Cadillac 2009 ESCALADE EXT - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle .................................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-9
Filling the Tank ..............................................6-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-12
Hood Release ..............................................6-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-14
Engine Oil ...................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-21
Cooling System ............................................6-25
Engine Coolant .............................................6-26
Engine Overheating .......................................6-30
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................6-33
Engine Fan Noise .........................................6-33
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-34
Brakes ........................................................6-35
Battery ........................................................6-39
Jump Starting ...............................................6-40
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................6-45
Rear Axle .......................................................6-46
Front Axle ......................................................6-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-51
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............6-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps ...................................6-51
License Plate Lamp ......................................6-52
Replacement Bulbs .......................................6-53
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-53
Tires ..............................................................6-54
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-55
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-57
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-60
High-Speed Operation ...................................6-61
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
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