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Cadillac 2003 Escalade ESV Owner's Manual

Cadillac 2003 Escalade ESV Owner's Manual (471 pages)

Brand: Cadillac | Category: Automobile | Size: 23 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

8
Features and Controls 2

96
- Keys
  98
- Remote Keyless Entry System
  99
- Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
  100
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    101
  - Battery Replacement
    102
- Door Locks
  103
- Doors and Locks
  103
- Delayed Locking
  104
- Power Door Locks
  104
- Programmable Automatic Door Locks
  105
  - Programmable Locking Feature
    105
  - Programmable Unlocking Feature
    106
- Lockout Protection
  107
- Rear Door Security Locks
  107
- Liftgate/Liftglass
  108
  - Power Windows
    110
  - Sun Visors
    110
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  111
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    111
  - Testing the Alarm
    112
  - Passlock
    112
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  113
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    113
  - Ignition Positions
    113
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    114
- Starting Your Engine
  114
  - Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
    115
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    116
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    117
  - Parking Brake
    119
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    120
  - Torque Lock
    122
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    122
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    123
  - Engine Exhaust
    123
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    124
- Mirrors
  125
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar@, Compass and Temperature Display
    125
    
    Electrochromic Mirror Operation
    125
    
    Compass Variance
    126
    
    Compass Calibration
    127
    
    Passenger Air Bag Indicator
    127
    
    Cleaning the Mirror
    127
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    128
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    128
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    129
  - Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb View Assist
    129
- Onstar@ System
  130
  - Onstar Services
    130
  - Onstar@ Personal Calling
    131
  - Onstar@ Virtual Advisor
    131
  - Onstar@ Steering Wheel Controls
    131
- Homelink@ Transmitter
  132
  - Programming the Homelink@ Transmitter
    132
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    134
    
    Using Homelink
    134
    
    Erasing Homelink Buttons
    134
    
    Reprogramming a Single Homelink Button
    135
    
    Resetting Defaults
    135
- Storage Areas
  136
  - Glove Box
    136
  - Cupholder(S)
    136
  - Center Console Storage Area
    136
  - Luggage Carrier
    137
  - Rear Storage Area
    138
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    138
  - Convenience Net
    138
- Sunroof
  141
- Memory Seat
  142
  - Easy Exit Seat
    143
- Vehicle Personalization
  142
Section 3 Instrument Panel

144
- Instrument Panel
  144
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  148
- Horn
  149
- Other Warning Devices
  149
- Tilt Wheel
  149
- Turn and Lane-Change Signals
  150
- Turn Signavmultifunction Lever
  150
  - Flash-To-Pass
    151
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    151
  - Turn Signal on Chime
    151
  - Windshield Washer
    152
  - Windshield Wipers
    152
  - Cruise Control
    153
  - Setting Cruise Control
    154
- Exterior Lamps
  156
- Automatic Headlamp System
  157
- Interior Lamps
  159
- Battery Run-Down Protection
  161
- Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
  161
- How the System Works
  162
- Accessory Power Outlets
  163
- Analog Clock
  164
- Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
  164
- Climate Controls
  165
  - Electronic Climate Control System
    165
    
