2022 CADILLAC ESCALADE automatic transmission

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460 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
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.
Check engine air filter life percentage and status.
Change engine air filter, if needed.
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Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@ @@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with 4WD. (2)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires and/or
boots.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (3)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (4)@
Replace brake fluid. (5)
Replace front and rear wiper blades. (6)
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Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts. (7)@ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (8)

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see“Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants” in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name 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 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 System0378.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0373.
Front Axle (4WD Only) and Rear Axle. See your dealer. Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Power Assist Steps,Liftgate Hinge, and Fuel Door Hinge Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer.
Transfer Case (4WD Only) See your dealer.
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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INDEX 495
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 319
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 321
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 264
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . . .386, 436
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 388
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 199
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 321
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386, 436, Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 468
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 376
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Four Corner Air Suspension System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Dynamic Management . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 231
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 392
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 397
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 118
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . 119
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 454
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 191

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Towing (cont'd)Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 354
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Trailer Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Trailering App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Transfer Case Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 155U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 420
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 147
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . 181
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 467
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Vehicle Hold Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle Hold (AVH) Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383