Cadillac 2010 Escalade EXT Automobile User Manual


 
Section 7 Service and Appearance Care
Service ...... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 7-4
Accessories and Modifications ..... .. . .. .. . .. .. . 7-4
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... .. .. .. .. .. 7-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 7-5
Doing Your Own Service Work .... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 7-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ............. ........... .......... ...... 7-6
Fuel ........... ......... ........ .......... ....... .... 7-6
Gasoline Octane ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 7-7
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 7-7
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 7-7
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 7-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ........... ....... ....... 7-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 7-9
Filling the Tank .... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 7-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ..... . .. .. . .. .. 7-12
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Hood Release ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. . 7-13
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 7-14
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 7-15
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 7-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... .. .... ... ... ... .. 7-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid ..... ..... .... .... 7-22
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 7-26
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 7-27
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 7-33
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..... .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 7-35
Engine Fan Noise ..... .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 7-35
Power Steering Fluid ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 7-36
Windshield Washer Fluid .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 7-37
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 7-38
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 7-41
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 7-42
All-Wheel Drive ..... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... .. 7-47
Rear Axle ..... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. . 7-48
Front Axle .......... ........ .......... ....... ...... 7-49
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 7-50
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 7-53
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting .... . . . . 7-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 7-53
License Plate Lamp ............ .......... ...... 7-55
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 7-55
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