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Cadillac 2008 Escalade EXT Owner's Manual (496 pages)

Cadillac 2008 Escalade EXT SUV Owner Manual

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 7.39 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

5
- Canadian Owners
  2
- Using this Manual
  3
- Front Seats
  
  6
  - Power Seats
    6
  - Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals
    10
  - Easy Exit Seat
    11
  - Power Reclining Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    13
- Rear Seats
  
  14
  - Rear Seat Operation
    14
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    33
- Safety Belts
  
  37
- Child Restraints
  
  39
- Airbag System
  
  60
- Restraint System Check
  
  76
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    76
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    77
    
    After a Crash
    77
Section 2 Features and Controls

79
- Features and Controls
  
  79
- Keys
  
  81
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
    82
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
    82
  - System Operation
    83
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (Rke) System Operation
    83
    
    Battery Replacement
    85
  - Remote Vehicle Start
    86
- Doors and Locks
  
  88
  - Door Locks
    88
  - Power Door Locks
    89
  - Delayed Locking
    89
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    89
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    90
  - Lockout Protection
    90
  - Midgate
    91
  - Reinstalling the Rear Glass
    96
  - Tailgate
    101
  - Power Running Boards
    101
- Windows
  
  102
  - Power Windows
    103
  - Sun Visors
    104
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  104
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    104
  - Testing the Alarm
    106
  - PASS-Key III+ Operation
    107
- Starting and Operating
  
  108
- Your Vehicle
  
  108
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    108
  - Ignition Positions
    109
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    110
  - Starting Procedure
    110
  - Starting the Engine
    110
  - Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
    112
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    113
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    114
  - Tow/Haul Mode
    118
  - Parking Brake
    119
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    120
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    121
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    122
  - Engine Exhaust
    122
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    123
- Mirrors
  
  124
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Intellibeam
    124
  - Compass, and Temperature Display
    124
  - Compass Variance
    125
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    126
    
    Outside Temperature
    126
    
    Temperature Display
    126
    
    Automatic Dimming Mirror Operation
    127
    
    Temperature and Compass Display
    127
    
    Compass Calibration
    129
  - Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors
    130
  - Heated Mirrors
    131
- Object Detection Systems
  
  132
  - Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    132
  - How the System Works
    133
- Onstar System
  
  134
  - Onstar Services
    135
  - Onstar Steering Wheel Controls
    136
  - How Onstar Service Works
    136
  - Onstar Virtual Advisor
    136
  - Your Responsibility
    137
- Universal Home Remote System
  
  138
  - Universal Home Remote System Operation
    138
    
    Erasing Universal Home Remote Buttons
    144
    
    Reprogramming Universal Home Remote Buttons
    144
- Storage Areas
  
  145
  - Glove Box
    145
  - Cupholder(S)
    145
  - Instrument Panel Storage
    145
  - Center Console Storage
    145
  - Luggage Carrier
    146
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    147
  - Cargo Cover Panels
    147
    
    Cargo Panel Storage System
    150
    
    Reinstalling the Cargo Cover Panels
    155
    
    Cargo Tie Downs
    159
  - All-Weather Cargo Area
    160
  - Side Rail Channels
    162
  - Top-Box Storage
    164
- Sunroof
  
  165
Section 3 Instrument Panel

167
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  170
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    172
  - Other Warning Devices
    172
  - Horn
    172
  - Tilt Wheel
    172
  - Heated Steering Wheel
    173
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    173
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    174
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    175
  - Flash-To-Pass
    175
  - Windshield Wipers
    175
  - Rainsense™ II Wipers
    176
  - Windshield Washer
    176
  - Cruise Control
    177
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    178
  - Exterior Lamps
    180
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    183
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    184
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    184
  - Fog Lamps
    185
  - Exterior Cargo Lamps
    185
  - Dome Lamps
    185
  - Dome Lamp Override
    186
    
    Entry/Exit Lighting
    186
    
    Reading Lamps
    186
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    187
    
    Electric Power Management
    187
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    188
    
    Analog Clock
    189
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    189
- Climate Controls
  
