Cadillac 2006 Escalade EXT Automobile User Manual


 
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-33
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-45
Rear Axle .......................................................5-46
Front Axle ......................................................5-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-48
Headlamp Horizontal Aiming ...........................5-49
Headlamp Vertical Aiming ..............................5-50
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps ..................................................5-53
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps .............................5-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-57
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-58
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-59
Tires ..............................................................5-60
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-61
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-64
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-66
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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