2020 CADILLAC ESCALADE automatic transmission

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.Visually inspect halfshafts and
drive shafts for excessive wear,
lubricant leaks, and/or damage
including: tube dents or cracks,
constant velocity joint or universal
joint looseness, cracked or missing
boots, loose or missing boot
clamps, center bearing excessive
looseness, loose or missing
fasteners, and axle seal leaks.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 066.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for loose
or damaged parts. .
Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0329.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0275.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check 0276.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for signs
of wear, cracks, or other damage.
Check the hold open ability of the
strut. If the hold open is low,
service the gas strut. See Gas
Strut(s) 0277. .
Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof038.
. Verify spare tire key lock operation
and lubricate as needed. See Tire
Changing 0312.
. Visually inspect the spare tire to
ensure that it is tightly stowed
under the vehicle. Push, pull, and
try to turn the tire. If the spare
tire moves, tighten as necessary.
See Tire Changing 0312.

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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services -
Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi
180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services. Check
engine oil level and oil life percentage. Change
engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with 4WD. (4)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (8)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts. (9)@ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (10)

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here,
can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid. Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Cooling System0266.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0261.
Front Axle (4WD Only) and Rear Axle. See your dealer. Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Power Assist Steps,
Liftgate Hinges, and Fuel Door Hinge. Multi-Purpose Lubricant. See your dealer.
Transfer Case DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant. See your dealer.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 228
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery - North America . . . . . .273, 322
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 276
Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Pedal and Adjustable Throttle . . . 183
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Brakes (cont'd)
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 228
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .256, 273, 322, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 353
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 81
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94, 96
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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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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S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 361
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . 94, 96
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 361
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 230
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 152 Special Application Services . . . . . . . 345
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 353
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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StrutsGas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 226
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 369
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 358
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Tires (cont'd)
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 299
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 300
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 299
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 295
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 308
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Towing (cont'd)
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 251
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 126
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 152
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 308
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 145 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147