  190
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    190
    
    Automatic Operation
    191
    
    Manual Operation
    192
  - Air Conditioning
    193
  - Rear Window Defogger
    194
  - Outlet Adjustment
    194
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  195
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    196
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    197
  - Trip Odometer
    197
  - Tachometer
    197
  - Safety Belt Reminders
    197
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    197
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    198
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    199
  - Charging System Light
    201
  - Brake System Warning Light
    202
  - Antilock Brake System Warning Light
    203
  - Stabilitrak Indicator Light
    204
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    205
  - Tire Pressure Light
    205
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    206
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    207
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    207
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    208
  - Oil Pressure Light
    208
  - Security Light
    209
  - Fog Lamp Light
    209
  - Lights on Reminder
    209
  - Cruise Control Light
    210
  - Highbeam on Light
    210
  - Tow/Haul Mode Light
    210
  - Fuel Gage
    210
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  211
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    211
    
    Trip Odometer
    212
    
    Tire Pressure
    215
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    216
    
    Engine Overheated Stop Engine
    217
    
    Fuel Level Low
    218
    
    Oil Pressure Low Stop Engine
    218
    
    Service Air Bag
    219
    
    Service Brake System
    220
    
    Service Suspension System
    221
    
    Service Tire Monitor System
    221
  - DIC Vehicle Customization
    223
    
    Auto Door Lock
    225
    
    Auto Door Unlock
    225
    
    Remote Door Lock
    226
    
    Remote Door Unlock
    226
    
    Exit Lighting
    227
    
    Approach Lighting
    228
    
    Park Tilt Mirrors
    229
    
    Factory Settings
    231
    
    Remote Start
    231
- Audio System(S)
  
  232
  - Setting the Clock
    233
  - Radio(S)
    234
    
    Playing the Radio
    234
    
    Finding a Station
    235
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    236
    
    Rds Messages
    240
    
    Radio Message
    242
    
    Using the Six-Disc CD Changer
    243
    
    Using the DVD Player
    246
    
    DVD Messages
    247
  - Using an MP3
    252
  - XM Radio Messages
    256
    
    Before You Drive
    257
  - Navigation/Radio System
    257
  - Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
    257
    
    Audio Output
    260
    
    Remote Control
    261
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    262
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    266
    
    DVD Display Error Messages
    266
    
    DVD Distortion
    266
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    267
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    268
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    269
  - Radio Reception
    270
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    271
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    271
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

273
- Driving Your Vehicle
  273
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  274
  - Drunk Driving
    274
  - Control of a Vehicle
    275
  - Braking
    275
  - Antilock Brake System (ABS)
    276
  - Braking in Emergencies
    277
  - Locking Differential
    277
  - Road Sensing Suspension
    278
  - Stabilitrak ® System
    278
    
    Traction Control Operation
    280
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    280
  - Steering
    281
    
    Power Steering
    281
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    282
  - Off-Road Recovery
    283
  - Passing
    283
  - Loss of Control
    283
  - Off-Road Driving
    284
    
    Environmental Concerns
    287
    
    Scanning the Terrain
    288
    
    Approaching a Hill
    290
    
    Driving Uphill
    291
    
    Driving Downhill
    293
    
    Driving Across an Incline
    294
    
    Stalling on an Incline
    296
    
    Driving in Water
    298
  - Driving at Night
    299
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    299
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    300
  - Highway Hypnosis
    300
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    301
  - Winter Driving
    302
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    303
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    305
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    305
  - Recovery Hooks
    306
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    307
  - Truck-Camper Loading Information
    313
- Towing
  
  314
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    314
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    314
  - Autoride
    314
  - Towing a Trailer
    315
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    316
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    318
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    319
    
    Safety Chains
    322
    
    Trailer Brakes
    322
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    323
    
    Driving on Grades
    324
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    324
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    325
    
    Parking on Hills
    325
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    326
  - Trailer Recommendations
    327
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

329
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  329
- Service
  
  331
- Fuel
  
  333
  - Gasoline Octane
    333
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    334
  - California Fuel
    334
  - Additives
    334
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    335
  - Filling the Tank
    336
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    338
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  338
  - Hood Release
    339
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    340
  - Engine Oil
    341
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    342
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    343
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    344
  - Engine Oil Life System
    344
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    345
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    346
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    348
  - Cold Check Procedure
    349
  - Engine Coolant
    351
    
    What to Use
    352
    
    Adding Coolant
    353
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    354
  - Engine Overheating
    354
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    355
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    356
  - Cooling System
    357
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    359
  - Engine Fan Noise
    361
  - Power Steering Fluid
    362
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    363
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    363
  - Brakes
    364
    
