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Cadillac 2004 ESCALADE Owner's Manual (472 pages)

Cadillac 2004 Escalade ESV Owner Manual

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 5.38 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
- How to Use this Manual
  2
  - Vehicle Symbols
    4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    8
  - Front Seats
    9
  - Power Seats
    9
  - Power Lumbar
    10
  - Heated and Cooled Seats
    11
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Rear Seats
    14
  - Heated Seats
    15
  - Returning the Seats to an Upright Position
    18
  - Tilting the 50/50 Split Bench Seat
    20
  - Unfolding the Seatbacks
    20
  - Removing the 50/50 Split Bench Seats
    21
  - Returning the Seat(S) to an Upright Position
    21
  - Replacing the 50/50 Split Bench Seat
    23
    
    Bench Seat
    24
  - Folding the Seatback
    24
  - Tilting the Full Bench Seat
    25
  - Unfolding the Seatback
    25
  - Returning the Seat to an Upright Position
    26
  - Removing the Bench Seat
    27
  - Replacing the Bench Seat
    28
    
    Bucket Seats
    29
  - Reclining the Seatbacks
    29
  - Returning the Seatbacks to an Upright Position
    31
  - Safety Belts
    32
    
    Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    32
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    33
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    36
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    37
    
    Driver Position
    38
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    38
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    45
    
    Center Passenger Position
    46
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    46
    
    Second Row – Lap-Shoulder Belt
    46
    
    Third Row – Lap Belt
    47
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    48
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    48
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    51
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    54
    
    Child Restraints
    55
  - Older Children
    55
  - Infants and Young Children
    57
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    61
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    64
  - Top Strap
    65
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    67
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    71
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
    71
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
    73
  - Second Row
    74
  - Third Row
    74
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    76
  - Air Bag Systems
    80
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    82
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    85
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    86
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    86
    
    What will You See after an Air Bag Inﬂates
    86
    
    Passenger Sensing System
    88
    
    Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped
    92
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    92
    
    Vehicle
    92
- Restraint System Check
  
  93
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    93
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    94
    
    After a Crash
    94
Section 2 Features and Controls

95
- Features and Controls
  
  95
- Keys
  
  97
- Doors and Locks
  
  102
  - Door Locks
    102
  - Delayed Locking
    103
  - Power Door Locks
    103
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    104
  - Lockout Protection
    106
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    106
  - Liftgate/Liftglass
    107
- Windows
  
  108
  - Power Windows
    109
  - Sun Visors
    109
  - Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirrors
    109
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  110
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    110
  - Passlock
    111
  - Testing the Alarm
    111
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  112
  - Ignition Positions
    112
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    112
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    113
    
    Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
    114
    
    Engine Coolant Heater
    115
    
    Automatic Transmission Operation
    116
    
    All-Wheel Drive
    118
    
    Parking Brake
    119
    
    Shifting into Park (P)
    120
  - Starting Your Engine
    113
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    121
  - Torque Lock
    122
    
    Shifting out of Park (P)
    122
    
    Engine Exhaust
    123
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    123
    
    Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    124
- Mirrors
  
  125
- Onstar System
  
  130
  - Compass Calibration
    127
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    127
  - Passenger Air Bag Indicator
    127
    
    Onstar Personal Calling
    131
    
    Onstar Steering Wheel Controls
    131
    
    Onstar Virtual Advisor
    131
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  132
- Storage Areas
  
  136
  - Using Homelink
    135
  - Cupholder(S)
    136
  - Glove Box
    136
  - Center Console Storage Area
    137
  - Luggage Carrier
    137
  - Rear Storage Area
    138
    
    Convenience Net
    138
    
    Rear Seat Armrest
    138
    
    Cargo Cover
    139
- Sunroof
  
  140
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  141
  - Memory Seat
    141
  - Easy Exit Seat
    142
Section 3 Instrument Panel

143
- Instrument Panel
  143
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  146
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    148
  - Other Warning Devices
    148
  - Horn
    149
  - Tilt Wheel
    149
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    149
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    150
    
    Windshield Wipers
    151
  - Turn and Lane Change Signals
    150
  - Windshield Washer
    151
    
    Cruise Control
    152
    
    Rear Window Washer/Wiper
    152
    
    Exterior Lamps
    155
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    156
  - Fog Lamps
    157
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    157
    
    Interior Lamps
    158
  - Lamps on Reminder
    157
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    158
  - Dome Lamps
    159
  - Entry Lighting
    159
    
    Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    160
  - Exit Lighting
    159
  - Reading Lamps
    159
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    160
  - How the System Works
    162
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    163
    
    Analog Clock
    163
- Climate Controls
  
  164
  - Automatic Climate Control System
    164
  - Air Conditioning
    168
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    169
    
