on all vehicles. For
more information, a full description
of OnStar services, system
limitations, and OnStar terms and
conditions:
.Call 1-888-4-ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
.See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
.See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
.Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.
.PressQto speak with an
Advisor.
OnStar services cannot work unless
the vehicle is in a place where
OnStar has an agreement with a
wireless service provider for service

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . 1-21, 9-64
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . 9-27
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . 9-48
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-84
Additional Information
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-10
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-29
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-17
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 9-66 All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Shift Lock ControlFunction Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22

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i-2 INDEX
B
BatteryLoad Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Battery - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-21, 10-71
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-24
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-21
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking System Active Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-19 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-26
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54
C
Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . 10-2, 10-21, 10-71
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-3
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-18
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Child Restraints Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57, 3-59
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

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INDEX i-3
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . 13-8
CompartmentsStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Connections
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 Cover
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Cruise Control, Active . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-10
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . 13-8
Danger, Warnings, and
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-14
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-4
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . 9-56
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . 1-24
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-11
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

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i-4 INDEX
Driving (cont'd)Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . 5-21
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-84
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Instrument Panel
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 10-31, 10-34
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-5
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-37
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-3
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-6
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-88
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-10
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62