    Automatic Operation
    166
    
    Manual Operation
    167
    
    Air Conditioning
    169
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    169
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    170
  - Outlet Adjustment
    170
  - Operation Tips
    170
  - Rear Climate Control System
    171
  - Climate Controls Personalization
    173
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
  174
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    175
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    176
  - Tachometer
    176
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
  176
- Air Bag Readiness Light
  177
- Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator
  177
- Charging System Light
  179
- Brake System Warning Light
  180
- Voltmeter Gage
  180
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  181
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
  182
- Traction off Light
  182
- Transmission Temperature Gage
  183
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
  184
- Oil Pressure Gage
  186
- Security Light
  187
- Cruise Control Light
  188
- Fuel Gage
  188
- Tow/Haul Mode Light
  188
- Low Fuel Warning Light
  189
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  190
  - Select Button
    190
  - Trip Information Button
    191
  - Fuel Information Button
    192
  - Personalization Button
    193
  - Automatic Locking
    195
  - Automatic Unlocking
    195
  - Perimeter Lighting
    196
  - Remote Lock Feedback
    196
  - Remote Unlock Feedback
    197
  - Curb View Assist
    198
  - Display Language
    199
- DIC Warnings and Messages
  199
  - Battery Not Charging
    201
  - Service Air Bag
    201
  - Service Brake System
    201
  - Service Brake Booster
    202
  - Transmission Hot
    204
  - Trans Hot Idle Engine
    204
  - Driver Door Ajar
    204
  - Passenger Door Ajar
    205
  - Left Rear Door Ajar
    205
  - Stability Sys Active
    205
  - Service Stability
    206
  - Stability Sys Disabled
    206
  - Traction Active
    206
- Audio System
  207
- Setting the Time
  207
- Radio with Cassette and CD
  208
  - Playing the Radio
    209
  - Finding a Station
    210
  - Setting Preset Stations
    211
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    212
  - Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    213
  - Rds Messages
    214
  - Radio Messages
    215
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    218
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    220
  - CD Adapter Kits
    220
  - Playing a Compact Disc
    221
  - Compact Disc Messages
    222
- Rear Seat Entertainment System
  223
  - Playing a Disc
    224
  - Ejecting a Disc
    225
  - DVD Messages
    225
  - Video Screen
    226
  - Remote Control
    226
  - Battery Replacement
    228
  - Stereo RCA Jacks
    230
  - Audio Output
    231
- Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
  234
  - Rear Seat Audio Controls
    234
- CD Changer
  236
  - Compact Disc Changer Errors
    238
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
  238
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls
  239
- DVD Distortion
  239
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  240
- Understanding Radio Reception
  240
- Care of Your CD and DVD Player
  241
- Care of Your CD Changer
  241
- Care of Your Cds and Dvds
  241
- Cleaning the Video Screen
  242
- Diversity Antenna System
  242
- XMTM Satellite Radio Antenna System
  242
Driving Your Vehicle Section

244
- Driving Your Vehicle
  244
- Defensive Driving
  245
- Drunken Driving
  245
- Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle
  245
- Control of a Vehicle
  248
- Braking
  249
  - Anti-Lock Brake System
    250
  - Using Anti-Lock
    251
  - Braking in Emergencies
    251
- Road Sensing Suspension
  252
  - Traction Control Operation
    253
- Steering
  255
  - Steering in Emergencies
    256
- Off-Road Recovery
  257
- Passing
  257
- Loss of Control
  259
- Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle off Paved Roads
  260
  - Before You Go Off-Roading
    260
  - Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    261
  - Environmental Concerns
    262
  - Traveling to Remote Areas
    262
  - Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    262
  - Scanning the Terrain
    263
  - Driving on Off-Road Hills
    264
  - Approaching a Hill
    265
  - Driving Uphill
    266
  - Driving Downhill
    268
  - Driving Across an Incline
    270
  - Stalling on an Incline
    271
  - Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    272
  - Driving in Water
    273
  - After Off-Road Driving
    273
- Driving at Night
  274
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  275
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    277
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    277
- City Driving
  278
- Freeway Driving
  279
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  280
- Highway Hypnosis
  281
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  281
- Winter Driving
  283
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    283
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    285
- If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  287
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    287
  - Using the Recovery Hooks
    288
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  290
- Towing
  290
- Towing Your Vehicle
  290
- Loading Your Vehicle
  291
  - Automatic Level Control
    292
- Towing a Trailer
  293
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    294
  - Weight of the Trailer
    296
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    297
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    297
  - Safety Chains
    298
  - Trailer Brakes
    298
  - Driving with a Trailer
    299
  - Following Distance
    299
  - Making Turns
    300
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    300
  - Driving on Grades
    300
  - Parking on Hills
    301
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    301
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    301
- Trailer Recommendations
  293
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

