2005 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-3 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-28 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-48 Airbag System ......................................... 1-72 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-86 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-16 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-18 Mirrors .................................................... 2-30 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-35 HomeLink® Transmitter ............................. 2-37 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-41 Sunroof .................................................. 2-45 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-46 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-22 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-31 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-49 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-69 M Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-53 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ............................................. 5-10 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-45 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-46 Front Axle ............................................... 5-47 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-48 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-51 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-59 Tires ...................................................... 5-60 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-99 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-107 Electrical System .................................... 5-108 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-119 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-12 Index ................................................................ 1 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the names ESCALADE ESCALADE/ESV are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is ever needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave the manual in the vehicle. How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Index A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05ESCALADE A First Edition ii © 2004 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Safety Warnings and Symbols There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Do Not," "Do Not do this" or "Do Not let this happen." {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this manual you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle's warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. If you need help figuring out a specific name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics: · · · · · · · Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Climate Controls in Section 3 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 Audio System(s) in Section 3 Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Center Passenger Position .............................1-41 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-42 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults .......................................1-45 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-47 Child Restraints .............................................1-48 Older Children ..............................................1-48 Infants and Young Children ............................1-50 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-54 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-57 Top Strap ....................................................1-58 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-60 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-62 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System .........................................1-64 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ............................................1-65 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position ............................................1-67 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................................1-68 Front Seats ......................................................1-3 Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-5 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6 Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Rear Seats .......................................................1-8 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8 Heated Seats ...............................................1-10 Heated and Cooled Seats ..............................1-10 60/40 Split Bench Seat ..................................1-11 50/50 Split Bench Seat ..................................1-13 Bench Seat ..................................................1-19 Bucket Seats ...............................................1-25 Safety Belts ...................................................1-28 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-28 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-32 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-33 Driver Position ..............................................1-33 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-40 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-41 1-1 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Restraint System Check ..................................1-86 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-86 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-87 Airbag System ...............................................1-72 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-74 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-77 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-78 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-78 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-79 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-80 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-85 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ....................................................1-86 1-2 Front Seats Power Seats Horizontal Control: This control adjusts the seat cushion. · Raise or lower the front of the seat by raising or lowering the forward edge of the control. Raise or lower the rear of the seat by raising or lowering the rear edge of the control. · Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the whole control toward the front or toward the rear of the vehicle. · Lower or raise the entire seat cushion by moving the whole control up or down. Vertical Control: This control adjusts the seatback. Move the reclining front seatback rearward or forward by moving the control toward the rear or toward the front of the vehicle. This adjusts the angle of the seatback. For more information on the reclining seatbacks, see Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-6. The power seat controls are located on the outboard edge of the front seats. Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory Seat on page 2-46 for more information. 1-3 Power Lumbar Your vehicle's seats may be equipped with power lumbar. You can increase or decrease lumbar support in an area of the lower seatback with this control, located on the outboard sides of the front seat(s). To increase support, press and hold the top of the control. To decrease support, press and hold the bottom of the control. Let go of the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support. Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory Seat on page 2-46 for more information. Heated Seats The buttons used to control this feature are located on the front doors. The engine must be running for the heated seat feature to work. To increase support, press and hold the front of the control. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the control. Let go of the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support. You can also reshape the side wing area of the lower seatback for more lateral support. To heat the entire seat, press the horizontal button with the heated seat symbol. Press the button to cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium and low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator lights will glow to designate the level of heat selected, three for high, two for medium, and one for low. 1-4 The low setting warms the seatback and cushion until the seat temperature is near body temperature. The medium and high settings heat the seatback and seat cushion to a slightly higher temperature. You will be able to feel heat in about two minutes. To heat only the seatback, press the vertical button with the heated seatback symbol. An indicator light on the seatback button will glow to designate that only the seatback is being heated. Additional presses of the seatback button will cycle through the heat levels for the seatback only. Press the horizontal button again to heat the whole seat. The heated front seats will shut off automatically when the ignition is turned off. Your vehicle also has heated rear seats. See Heated Seats on page 1-10. Heated and Cooled Seats Your vehicle may be equipped with this feature. The buttons used to control this feature are located on the instrument panel, under the radio. With the heated and cooled seats you can choose high, medium or low heat or cool settings. The seats will only operate either in the heat or cool mode; for example, you cannot cool the seat cushion while heating the seatback. An amber light will flash when a setting cannot be selected. 