2018 CADILLAC ESCALADE airbag

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California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag initiators,
seat belt pretensioners, and lithium
batteries contained in Remote Keyless
Entry transmitters, may contain
perchlorate materials. Special
handling may be necessary. For
additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered by
the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM certified
parts, including control module or
software modifications, is not covered
under the terms of the vehicle
warranty and may affect remaining
warranty coverage for affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle using
genuine GM Accessories installed by a
dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 094.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have the
proper knowledge, service manual,
tools, or parts. Always follow
owner’s manual procedures and
consult the service manual for your
vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service manual.
It tells you much more about how to
service the vehicle than this manual
can. To order the proper service
manual, see Service Publications
Ordering Information 0371.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 094.

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FusesUsage
3 –
4 Accessory power outlet 4
5 –
6 –
7 –
8 Glove box
9 –
10 –
11 –
12 Steering wheel controls
13 Body control module 8
14 –
15 –
16 –
17 –
18 –
19 Body control module 4
20 Rear seat entertainment Fuses
Usage
21 Sunroof
22 –
23 –
24 –
25 –
26 Infotainment/Airbag
27 –/RF window switch/
Rain sensor
28 Obstacle detection/USB
29 Radio
30 –
31 –
32 –
33 –
34 –
35 –
36 Special equipment option B2
37 Special equipment option
38 Body control module 2 Fuses
Usage
39 DC to AC inverter
40 –
41 –
42 –
43 –
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 –
53 –
54 –
55 –
56 –

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Warning (Continued)
This vehicle may have a
different size spare than the
road tires originally installed on
the vehicle. When new, the
vehicle included a spare tire and
wheel assembly with a similar
overall diameter as the road
tires and wheels, so it is all
right to drive on it. The spare
tire was developed for use on
this vehicle and will not affect
vehicle handling.
{Warning
Using bias-ply tires on the
vehicle may cause the wheel rim
flanges to develop cracks after
many miles of driving. A tire
and/or wheel could fail suddenly
and cause a crash. Use only
radial-ply tires with the wheels
on the vehicle. Winter tires with the same speed
rating as the original equipment
tires may not be available for H, V,
W, Y and ZR speed rated tires.
Never exceed the winter tires’
maximum speed capability when
using winter tires with a lower
speed rating.
If the vehicle tires must be
replaced with a tire that does not
have a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size, load
range, speed rating, and
construction (radial) as the
original tires.
Vehicles that have a tire pressure
monitoring system could give an
inaccurate low-pressure warning if
non-TPC Spec rated tires are
installed. See
Tire Pressure Monitor
System 0307.
The Tire and Loading Information
label indicates the original
equipment tires on the vehicle.
See Vehicle Load Limits 0193 for the label location and more
information about the Tire and
Loading Information label.
Different Size Tires and
Wheels
If wheels or tires are installed that are
a different size than the original
equipment wheels and tires, vehicle
performance, including its braking,
ride and handling characteristics,
stability, and resistance to rollover
may be affected. If the vehicle has
electronic systems such as antilock
brakes, rollover airbags, traction
control, electronic stability control,
or All-Wheel Drive, the performance
of these systems can also be affected.
{Warning
If different sized wheels are used,
there may not be an acceptable
level of performance and safety if
tires not recommended for those
wheels are selected. This increases
the chance of a crash and serious
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Repair Facility
GM also recommends that you choose
a collision repair facility that meets
your needs before you ever need
collision repairs. Your dealer may have
a collision repair center with
GM-trained technicians and
state-of-the-art equipment, or be able
to recommend a collision repair center
that has GM-trained technicians and
comparable equipment.
Insuring the Vehicle
Protect your investment in the GM
vehicle with comprehensive and
collision insurance coverage. There are
significant differences in the quality of
coverage afforded by various
insurance policy terms. Many
insurance policies provide reduced
protection to the GM vehicle by
limiting compensation for damage
repairs by using aftermarket collision
parts. Some insurance companies will
not specify aftermarket collision parts.
When purchasing insurance, we
recommend that you ensure that the
vehicle will be repaired with GM
original equipment collision parts.If such insurance coverage is not
available from your current insurance
carrier, consider switching to another
insurance carrier.
If the vehicle is leased, the leasing
company may require you to have
insurance that ensures repairs with
Genuine GM Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) parts or Genuine
Manufacturer replacement parts. Read
the lease carefully, as you may be
charged at the end of the lease for
poor quality repairs.If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call
emergency services for help. Do not
leave the scene of a crash until all
matters have been taken care of. Move
the vehicle only if its position puts
you in danger, or you are instructed to
move it by a police officer.
Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved in
the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside
Service 0366. 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 Inf lates?
0 89.

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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.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main
purpose of an EDR is to record, in
certain crash or near crash-likesituations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle,
data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR
in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
.
How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
. Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information
if they have access to the vehicle or
the EDR.
GM will not access these data or share
it with others except: with the consent
of the vehicle owner or, if the vehicle
is leased, with the consent of the
lessee; in response to an official
request by police or similar
government office; as part of GM's
defense of litigation through the
discovery process; or, as required by
law. Data that GM collects or receives
may also be used for GM research
needs or may be made available to

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IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 265
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 262
Additional InformationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 272
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173, 178
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 88
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 90
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 88
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Airbag System (cont'd)
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Airbags Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 135
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 244
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 215 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 240
Assistance Systems for Parking
and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

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L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 166
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . 110
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 166
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Lights (cont'd)
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 139
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Winter Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . 103
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

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MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 137
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 51
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 307
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar Additional Information . . . . 382
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 90
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . 265