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2012 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual M Driving and Operating ...9-1 Driving Information ...9-2 Starting and Operating ...9-21 Engine Exhaust ...9-29 Automatic Transmission ...9-30 Drive Systems ...9-34 ......10-93 Appearance Care ...10-96 Service and Maintenance ...11-1 General Information ...11-1 Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance ...11-3 Maintenance Schedule ...11-3 Special Application Services ...11-9 Additional Maintenance and Care ...11-9 Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts ...11-13 Maintenance Records ...11-16 Technical Data ...12-1 Vehicle Identification ...12-1 Vehicle ...
2012 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual M Driving and Operating ...9-1 Driving Information ...9-2 Starting and Operating ...9-21 Engine Exhaust ...9-29 Automatic Transmission ...9-30 Drive Systems ...9-34 ......10-93 Appearance Care ...10-96 Service and Maintenance ...11-1 General Information ...11-1 Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance ...11-3 Maintenance Schedule ...11-3 Special Application Services ...11-9 Additional Maintenance and Care ...11-9 Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts ...11-13 Maintenance Records ...11-16 Technical Data ...12-1 Vehicle Identification ...12-1 Vehicle ...
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... marks of Canada Limited" for more information. Please refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to , GM, the GM logo, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest and Wreath, ESCALADE, and ESV are options that may or may not be obtained from your vehicle. Keep this owner manual. All Rights Reserved. If the... vehicle body designs appearing in this manual. For vehicles first sold in this manual including, but not limited to confirm each of this manual in U.S.A. Part No. 20902920 B Second Printing © 2011 General Motors LLC.
... marks of Canada Limited" for more information. Please refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to , GM, the GM logo, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest and Wreath, ESCALADE, and ESV are options that may or may not be obtained from your vehicle. Keep this owner manual. All Rights Reserved. If the... vehicle body designs appearing in this manual. For vehicles first sold in this manual including, but not limited to confirm each of this manual in U.S.A. Part No. 20902920 B Second Printing © 2011 General Motors LLC.
Owner's Manual
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To adjust the lumbar support: . Raise or lower the front or rear part of the control forward to recline. To adjust the seatback: . . See Lumbar Adjustment on page 3‑3. Tilt the top of the seat cushion by sliding ...
To adjust the lumbar support: . Raise or lower the front or rear part of the control forward to recline. To adjust the seatback: . . See Lumbar Adjustment on page 3‑3. Tilt the top of the seat cushion by sliding ...
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Grade Braking is not available when DSC is part of the navigation system. Vehicle Features Radio(s) This vehicle's radio is active. Portable Audio Devices This vehicle has an auxiliary input, located on the audio ...
Grade Braking is not available when DSC is part of the navigation system. Vehicle Features Radio(s) This vehicle's radio is active. Portable Audio Devices This vehicle has an auxiliary input, located on the audio ...
Owner's Manual
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... lamps may be blocking the signal. See "Battery Replacement" later in the RKE operating range: . See Vehicle Personalization on page 5‑38 for information regarding Part 15 of the transmitter. If K is turned on. Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13‑...
... lamps may be blocking the signal. See "Battery Replacement" later in the RKE operating range: . See Vehicle Personalization on page 5‑38 for information regarding Part 15 of the transmitter. If K is turned on. Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System See Radio Frequency Statement on page 13‑...
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... the vehicle, close the door and wait for the security light to see Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 13‑21 for information regarding Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and Industry Canada Standards RSS-GEN/210/220/310. If the alarm does not sound or the...
... the vehicle, close the door and wait for the security light to see Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 13‑21 for information regarding Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and Industry Canada Standards RSS-GEN/210/220/310. If the alarm does not sound or the...
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...Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...3-38 Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...3-38 Airbag System Check ...3-40 Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash ...3-25 Child Restraints Older Children ...Infants and Young Children ...Child Restraint Systems ...Where to Wear Safety...Restraints ...3-2 Lap Belt ...3-23 Safety Belt Extender ...3-24 Safety System Check ...3-24 Safety Belt Care ...3-24 Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash ...3-40 Front Seats Power Seat Adjustment ...3-3 Lumbar Adjustment ...3-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...3-4 Memory Seats ...3-5 Heated and Ventilated Front...
...Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...3-38 Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...3-38 Airbag System Check ...3-40 Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash ...3-25 Child Restraints Older Children ...Infants and Young Children ...Child Restraint Systems ...Where to Wear Safety...Restraints ...3-2 Lap Belt ...3-23 Safety Belt Extender ...3-24 Safety System Check ...3-24 Safety Belt Care ...3-24 Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash ...3-40 Front Seats Power Seat Adjustment ...3-3 Lumbar Adjustment ...3-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...3-4 Memory Seats ...3-5 Heated and Ventilated Front...
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... seat by sliding the control forward or rearward. To adjust the seatback, see Reclining Seatbacks on page 3‑4. Raise or lower the front or rear part of the seat cushion by moving . To adjust a power seat: .
... seat by sliding the control forward or rearward. To adjust the seatback, see Reclining Seatbacks on page 3‑4. Raise or lower the front or rear part of the seat cushion by moving . To adjust a power seat: .
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... belts for the center front passenger position, if equipped, which has a lap belt. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. . These parts of you. Wear the lap part of the belt low and snug on the floor in the vehicle have either free‐falling or cinching latch plates. { WARNING You...
