Cadillac 2002 Escalade User manual

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The 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner’s Manual

1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems

This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the air bag system.

2-1 Features and Controls

This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.

3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.

4-1 Your Driving and the Road

Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.

5-1 Problems on the Road

This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.

6-1 Service and Appearance Care

Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.

7-1 Maintenance Schedule

This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.

8-1 Customer Assistance Information

This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.

It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8

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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.

We support voluntary

technician certification.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a

French Language Manual:

Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous

procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez

votre concessionaire ou au:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

Litho in U.S.A. Copyright General Motors Corporation 10/15/01

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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 quickly.

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.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this book you will find these notices:

NOTICE:

These mean there is something that could damage

your vehicle.

In the notice area, we 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 may be equipped with 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 in the Index:

“Engine Compartment Overview”

“Instrument Panel”

“Comfort Controls”

“Audio Systems”

Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index.

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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle:

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also

learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.

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-2 Seats and Seat Controls

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-10 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

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-14 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About

Safety Belts

-- and the Answers

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-15 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

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-16 Driver Position

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-23 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

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-24 Right Front Passenger Position

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-24 Air Bag Systems

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-33 Rear Seat Passengers

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-35 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for

Children and Small Adults

1-38 Center Passenger Position

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-39 Children

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-43 Restraint Systems for Children

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-56 Older Children

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-59 Safety Belt Extender

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-59 Checking Your Restraint Systems

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-60 Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash

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Seats and Seat Controls

This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust

them, and fold them up and down. It also tells you about

reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.

Power Seats

Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the seat

cushion by raising or lowering the forward edge of the

control. Move the seat forward or rearward by moving

the whole control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.

Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by raising or

lowering the rear edge of the control.

Moving the whole control up or down raises or lowers

the entire seat cushion.

To learn how to adjust the vertical control for the

seatback angle, see “Reclining Front Seatbacks”

later in this section

Power Lumbar Control

Your vehicle’s power

lumbar controls are

located near the power

seat controls.

You can increase or decrease lumbar support in an area

of the lower seatback with the lumber controls.

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.

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Memory Seat and Memory Mirrors

The memory function controls are located on the

driver’s door trim panel.

For this function to work, it must be enabled/configured

in the Secondary Information Center (SIC).

See “Secondary Information Center” in the Index

for more information.

These buttons are used to program and recall the

memory settings for the driver’s seat and both

the driver’s and the passenger’s outside mirrors.

The seat and mirror positions can be personalized

for both driver 1 and driver 2. Driver 1 or driver 2

corresponds to the memory buttons labeled 1 and 2

on the control.

The memory function does not store the lumbar or

back support positions.

To set your memory seat and mirrors do the following:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat and both outside mirrors to

the desired position.

2. Press and hold the 1 or 2 (driver 1 or 2) button of the

memory control for three seconds. When you hear a

chime ring two times, the memory position is stored.

To do the same thing for a second driver, follow the

preceding steps, but press the other number of the

memory control. The memory feature only works when

the transmission is in PARK (P).

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To recall memory seat and mirror positions, make sure

your vehicle is in PARK (P), then press the 1 or 2 button

of the memory control. You will hear a chime ring one

time to let you know the setting has been selected.

The memory seat and mirror positions can also be

programmed to work with the keyless entry system.

See “SIC” in the Index for more information.

Memory Driver Seat Exit

For this function to work, it must be enabled in the SIC.

See “Secondary Information Center” in the Index for

more information.

When this feature is active, it will automatically

(if programmed in the SIC) or manually (when the EXIT

button is pressed) move the driver’s seat to a stored exit

position, making it it easier to leave the vehicle.

To store the seat exit position for driver 1 or driver 2,

do the following:

1. Select the desired driver number by pressing

the 1 or 2 button.

2. Move the seat to the desired position.

3. Press and hold the EXIT button of the memory

control for three seconds. When you hear a chime

ring two times, the exit position is stored for the

identified driver (driver 1 or 2).

To use the exit feature, do one of the following:

Press the EXIT button on the memory control.