304
- Service and Appearance Care
  304
- Service
  306
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    307
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    307
- Fuel
  308
  - Gasoline Octane
    308
- Gasoline Specifications
  308
  - California Fuel
    309
  - Additives
    309
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    309
  - Filling Your Tank
    310
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    312
- Checking Things under the Hood
  313
  - Hood Release
    313
  - Engine Oil
    316
    
    Checking Engine Oil
    317
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    318
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    319
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    320
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    321
    
    Engine Air Cleanedfilter
    322
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    324
    
    How to Check
    324
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    325
    
    How to Add Fluid
    326
  - Engine Coolant
    327
    
    What to Use
    328
    
    Checking Coolant
    329
    
    Adding Coolant
    330
  - 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 Surge Tank
    335
    
    Engine Fan Noise
    339
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    340
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    340
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    340
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    341
  - Brakes
    342
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    343
    
    What to Add
    343
    
    Brake Wear
    344
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    345
    
    Brake Adjustment
    345
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    345
  - Battery
    345
  - Vehicle Storage
    346
  - Jump Starting
    346
- All-Wheel Drive
  352
  - How to Check Lubricant
    352
- Rear Axle
  354
  - When to Check Lubricant
    354
- Headlamp Aiming
  355
  - Headlamp Horizontal Aiming
    356
  - Headlamp Vertical Aiming
    357
- Bulb Replacement
  359
  - High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting
    359
  - Halogen Bulbs
    359
  - Headlamps
    360
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime Running Lamps
    363
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    364
  - Taillamps
    364
  - Replacement Bulbs
    366
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  367
- Tires
  368
  - When to Check
    369
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    369
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    371
  - Buying New Tires
    371
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    373
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    373
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    374
  - Wheel Replacement
    375
  - Tire Chains
    376
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    377
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    377
    
    Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    378
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    382
    
    Storing a Flat or Spare Tire, Jack and Tools
    388
  - Spare Tire
    392
- Appearance Care
  393
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    393
    
    Speaker Covers
    395
    
    Glass Surfaces
    395
  - Care of Safety Belts
    395
  - Weatherstrips
    395
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    396
    
    Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    397
    
    Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    397
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    397
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    398
  - Finish Damage
    398
  - Underbody Maintenance
    398
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    399
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    399
  - GM Vehicle Carelappearance Materials
    400
- Vehicle Identification
  401
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    401
  - Engine Identification
    401
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    401
- Electrical System
  402
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    402
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    402
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    402
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    403
    
    Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    403
    
    Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    406
    
    Underhood Fuse Block
    407
- Capacities and Specifications
  412
  - Wheels and Tires
    413
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  414
Maintenance Schedule 6

416
- Maintenance Requirements
  417
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  417
- How this Section Is Organized
  418
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  419
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  419
- Scheduled Maintenance
  420
  - Engine Oil and Chassis Lubrication Scheduled Maintenance
    420
- At each Fuel Fill
  425
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  425
- At Least Twice a Year
  426
- At Least Once a Year
  427
  - Body Lubrication Service
    427
  - Starter Switch Check
    427
  - Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control System Check
    427
  - Ignition Transmission Lock Check
    428
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    428
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  429
- Exhaust System Inspection
  429
- Fuel System Inspection
  429
- Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  429
- Steering and Suspension Inspection
  429
- Brake System Inspection
  430
- Transfer Case and Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) Inspection
  430
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  431
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  433
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

436
- Customer Assistance Information
  436
- Customer Assistance Information
  437
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  437
- Online Owner Center
  438
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  439
- Customer Assistance off Ices
  439
- GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
  440
- Roadside Service
  440
- Courtesy Transportation
  442
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    442
  - Transportation Options
    442
  - Courtesy Rental Vehicle
    443
  - Additional Program Information
    443
- Reporting Safety Defects
  444
- Government
  456
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  456
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
  456

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