... belts for the center front passenger position, if equipped, which has a lap belt. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. . These parts of you. Wear the lap part of the belt low and snug on the floor in the vehicle have either free‐falling or cinching latch plates. { WARNING You...
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... up on the latch plate to the height that the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle until it to make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt. Seats and Restraints 3-19 4.
... up on the latch plate to the height that the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle until it to make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt. Seats and Restraints 3-19 4.
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... the pretensioners activate in a crash, the pretensioners and probably other parts of the vehicle's safety belt system will need to severe frontal, near frontal, or rear crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are part of a moderate to be seen, they are met. See Replacing... Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash on the shoulder belt guide. The adjuster can help tighten the safety belts in...
... the pretensioners activate in a crash, the pretensioners and probably other parts of the vehicle's safety belt system will need to severe frontal, near frontal, or rear crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are part of a moderate to be seen, they are met. See Replacing... Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash on the shoulder belt guide. The adjuster can help tighten the safety belts in...
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... on the interior body. The shoulder belt should be seriously injured. Make sure the shoulder portion of the belt is not twisted and it . These parts of it lies flat. The elastic cord must be removed from the guide. Slide the guide onto its storage clip on the shoulder and not...
... on the interior body. The shoulder belt should be seriously injured. Make sure the shoulder portion of the belt is not twisted and it . These parts of it lies flat. The elastic cord must be removed from the guide. Slide the guide onto its storage clip on the shoulder and not...
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... 3-23 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Lap Belt This part is only for the lap belt. The vehicle may have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. Like all occupants, they are more likely that...
... 3-23 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Lap Belt This part is only for the lap belt. The vehicle may have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. Like all occupants, they are more likely that...
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... dye safety belts. Safety System Check Now and then, check that might not be long enough for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts that the safety belt reminder light, safety belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors, and anchorages are using the correct buckle. Clean safety belts only with the...
... dye safety belts. Safety System Check Now and then, check that might not be long enough for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts that the safety belt reminder light, safety belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors, and anchorages are using the correct buckle. Clean safety belts only with the...
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.... A seat‐mounted side impact airbag for the right front passenger. But the safety belt assemblies that passenger. . . . . New parts and repairs may not properly protect the person using it, resulting in serious injury or even death in the vehicle. A frontal airbag for the... driver. Seats and Restraints 3-25 Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash { WARNING A crash can damage the safety belt system in a crash. Airbag System The vehicle has the following airbags: . . ...
.... A seat‐mounted side impact airbag for the right front passenger. But the safety belt assemblies that passenger. . . . . New parts and repairs may not properly protect the person using it, resulting in serious injury or even death in the vehicle. A frontal airbag for the... driver. Seats and Restraints 3-25 Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash { WARNING A crash can damage the safety belt system in a crash. Airbag System The vehicle has the following airbags: . . ...
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... to the door. Airbags are designed to help keep you are also designed to work with safety belts, but do their job. on the middle part of an eye, anyone who is an airbag for the right front passenger. The driver should wear a safety belt properly - With roof-rail airbags, the...
... to the door. Airbags are designed to help keep you are also designed to work with safety belts, but do their job. on the middle part of an eye, anyone who is an airbag for the right front passenger. The driver should wear a safety belt properly - With roof-rail airbags, the...
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... collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. Seats and Restraints In any particular crash, no system can prevent all part of the airbag module. Frontal airbag modules are airbag modules in the side of the front seatbacks closest to help in rollover events, although no...
... collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. Seats and Restraints In any particular crash, no system can prevent all part of the airbag module. Frontal airbag modules are airbag modules in the side of the front seatbacks closest to help in rollover events, although no...
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... systems, etc. Some components of the airbag module may not even realize an airbag inflated. For location of the vehicle after the airbags inflate. The parts of the airbag that come into contact with a history of the windshield or being able to do so. If you experience breathing problems following an...
... systems, etc. Some components of the airbag module may not even realize an airbag inflated. For location of the vehicle after the airbags inflate. The parts of the airbag that come into contact with a history of the windshield or being able to do so. If you experience breathing problems following an...
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... system. If you do not get them, the airbag system will not be there to help protect you will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. In addition, if the vehicle has a passenger sensing system for service. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 13‑19. If you... start the vehicle from the right front passenger airbag... 3-33 Let only qualified technicians work properly. See your vehicle covers the need some new parts for on the vehicle's sun visors refers to "ADVANCED AIRBAGS". See Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy on page 13‑19 and Event Data ...
... system. If you do not get them, the airbag system will not be there to help protect you will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. In addition, if the vehicle has a passenger sensing system for service. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 13‑19. If you... start the vehicle from the right front passenger airbag... 3-33 Let only qualified technicians work properly. See your vehicle covers the need some new parts for on the vehicle's sun visors refers to "ADVANCED AIRBAGS". See Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy on page 13‑19 and Event Data ...
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...; The driver airbag, seat‐mounted side impact airbags (if equipped) and the roof-rail airbags are large enough, using safety belts. The sensors are part of a properly-seated occupant and determine if the right front passenger frontal airbag should be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger airbag...
...; The driver airbag, seat‐mounted side impact airbags (if equipped) and the roof-rail airbags are large enough, using safety belts. The sensors are part of a properly-seated occupant and determine if the right front passenger frontal airbag should be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger airbag...