Cadillac 2015 Escalade - General Information

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Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-8087695) -
2015 - CRC - 12/4/14
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 10-7
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-11
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-24
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-25
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-26
Windscreen
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Front Indicator Lamps . . . . . . 10-27
Number Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-27
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block (Left) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
(Right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Wheels and Tyres
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
All-Season Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Winter Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Low-Profile Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
All-Terrain Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Tyre Pressure for
High-Speed Operation . . . . 10-43
Tyre Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Tyre Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Tyre Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Tyre Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
When It Is Time for New
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Buying New Tyres . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
Different Size Tyres and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Wheel Alignment and Tyre
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52