
Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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VEHICLE CARE 333
Caution
Lubrication of applicable steering/
suspension points should not be
done unless the temperature is
−12 °C (10 °F) or higher, or damage
could result.
Body Component Lubrication
Lubricate all key lock cylinders, hood
hinges, liftgate hinges, steel fuel door
hinge and power assist step hinges,
unless the components are plastic.
Applying silicone grease on
weatherstrips with a clean cloth will
make them last longer, seal better,
and not stick or squeak.
Underbody Maintenance
At least twice a year, spring and fall,
use plain water to flush any corrosive
materials from the underbody. Take
care to thoroughly clean any areas
where mud and other debris can
collect. If equipped with power assist
steps, extend them and then use a
high pressure wash to clean all joints
and gaps.Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate
the fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case
and/or axles and should be replaced.
Sheet Metal Damage
If the vehicle is damaged and requires
sheet metal repair or replacement,
make sure the body repair shop
applies anti-corrosion material to
parts repaired or replaced to restore
corrosion protection.
Original manufacturer replacement
parts will provide the corrosion
protection while maintaining the
vehicle warranty.
Finish Damage
Quickly repair minor chips and
scratches with touch-up materials
available from your dealer to avoid
corrosion. Larger areas of finish
damage can be corrected in your
dealer's body and paint shop.
Chemical Paint Spotting
Airborne pollutants can fall upon and
attack painted vehicle surfaces
causing blotchy, ring-shaped
discolorations, and small, irregular
dark spots etched into the paint
surface. See
“Finish Care”previously in
this section.
Interior Care
To prevent dirt particle abrasions,
regularly clean the vehicle's interior.
Immediately remove any soils.
Newspapers or dark garments can
transfer color to the vehicle’s interior.
Use a soft bristle brush to remove
dust from knobs and crevices on the
instrument cluster. Using a mild soap
solution, immediately remove hand
lotions, sunscreen, and insect
repellent from all interior surfaces or
permanent damage may result.
Use cleaners specifically designed for
the surfaces being cleaned to prevent
permanent damage. Apply all cleaners
directly to the cleaning cloth. Do not
spray cleaners on any switches or
controls. Remove cleaners quickly.

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INDEX 383
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 124
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 253
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 280
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 287
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 260
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 118
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 155
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 264
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196, 274
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Front Seats Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 167
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

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K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Lamps Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 150
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 150
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . 94
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Level Control
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Lights (cont'd)
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 124
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Winter Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lock
Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 86