
Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
Service and Maintenance 339
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Tailgate
Hinge and Linkage, Outer Tailgate
Handle Pivot Points, and Fuel Door Hinge Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579).
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287).
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 22845992 A3181C
Oil Filter 89017525 PF63
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 22808781 CF188
Spark Plugs 12622441 41-114
Wiper Blades Driver Side –55 cm (21.7 in) 22756331 —
Passenger Side –55 cm (21.7 in) 22756331 —
Rear –33 cm (13.0 in) 22956295 —

Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
342 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0338 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System 16.5 L 17.4 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 7.6 L 8.0 qt
Fuel Tank Regular 98.4 L 26.0 gal
Extended 1500 Series 119.2 L31.5 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.5 L1.6 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y 140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.

Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
Index 349
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CoolantEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 127
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 225
D
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 345
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Door (cont'd)
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 344
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 232
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 238
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 193
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 195
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 218
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 133
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 288
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 261
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Cooling System Messages . . . 147
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 277
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

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Index 353
MirrorsAutomatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 48
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 200
O
Object Detection SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 264
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 89
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 278
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 206
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 233
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 83
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 204 Power (cont'd)
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 75
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 345
R
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 277Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rear Climate Control System . . . 180
Rear Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 118
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 319
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 34