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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
Index 347
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . . 206
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 225
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 257
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 266
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 83
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 79 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 129
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 241
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 216 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 233
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
2016 - crc - 6/19/15
350 Index
Engine (cont'd)Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 207
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 345
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 168
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 277
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 170
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 265
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 213, 276
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Front Seats
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 137
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 206
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 288
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
G
Garage Door OpenerProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 332
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 170
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Headlamps Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

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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