    Brake Fluid
    364
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    365
    
    What to Add
    365
    
    Brake Adjustment
    366
  - Battery
    367
  - Vehicle Storage
    367
  - Jump Starting
    368
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  373
  - Rear Axle
    374
- Front Axle
  
  375
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  376
- Bulb Replacement
  
  379
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  381
  - Replacement Bulbs
    381
- Tires
  
  382
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    383
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    386
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    389
  - How to Check
    390
  - High-Speed Operation
    390
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    391
  - Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
    392
    
    Tpms Malfunction Light and Message
    394
    
    Tpms Sensor Matching Process
    395
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    396
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    398
  - Buying New Tires
    399
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    400
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    401
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    402
    
    Wheel Replacement
    403
  - Tire Chains
    404
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    405
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    406
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    407
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    412
  - Secondary Latch System
    418
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    422
    
    Appearance Care
    425
    
    Interior Cleaning
    425
    
    Spare Tire
    425
  - Leather
    427
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    428
    
    Speaker Covers
    428
  - Care of Safety Belts
    428
  - Weatherstrips
    428
    
    Wood Panels
    428
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    429
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    429
    
    Finish Care
    429
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    430
  - Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels and Trim
    431
  - Tires
    432
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    432
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    432
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    432
    
    Finish Damage
    432
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    433
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    434
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    434
    
    Electrical System
    435
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    435
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    435
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    435
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    435
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    436
    
    Top View
    438
  - Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    438
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    439
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  443
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

445
- Maintenance Schedule
  446
  - Introduction
    446
  - Maintenance Requirements
    446
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    446
  - Using the Maintenance Schedule
    446
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    448
  - Additional Required Services
    450
  - Maintenance Footnotes
    451
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    453
  - Owner Checks and Services
    453
  - At each Fuel Fill
    453
  - At Least Once a Month
    454
  - At Least Once a Year
    454
    
    Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    455
    
    Underbody Flushing Service
    456
  - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
    457
  - Maintenance Replacement Parts
    459
  - Engine Drive Belt Routing
    460
  - Maintenance Record
    461
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

465
- Customer Assistance Information
  465
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  466
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    466
  - Online Owner Center
    468
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    469
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    469
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    470
  - Roadside Service
    471
    
    Calling for Assistance
    473
  - Scheduling Service Appointments
    473
  - Courtesy Transportation
    474
  - Collision Damage Repair
    475
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    476
    
    Repair Facility
    476
    
    If a Crash Occurs
    477
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  478
- Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
  
  480
  - Event Data Recorders
    481
  - Onstar
    482
  - Navigation System
    482
  - Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID)
    482

Cadillac 2008 Escalade EXT Navigation System Owner's Manual (90 pages)

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 1.64 MB

Canadian Owners
2
Getting Started
6
Storing Preset Destinations
11
Using Your Stored Preset Destinations
12
Canceling Guidance
13
Cleaning the Video Screen
13
Guidance Volume
13
Table of Contents
15
Features and Controls
16
- Using the Navigation System
  16
- Phone
  17
- Maps
  18
- Symbols
  21
  - Map Screen
    23
  - Driving on a Route
    25
- Destination
  27
  - Address Book
    32
  - Previous Destination
    33
  - From Map
    34
  - Preset Destination
    36
  - Getting Started on Your Route
    37
  - Voice Volume
    39
  - Cancel Guidance
    40
  - Adding Destinations to the Address Book
    41
  - Adding or Changing Preset Destinations
    41
  - Conﬁgure Menu
    42
  - Route Preference
    43
  - Phone
    44
- Rear Vision Camera
  48
  - Navigation Audio System
    56
  - Playing the Radio
    56
  - Finding a Station
    57
  - Sound Menu
    59
  - Radio Menu
    60
  - Playing an Audio CD
    65
  - Using an Mp3 CD
    66
  - DVD Player
    71
  - Playing a DVD
    72
  - DVD Menu Options
    73
  - DVD Messages
    77
  - Auxiliary Devices
    77
  - Voice Recognition
    79
  - Voice Recognition
    80
  - Voice Recognition Commands
    81
  - Voice Tag Commands
    81
  - Radio Commands
    82
  - Voice Help
    83
  - Overview
    88
  - Overview
    89

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Cadillac 2008 Escalade EXT Owner's Manual (496 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

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

Object Detection Systems

Onstar System

Universal Home Remote System

Storage Areas

Sunroof

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

Front Axle

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

Cadillac 2008 Escalade EXT Navigation System Owner's Manual (90 pages)

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