Or, if you have this feature enabled (active) in the

secondary information center, then removing the

key from the ignition will cause the seat to move to

the preset exit position without having to press the

EXIT button.

See “Secondary Information Center” in the Index for

more information.

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Memory Seat and Outside Rearview Mirror Recall

You can program your keyless entry transmitter to recall

seat and mirror settings for up to two drivers. Once a

transmitter is programmed, press the UNLOCK button

to recall the seat and mirror settings.

To program a transmitter do the following:

1. Press and hold the desired button 1 or 2 on the

memory controls.

2. Press UNLOCK on the keyless entry transmitter that

corresponds with the specific memory button 1 or 2

pressed in Step 1.

That transmitter will now correspond with the memory

button 1 or 2 and the memory settings that are set for

that number.

Your vehicle comes with two keyless entry transmitters.

The other transmitter may be programmed by following

these steps using the other memory button.

Heated Front Seats

The button for the

driver’s side heated seat

is located on the driver’s

side door panel.

The button for the passenger’s side heated seat is located

on the passenger’s side door panel. The ignition must be

in RUN for this feature to operate.

To activate the heated seats, press the button once for

the HI (high) heat setting. Press the button again for the

LO (low) heat setting. To turn off the heated seats, press

the button a third time. An indicator light near the button

will illuminate for each heat setting any time the heated

seats are operating.

The heated front seats will be canceled after the ignition

is turned to OFF. If you still want to use the heated front

seat feature after you restart your vehicle, you will need

to press the heated seat button again.

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Reclining Front Seatbacks

Your vehicle’s front seatbacks have a recline feature.

Vertical Control: You can use the vertical control to

adjust the angle of the seatback. Move the reclining

front seatback forward or rearward by moving the

control toward the front or toward the rear of the vehicle.

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.

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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.

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Rear Seats

The rear seat is a 60/40 split rear seat that can be folded

to give you more cargo space and access to the folding

midgate. See “Midgate” in the Index for more

information on operation of the folding midgate.

To fold either side of the seat do the following:

1. Push the rear head restraints all the way down.

Driver’s Side

2. Place the seat belt

buckles through the

loops/pockets on the

seatbacks. This way,

the seat belts will be

easy to access when

the seats are returned

to the upright position.

Passenger’s Side

3. Pull the seat loop

located where the

seatback and seat

cushion meet. The seat

will release and allow

you to tilt it toward the

front of the vehicle.

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4. Grasp the seatback and pull it toward the front of the

vehicle. Push it down until it is flat. You may have to

move the front seats forward slightly to do this.

5. Repeat the procedure for the other side.

To return the seats to the normal position, pull the

seatback up and fold the seat cushion down.

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.

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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts

properly. It also tells you some things you should not do

with safety belts.

And it explains the air bag system.

CAUTION:

Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear

a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and

you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries

can be much worse. You can hit things inside the

vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously

injured or killed. In the same crash, you might

not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your

safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts

are fastened properly too.

CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,

inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,

people riding in these areas are more likely to be

seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people

to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not

equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure

everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a

safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light

that comes on as a reminder

to buckle up. See “Safety

Belt Reminder Light” in

the Index.

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In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to

wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.

You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have

a crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so

serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.

But most crashes are in between. In many of them,

people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk

away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt

or killed.

After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,

the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does

matter ... a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider

doesn’t stop.

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The person keeps going until stopped by something.

In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...

or the instrument panel ...

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or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.

You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,

and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why

safety belts make such good sense.

Here Are Questions Many People Ask

About Safety Belts

-- and the Answers

Q:

Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an

accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety

belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,

even if you’re upside down. And your chance of

being conscious during and after an accident, so

you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater

if you are belted.

Q: If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have

to wear safety belts?

A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will

be in most of them in the future. But they are

supplemental systems only; so they work with

safety belts

-- not instead of them. Every air bag

system ever offered for sale has required the use of

safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air

bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most

protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,

but especially in side and other collisions.

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