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Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2012
5-30
Instruments and Controls
ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE
ENGINE
Notice:
If you drive the vehicle
while the engine is overheating,
severe engine damage may
occur. If an overheat warning
appears on the instrument panel
cluster and/or DIC, stop the
vehicle as soon as possible.
See
Engine Overheating on
page 10
‑
20
for more information.
This message displays when the
engine coolant temperature is too
hot. Stop and allow the vehicle to
idle until it cools down. See
Engine
Coolant Temperature Gauge on
page 5
‑
12
.
See
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode on page 10
‑
22
for
information on driving to a safe
place in an emergency.
ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP
ENGINE
Notice:
If you drive the vehicle
while the engine is overheating,
severe engine damage may
occur. If an overheat warning
appears on the instrument panel
cluster and/or DIC, stop the
vehicle as soon as possible.
See
Engine Overheating on
page 10
‑
20
for more information.
This message displays and a chime
sounds if the engine cooling system
reaches unsafe temperatures for
operation. Stop and turn off the
vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so
to avoid severe damage. This
message clears when the engine
has cooled to a safe operating
temperature.
Engine Oil Messages
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
This message displays when the
engine oil needs to be changed.
When you change the engine oil, be
sure to reset the CHANGE ENGINE
OIL SOON message. See
Engine
Oil Life System on page 10
‑
10
for
information on how to reset the
message. See
Engine Oil on
page 10
‑
8
and
Maintenance
Schedule on page 11
‑
3
for more
information.
ENGINE OIL HOT IDLE
ENGINE
This message displays when the
engine oil becomes hotter than the
normal operating temperature. Stop
and allow the vehicle to idle until it
cools down. See
Engine Coolant
Temperature Gauge on page 5
‑
12
.