Cadillac Escalade 2003 - Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under
the Hood ....................................................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-30
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-36
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-50
Rear Axle .......................................................5-51
Front Axle ......................................................5-52
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Headlamp Horizontal Aiming ...........................5-54
Headlamp Vertical Aiming ..............................5-55
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-57
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-57
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-57
Headlamps ..................................................5-58
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps .........................................5-62
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-63
Taillamps .....................................................5-63
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-64
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-65
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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