2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE latch

Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-9369153) -
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254 Driving and Operating
distributing hitch, make sure not to
exceed the RGAWR before applying
the weight distribution spring bars.
Weight of the Trailering
Combination
It is important that the combination
of the tow vehicle and trailer does
not exceed any of its weight ratings
—GCWR, GVWR, RGAWR, Trailer
Weight Rating or Tongue Weight.
The only way to be sure it is not
exceeding any of these ratings is to
weigh the tow vehicle and trailer
combination, fully loaded for the trip,
getting individual weights for each of
these items.
Towing Equipment
Hitches
The correct hitch equipment helps
maintain combination control. Most
small-to-medium trailers can be
towed with a weight-carrying hitch
which simply features a coupler
latched to the hitch ball. Larger
trailers may require a
weight-distributing hitch that uses
spring bars to distribute the trailer tongue weight among the two
vehicle and trailer axles. See
“Weight of the Trailer Tongue”
in
Trailer Towing 0251 for rating limits
with various hitch types.
Consider using sway controls with
any trailer. Ask a trailering
professional about sway controls or
refer to the trailer manufacturer's
recommendations and instructions.
Weight-Distributing Hitch
Adjustment
1. Front of Vehicle
2. Body to Ground Distance
When using a weight-distributing
hitch, the spring bars should be
adjusted so the distance (2) is the
same after coupling the trailer to the
tow vehicle and adjusting the hitch.
Safety Chains
Always attach chains between the
vehicle and the trailer. Cross the
safety chains under the tongue of
the trailer to help prevent the tongue
from contacting the road if it
becomes separated from the hitch.
Instructions about safety chains
may be provided by the hitch
manufacturer or by the trailer
manufacturer. If the trailer being
towed weighs up to 2 271 kg
(5,000 lb) with a factory-installed
step bumper, safety chains may be
attached to the attaching points on
the bumper, otherwise, safety
chains should be attached to holes
on the trailer hitch platform. Always
leave just enough slack so the
combination can turn. Never allow
safety chains to drag on the ground.

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2. Apply the parking brake. Beready to apply the regular
brake immediately if the vehicle
begins to move.
3. With the engine off, turn the ignition on, but do not start the
engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the
shift lever out of P (Park) with
normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of P (Park), contact
your dealer for service.
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check
{Warning
When you are doing this check,
the vehicle could begin to move.
You or others could be injured
and property could be damaged.
Make sure there is room in front
of the vehicle in case it begins to
roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle
begin to move. Park on a fairly steep hill, with the
vehicle facing downhill. Keeping
your foot on the regular brake, set
the parking brake.
.
To check the parking brake's
holding ability: With the engine
running and the transmission in
N (Neutral), slowly remove foot
pressure from the regular brake
pedal. Do this until the vehicle is
held by the parking brake only.
. To check the P (Park)
mechanism's holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to
P (Park). Then release the
parking brake followed by the
regular brake.
Contact your dealer if service is
required.
Wiper Blade Replacement
Windshield wiper blades should be
inspected for wear or cracking.
For the proper type and size, see
Maintenance Replacement Parts
0 339.
Front Wiper Blade
Replacement
To replace the wiper blade
assembly:
1. Pull the windshield wiper assembly away from the
windshield.
2. Lift up on the latch in the
middle of the wiper blade
where the wiper arm attaches.
3. With the latch open, pull the wiper blade down toward the
windshield far enough to
release it from the J-hooked
end of the wiper arm.

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308 Vehicle Care
3. Assemble the two jack handleextensions (4) and wheel
wrench (5), as shown.
4. Insert the open end of theextension (7) through the hole
in the rear bumper (8) (hoist
shaft access hole).
Be sure the hoist end of the
extension (7) connects to the
hoist shaft. The ribbed square
end of the extension is used to
lower the spare tire.
5. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to lower the
spare tire to the ground.
Continue to turn the wheel
wrench until the spare tire can
be pulled out from under the
vehicle.6. Use the wheel wrench hook topull the hoist cable closer to
assist in reaching the
spare tire.
7. Tilt the tire toward the vehicle
with some slack in the cable to
access the tire/wheel retainer.
Tilt the retainer and pull it and
the cable and spring through
the center of the wheel.
Once the retainer is separated
from the guide pin, tilt the
retainer and pull it through the
center of the wheel along with
the cable and latch.
8. Put the spare tire near the flat tire.

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334 Service and Maintenance
Every Engine Oil Change
.Change engine oil and filter.
Reset oil life system. See
Engine Oil 0262 and Engine Oil
Life System 0264. An Emission
Control Service.
. Engine coolant level check. See
Engine Coolant 0268.
. Engine cooling system
inspection. Visual inspection of
hoses, pipes, fittings, and
clamps and replacement,
if needed.
. Windshield washer fluid level
check. See Washer Fluid 0272.
. Windshield wiper blade
inspection for wear, cracking,
or contamination and windshield
and wiper blade cleaning,
if contaminated. See Exterior
Care 0323. Worn or damaged
wiper blade replacement. See
Wiper Blade Replacement
0 278.
. Tire inflation pressures check.
See Tire Pressure 0293. .
Tire wear inspection. See Tire
Inspection 0299.
. Rotate tires if necessary. See
Tire Rotation 0299.
. Fluids visual leak check (or
every 12 months, whichever
occurs first). A leak in any
system must be repaired and the
fluid level checked.
. Engine air cleaner filter
inspection. See Engine Air
Cleaner/Filter 0266.
. Brake system inspection (or
every 12 months, whichever
occurs first). See Exterior Care
0 323.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of wear
at least once a year. See
Exterior Care 0323.
Lubricate the steering and
suspension components at least
every other oil change.
(If equipped with grease fittings) .
Body hinges and latches, key
lock cylinders, rear compartment
hinges, outer tailgate handle
pivot points, and folding seat
hardware lubrication. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0338. More frequent
lubrication may be required
when the vehicle is exposed to a
corrosive environment. Applying
silicone grease on weatherstrips
with a clean cloth makes them
last longer, seal better, and not
stick or squeak.
. Restraint system component
check. See Safety System
Check 076.
. Fuel system inspection for
damage or leaks.
. Exhaust system and nearby heat
shields inspection for loose or
damaged components.
. Verify spare tire key lock
operation and lubricate as
needed. See Tire Changing
0 306.

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Index 351
Headlamps (cont'd)Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 137
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 168
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 138
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 294
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 193
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 219
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 48
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 148
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 168
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 242
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 244
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 134
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Level Control
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 171
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 132

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Lights (cont'd)Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 135
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 136
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 168
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 128
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 135
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Locks (cont'd)
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 137
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 222
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 333 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 130
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Messages (cont'd)
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 147
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Object Detection System . . . . . 149
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 152
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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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