
Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
Vehicle Care 289
Number Usage3 Not used
4 Accessory power outlet 4
5 Not used
6 Not used
7 Not used
8 Glove box
9 Not used
10 Not used
11 Not used
12 Steering wheel controls
13 Body control module 8
14 Not used
15 Not used
16 Not used
17 Not used
18 Not used
19 Body control module 4
20 Rear seat entertainment Number Usage
21 Sunroof
22 Not used
23 Not used
24 Not used
25 Not used
26 Info/Airbag
27 Spare/RF WDW RN SW
28 Obstacle detection/USB
29 Radio
30 Not used
31 Not used
32 Not used
33 Not used
34 Not used
35 Not used
36 SEO B2
37 SEO
38 Body control module 2
39 A/C Inverter Number Usage
40 Not used
41 Not used
42 Not used
43 Not used
44 Right door window motor
45 Front blower
46 Body control module 6
47 Body control module 7
48 Amplifier
49 Right front seat
50 Accessory power outlet 3
51 Not used
52 Retained accessory power/Accessory
relay
53 Not used
54 Not used
55 Not used
56 Not used

Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
Service and Maintenance 335
Additional Required Services
Every Service
.Rotate tires. Tires should be
rotated every service. See Tire
Rotation 0299.
At Each Fuel Stop
. Engine oil level check. See
Engine Oil 0262.
. Engine coolant level check. See
Engine Coolant 0268.
. Windshield washer fluid level
check. See Washer Fluid 0272.
Once a Month
. Tire inflation check. See Tire
Pressure 0293.
. Tire wear inspection. See Tire
Inspection 0299.
. Sunroof track and seal
inspection, if equipped. See
Sunroof 051. Once a Year
.
See Starter Switch Check 0277.
. See Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control Function
Check 0277.
. See Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check 0278.
. Accelerator pedal check for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Flush the underbody at least
twice a year. See “Underbody
Maintenance” inExterior Care
0 323.
. Hood/Decklid/Liftgate/Liftglass
Support Gas Strut Service:
Visually inspect gas strut,
if equipped, for signs of wear,
cracks, or other damage. Check
the hold open ability of the gas
strut. Contact your dealer if
service is required. .
Engine air cleaner filter
replacement or every 20 000 km/
12,500 Miles. See Engine Air
Cleaner/Filter 0266. If driving in
dusty conditions, inspect the
filter at each oil change or more
often as needed.
Every 72 000 km/45,000 Miles
. Replace brake fluid (or every
three years, whichever occurs
first).
Every 80 000 km/50,000 Miles
. Replace spark plugs. Inspect
spark plug wires.
. Evaporative control system
inspection. Check all fuel and
vapor lines and hoses for proper
hook-up, routing, and condition.
Every 156 000 km/97,500 Miles
. Four-wheel-drive vehicles only:
Transfer case fluid change.
During any maintenance, if a
power washer is used to clean
mud and dirt from the
underbody, care should be
taken. Do not directly power
wash the transfer case and/or

Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
354 Index
ReplacementGlass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ride Control Systems
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 344
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 76
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 75
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 55
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 106
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Security (cont'd)
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 260
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 340
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 341
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 241
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Index 355
StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Steering System Messages . . . . . 153
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 109
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 346
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 44
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 296
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 295
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 303
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 249
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 249
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 319
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 256
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Traction
Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220