    Outlet Adjustment
    169
    
    Rear Climate Control System
    170
    
    Climate Controls Personalization
    172
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  
  173
  - Rear Window Defogger
    169
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    174
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    175
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    175
  - Tachometer
    175
  - Air Bag Readiness Light
    176
  - Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator
    176
  - Charging System Light
    178
  - Brake System Warning Light
    179
  - Voltmeter Gage
    179
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    180
  - Low Tire Pressure Warning Light
    181
  - Traction off Light
    181
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    182
  - Transmission Temperature Gage
    182
  - Check Engine Light
    183
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    183
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    184
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    185
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    186
    
    Oil Pressure Gage
    186
    
    Cruise Control Light
    187
    
    Security Light
    187
    
    Tow/Haul Mode Light
    187
    
    Fuel Gage
    188
    
    Low Fuel Warning Light
    188
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  188
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    189
  - Trip Information Button
    189
  - Fuel Information Button
    191
  - Personalization Button
    192
    
    Delayed Locking
    194
    
    DIC Warnings and Messages
    199
  - Change Engine Oil
    199
  - Select Button
    199
  - Check Oil Level
    200
  - Engine Coolant Hot
    200
  - Engine Overheated
    200
  - Oil Life Reset
    200
  - Oil Pressure Low
    200
  - Battery Not Charging
    201
  - Reduced Engine Power
    201
  - Service 4Wd
    201
  - Service Air Bag
    201
  - Service Brake System
    201
  - Check Washer Fluid
    202
  - Service Ride Control
    202
  - Tighten Fuel Cap
    202
  - Transmission Hot
    202
  - Turn Signal on
    202
  - Driver Door Ajar
    203
  - Trans Hot Idle Engine
    203
  - Buckle Passenger
    204
  - Buckle Seatbelt
    204
  - Passenger Door Ajar
    204
  - Right Rear Door Ajar
    204
  - Rear Access Open
    205
  - Replace Liftgate Fuse
    205
  - Stability Sys Active
    205
  - Traction Active
    205
  - Traction Sys Limited
    205
  - Check Tire Pressure
    206
  - Service Stability
    206
  - Service Tire Monitor
    206
- Audio System(S)
  
  207
  - Stability Sys Disabled
    206
  - Setting the Time
    207
  - Radio Data System (Rds)
    208
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    208
  - Playing the Radio
    209
  - Finding a Station
    210
  - Setting Preset Stations
    210
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    211
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    211
  - Finding a Program Type (Pty) Station
    212
    
    Rds and XM
    212
  - Rds Messages
    213
  - Setting Preset Ptys (Rds Only)
    213
  - Radio Messages
    214
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    217
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    218
  - CD Adapter Kits
    219
    
    Listening to a DVD
    221
    
    Navigation/Radio System
    222
  - Playing a CD
    219
  - Before You Drive
    222
  - DVD Player
    222
    
    Rear Seat Entertainment System
    222
  - Remote Control
    225
  - Video Screen
    225
  - Stereo Rca Jacks
    229
  - Audio Output
    230
    
    Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    232
  - Rear Seat Audio Controls
    233
    
    CD Changer
    234
  - CD Functions
    235
  - CD Changer Errors
    236
    
    Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    237
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    237
    
    DVD Distortion
    238
    
    Radio Reception
    238
    
    Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    239
    
    Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    240
    
    Care of Your CD Changer
    240
    
    Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    240
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    240
    
    Chime Level Adjustment
    241
    
    Diversity Antenna System
    241
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System (48 Contiguous US States)
    241
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

243
- Driving Your Vehicle
  243
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  244
  - Defensive Driving
    244
  - Drunken Driving
    244
  - Control of a Vehicle
    247
  - Braking
    248
  - Anti-Lock Brake System
    249
  - Braking in Emergencies
    250
    
    Road Sensing Suspension
    251
    
    Stabilitrak System
    251
  - Traction Control Operation
    252
    
    Steering
    254
  - Power Steering
    254
  - Steering Tips
    254
  - Steering in Emergencies
    255
    
    Off-Road Recovery
    256
    
    Passing
    256
    
    Loss of Control
    258
    
    Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle off Paved Roads
    259
  - Before You Go Off-Roading
    259
  - Environmental Concerns
    261
  - Traveling to Remote Areas
    261
  - Scanning the Terrain
    262
  - Driving on Off-Road Hills
    263
  - Approaching a Hill
    264
  - Driving Uphill
    265
  - Driving Downhill
    267
  - Driving Across an Incline
    269
  - Stalling on an Incline
    270
  - Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    271
  - After Off-Road Driving
    272
    
    Driving at Night
    273
    
    Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    274
  - Driving in Water
    272
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    276
    
    City Driving
    277
    
    Freeway Driving
    278
    
    Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    279
    
    Highway Hypnosis
    280
    
    Hill and Mountain Roads
    280
    
    Winter Driving
    282
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    276
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    276
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    282
  - If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    284
    
