2004 Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-6 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-8 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-28 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-48 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-61 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Windows ................................................. 2-25 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-27 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-29 Mirrors .................................................... 2-43 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-48 HomeLink® Transmitter ............................. 2-50 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-54 Sunroof .................................................. 2-72 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-73 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-24 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-33 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-49 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-67 M Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-46 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Checking Things Under the Hood ................. 5-8 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-48 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-49 Front Axle ............................................... 5-50 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-51 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-55 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-62 Tires ...................................................... 5-63 Appearance Care ................................... 5-102 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-110 Electrical System .................................... 5-111 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-120 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Index ................................................................ 1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual 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 name ESCALADE are registered trademarks and the name EXT is a trademark 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 further 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. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find that pictures and words work together to explain things. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual, and the page number where you will find it. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. S2418 A First Edition ii © Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/23/03 All Rights Reserved Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you 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 "Don't," "Don't do this" or "Don't 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 don't, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, 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: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice will tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you 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. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. · · · · · · · 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 you may find on your vehicle: v NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Top Strap ....................................................1-38 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-39 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-40 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System .........................................1-42 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ...................................................1-42 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................................1-44 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-48 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-50 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-52 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-53 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-54 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ...1-54 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-56 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-60 Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ....................................................1-60 Restraint System Check ..................................1-61 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-61 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ......................................................1-62 Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Head Restraints .............................................1-5 Rear Seats .......................................................1-6 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6 Safety Belts .....................................................1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-14 Driver Position ..............................................1-14 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-21 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-22 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-22 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults .......................................1-25 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-27 Child Restraints .............................................1-28 Older Children ..............................................1-28 Infants and Young Children ............................1-30 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-34 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-37 1-1 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 1-4. 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 2-73 for more information. 1-2 Power Lumbar You can increase or decrease lumbar support in an area of the lower seatback. 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 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 2-73 for more information. 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. 1-3 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. Reclining Seatbacks Your vehicle's front seatbacks have a recline feature which is described earlier. See Power Seats on page 1-2. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 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't do their job when you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can't 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 ...