Cadillac 2003 Escalade Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................... 1-1

Front Seats

............................................... 1-3

Rear Seats

............................................... 1-8

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-28

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-51

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

......... 1-76

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-90

Features and Controls

..................................... 2-1

Keys

........................................................ 2-3

Doors and Locks

....................................... 2-8

Windows

................................................. 2-16

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-18

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-20

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-33

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-38

HomeLink

®

Transmitter

............................. 2-40

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-44

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-49

Vehicle Personalization

............................. 2-50

Instrument Panel

............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview

.......................... 3-4

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-24

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators

......... 3-34

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-51

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-70

Driving Your Vehicle

....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

..... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-50

Service and Appearance Care

.......................... 5-1

Service

..................................................... 5-3

Fuel

......................................................... 5-4

Checking Things Under the Hood

............... 5-10

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-50

Rear Axle

............................................... 5-51

Front Axle

............................................... 5-52

Headlamp Aiming

..................................... 5-53

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 5-57

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-65

Tires

...................................................... 5-66

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-94

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 5-102

Electrical System

.................................... 5-102

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-112

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

...... 5-114

Maintenance Schedule

..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule

................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance Information

.................... 7-1

Customer Assistance Information

.................. 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-10

Index

................................................................ 1

2003 Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC,

the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath and the name

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 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.

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Part No. S2234 A First Edition

©

Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/24/02

Canadian Owners

You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your

dealer or from:

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P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

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’ll 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’s an alphabetical list of what’s

in the manual, and the page number where you’ll ﬁnd it.

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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.

{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.

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.”

iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this book you will ﬁnd these notices:

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.

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:

• 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 vehicle symbols you may ﬁnd on your vehicle:

v

✍ NOTES

vi

Front Seats ......................................................1-3

Power Seats ..................................................1-3

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4

Heated Seats .................................................1-5

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6

Head Restraints .............................................1-7

Rear Seats .......................................................1-8

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8

Heated Seats ...............................................1-10

60/40 Split Bench Seat ..................................1-10

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 ..............................................1-34

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-41

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-42

Center Passenger Position .............................1-42

Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-44

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children

and Small Adults .......................................1-47

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-50

Child Restraints .............................................1-51

Older Children ..............................................1-51

Infants and Young Children ............................1-53

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-57

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-60

Top Strap ....................................................1-61

Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-63

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-65

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the

LATCH System .........................................1-67

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside

Seat Position ............................................1-67

Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear

Seat Position ............................................1-70

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front

Seat Position ............................................1-72

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-1

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ..............1-76

Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-78

When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate? ....................1-81

What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate? .....................1-82

How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-82

What Will You See After an Air Bag Inﬂates? .......1-83

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-85

Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-89

Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-90

Restraint System Check ..................................1-90

Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-90

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a

Crash ......................................................1-91

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-2

Front Seats

Power Seats

Horizontal Control: You can adjust your vehicle’s front

seats with the horizontal control located on the

outboard edge of each front seat.

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.

Moving the whole control up or down raises or lowers

the entire seat cushion.

Vertical Control: You can use the vertical control to

adjust the angle of the seatback. Move the reclining

seatback forward or rearward by moving the top of the

control toward the front or toward the rear of the

vehicle.

For information on the reclining seatbacks, see

Reclining

Seatbacks on page 1-6

.

Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows

seat settings to be saved and recalled. See

Memory

Seat on page 2-50

for more information.

1-3

Power Lumbar

You can increase or

decrease lumbar support

in an area of the lower

seatback.

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 2-50

for more information.

1-4

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 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.

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

.

1-5

Reclining Seatbacks

Your vehicle’s front seatbacks have a recline feature

which is described earlier. See

Power Seats on

page 1-3

.

But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

{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.

1-6

Head Restraints

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.

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.

1-7

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 1-10

.

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.

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.

1-8

To operate the easy entry seat, do the following:

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.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback isn’t 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 won’t 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1-10

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 pull the seat

cushion up. Then fold it

forward.

3. Escalade: Pull the seatback forward and fold it

down until it is ﬂat.

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.

1-11

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:

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.

Returning the Seats to an Upright

Position

{CAUTION:

If the seatback isn’t 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 won’t 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.

1-12

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.

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.

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.

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Unfolding the Seatbacks

{CAUTION:

If the seatback isn’t 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.

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.

2. Push forward on the seatback to make sure it is

locked into position.

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