1-5 To operate the heated and cooled seats, do the following: 1. Press the red heat button (A) or the blue cool button (B). 2. Choose one of the following: Reclining Seatbacks Your vehicle's front seatbacks have a recline feature which is described earlier. See Power Seats on page 1-3. I (Seatback Only): This can only be used for the heat feature. Press this button to heat the seatback and cycle through the heat settings of high, medium, low and off. Red indicator lights will glow for each heat setting chosen: three lights for high, two for medium and one for low. A light in the button will also glow to indicate the seatback heat is on. Press this button to heat or cool the entire seat and cycle through the settings of high, medium, low and off. Red (for heat) or blue (for cool) indicator lights will glow for each setting chosen: three lights for high, two for medium and one for low. J (Entire Seat): But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-6 Head Restraints {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can not do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt can not do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can not do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. Pull straight up on the head restraint to raise it and push it down to lower it. 1-7 The front head restraints can also be tilted forward in addition to being slid up or down. To tilt either of the front head restraints do the following: Pull the head restraint toward you until you hear a click. Then let go. The head restraint will stay in this position unless you pull it forward more until another click is heard. There are four positions available: initial position, first click, second click, and third click. After the third position (three clicks) is reached, pulling the head restraint farther will release it back to the normal upright position. The rear head restraints can be slid up or down just as the front head restraints, but they do not tilt. Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation Entering or Exiting the Third Row Seats Escalade: To enter or exit the third row seat you must fold the second row seat down following the instructions later in this section. See "Folding the Seatback" under 60/40 Split Bench Seat on page 1-11. If you are exiting the third row seat with no assistance do the following: 1. Reach over the second row seat and pull up on the strap loop. Then pull the seat cushion up and push it forward. 2. Next, push the seatback forward until it is flat with the floor. 1-8 Be sure to return the seat to the passenger position when finished. Pull forward and push rearward on the seat to make sure it is locked in place. Escalade ESV: The passenger's side of the second row 60/40 or rear bucket seat has an easy entry/exit feature. This makes it easy to get in and out of the third row seat. To operate the easy entry seat, do the following: {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. {CAUTION: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. 1. Lift the release lever on the back of the seat, upward. 2. Tilt the seatback toward the front of the vehicle and the seat will release. 3. Pull (push if you are exiting the third row with no assistance) the seat forward until it stops. Be sure to return the seat to the passenger position when finished. Pull forward and push rearward on the seat to make sure it is locked in place. 1-9 Heated Seats If your vehicle has this feature, the buttons used to control this feature are located on the back of the center console. The engine must be running for the heated seat feature to work. Heated and Cooled Seats Your vehicle may be equipped with this feature. The buttons used to control this feature are located on the back of the center console. To heat the seat, press the button to cycle through the temperature settings of high and low. Press the button a third time to turn the feature off. An indicator light will glow for each heat setting when the feature is operating. The heated rear seats will shut off automatically when the ignition is turned off. With the heated and cooled seats you can choose high, medium or low heat or cool settings. The seats will only operate either in the heat or cool mode; for example, you cannot cool the seat cushion while heating the seatback. An amber light will flash when a setting cannot be selected. 1-10 To operate the heated and cooled seats, do the following: 1. Press the red heat button (A) or the blue cool button (B). 2. Choose one of the following: Folding the Seatbacks (60/40 Split Bench Seat) The rear seat may have a 60/40 split seat which may be folded down to create a load floor and give you more cargo space. On the Escalade, the rear seatbacks are equipped with rearward folding head restraints. When the seatback is being folded down, the head restraint will automatically fold rearward. To fold the rear seat, do the following: 1. Make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat. 2. Pull up on the strap loop located at the rear of the seat cushion and flip the seat cushion forward. I (Seatback Only): This can only be used for the heat feature. Press this button to heat the seatback and cycle through the heat settings of high, medium, low and off. Red indicator lights will glow for each heat setting chosen: three lights for high, two for medium and one for low. A light in the button will also glow to indicate the seatback heat is on. Press this button to heat or cool the entire seat and cycle through the settings of high, medium, low and off. Red (for heat) or blue (for cool) indicator lights will glow for each setting chosen: three lights for high, two for medium and one for low. J (Entire Seat): 60/40 Split Bench Seat If your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seatbacks can be folded to give you more cargo space. 3. Escalade: Pull the seatback forward and fold it down until it is flat. 1-11 Once the seatbacks are folded down, on Escalade ESV models only, the rear seat footwell area will be exposed and will have to be covered by the load floor panel(s). To create a load floor, do the following: Escalade ESV: On the passenger side of Escalade ESV models, the lever at the base of the seat must be pulled up to release the seatback. Pull the seatback forward and fold it down until it is flat. If the seatback cannot fold flat because it interferes with the cushion, try moving the front seat forward and/or bringing the front seatback more upright. 1. Release the panels from the seatbacks by pushing forward on the latches. 2. Then fold the panels back to cover the rear seat footwell area. 1-12 Returning the Seats to an Upright Position To return the seat to the upright position, do the following: 1. On Escalade ESV models, lift the load floor panels and latch them into the seatback. 2. Lift the seatback up and push it rearward all the way. 3. Lower the seat cushion until it latches into position. 4. Pull forward on the seatback and up on the seat cushion to make sure the seat is securely in place. 5. On Escalade models, return the head restraints to the upright position. 6. Check to see that the safety belt buckles on the driver's side seat are accessible to the outboard and center occupants and are not under the seat cushions. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. {CAUTION: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. 50/50 Split Bench Seat If your vehicle has a 50/50 split bench, the seatback(s) can be folded and the entire seat(s) tilted or removed from the vehicle. 1-13 Folding the Seatbacks To fold the seatbacks, do the following: 1. Pull up on the release lever labeled 1 located on the rear of the seatback, and push the seatback forward. To return the seatbacks to the passenger position, do the following: 1. Pull up on the release lever labeled 1 and then pull up on the seatback or the assist strap located on the outboard side of the seat until the seatback locks into the upright position. Unfolding the Seatbacks 2. Push forward on the seatback to make sure it is locked into position. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 1-14