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Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-7132796) -
2014 - CRC - 7/12/13
Vehicle Care
10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 10-9
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-12
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-17
Overheated Engine
Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-20
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-27
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-28
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-29
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Number Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-31
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Wheels and Tyres
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
All-Season Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Winter Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Summer Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
All-Terrain Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Tyre Pressure for
High-Speed Operation . . . . 10-44
Tyre Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Tyre Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45
Tyre Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Tyre Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
When It Is Time for New
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
Buying New Tyres . . . . . . . . . . 10-51