    If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    286
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    286
  - Using the Recovery Hooks
    287
- Towing
  
  288
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    288
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    288
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    289
  - Automatic Level Control
    294
    
    Add-On Equipment
    294
    
    Trailer Recommendations
    294
    
    Towing a Trailer
    295
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    296
  - Tow/Haul Mode
    296
  - Weight of the Trailer
    298
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    299
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    299
  - Safety Chains
    300
  - Driving with a Trailer
    301
  - Trailer Brakes
    301
  - Following Distance
    302
  - Making Turns
    302
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    302
  - Driving on Grades
    303
  - Parking on Hills
    303
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    304
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

307
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  307
  - Trailer Wiring Harness
    304
- Service
  
  309
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    309
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    310
- Fuel
  
  310
  - Gasoline Octane
    310
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    311
  - California Fuel
    311
  - Additives
    311
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    312
  - Filling Your Tank
    312
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    314
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  314
  - Hood Release
    315
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    316
  - Engine Oil
    317
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    318
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    318
  - Engine Oil Additives
    320
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    320
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    321
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    322
    
    Automatic Transmission Fluid
    324
    
    When to Check and Change
    324
  - How to Check
    325
    
    Engine Coolant
    327
  - How to Add Fluid
    327
  - What to Use
    328
  - Checking Coolant
    329
    
    Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    330
    
    Engine Overheating
    331
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    331
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    332
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    333
    
    Cooling System
    334
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
    336
    
    Engine Fan Noise
    340
    
    Power Steering Fluid
    341
    
    Windshield Washer Fluid
    342
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    342
    
    Brakes
    343
  - Brake Fluid
    343
  - Checking Brake Fluid
    344
  - What to Add
    344
  - Brake Wear
    345
    
    Battery
    346
  - Brake Adjustment
    346
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    346
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    346
  - Vehicle Storage
    347
    
    Jump Starting
    347
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  353
- Rear Axle
  
  353
  - Transfer Case
    353
- Front Axle
  
  354
  - How to Check Lubricant
    354
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  355
  - Headlamp Horizontal Aiming
    357
  - Headlamp Vertical Aiming
    358
- Bulb Replacement
  
  359
  - High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting
    359
  - Halogen Bulbs
    360
  - Headlamps
    360
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime Running Lamps
    364
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    365
  - Taillamps
    365
  - Replacement Bulbs
    366
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  367
- Tires
  
  368
  - Tire Size
    372
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    373
    
    Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    376
    
    Tire Pressure Monitor System
    377
    
    When to Check
    377
    
    Tire Inspection and Rotation
    380
    
    When It Is Time for New Tires
    381
    
    Buying New Tires
    382
    
    Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    383
    
    Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    384
    
    Wheel Replacement
    384
    
    If a Tire Goes Flat
    386
    
    Tire Chains
    386
    
    Changing a Flat Tire
    387
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    388
  - Secondary Latch System
    402
    
    Spare Tire
    405
- Appearance Care
  
  406
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    406
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    406
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    407
  - Cleaning Leather
    407
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    407
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    407
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    408
    
    Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    409
  - Cleaning the Speaker Covers
    408
  - Cleaning Wood Panels
    408
    
    Care of Safety Belts
    408
    
    Weatherstrips
    408
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    409
  - Finish Care
    409
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    409
  - Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    411
  - Cleaning Tires
    411
    
    Finish Damage
    411
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    411
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    412
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    412
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    413
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  414
- Electrical System
  
  414
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    414
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    415
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    415
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    415
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    414
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    414
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    416
  - Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    418
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    419
  - Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    424
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

427
- Introduction
  428
- Maintenance Requirements
  428
- Maintenance Schedule
  428
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  428
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  429
- Scheduled Maintenance
  430
- Additional Required Services
  432
- Maintenance Footnotes
  433
- At each Fuel Fill
  435
- At Least Once a Month
  435
- Owner Checks and Services
  435
- At Least Once a Year
  436
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  438
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  440
- Maintenance Record
  441
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

443
- Customer Assistance and Information
  443
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  444
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    444
  - Online Owner Center
    445
  - Canada – Customer Assistance
    446
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    446
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    446
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    446
    
    United States – Customer Assistance
    446
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    447
  - Cadillac Owner Privileges
    448
    
    Courtesy Transportation
    449
  - Roadside Service
    448
  - Reaching Roadside Service
    449
  - Roadside Service Availability
    449
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    450
  - Transportation Options
    450
  - Additional Program Information
    451
    
    Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Records
    451
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  452
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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Homelink Transmitter

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Vehicle Personalization

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Audio System(S)

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

All-Wheel Drive

Rear Axle

Front Axle

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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