GMC Automobile 2008 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

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

Front Seats

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

Rear Seats

.............................................. 1-10

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-29

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-50

Airbag System

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

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-92

Features and Controls

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

Keys

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

Doors and Locks

...................................... 2-10

Windows

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

Theft-Deterrent Systems

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

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-24

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-41

Object Detection Systems

.......................... 2-48

OnStar

®

System

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

Universal Home Remote System

................ 2-53

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-60

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-64

Instrument Panel

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

Instrument Panel Overview

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

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-26

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-33

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-48

Audio System(s)

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

Driving Your Vehicle

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

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

..... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-41

Service and Appearance Care

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

Service

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

Fuel

......................................................... 5-5

Checking Things Under the Hood

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

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-45

Rear Axle

............................................... 5-46

Front Axle

............................................... 5-47

Headlamp Aiming

..................................... 5-48

Bulb Replacement

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

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-54

Tires

...................................................... 5-56

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-98

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 5-107

Electrical System

.................................... 5-108

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-115

Maintenance Schedule

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

Maintenance Schedule

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

Customer Assistance Information

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

Customer Assistance and Information

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

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-13

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

........... 7-15

Index

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

2008 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual M

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ESCALADE and ESV are registered trademarks of

General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it

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after that time without 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.

This manual describes features that may be available in

this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them.

For example, more than one entertainment system may

be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered

without a front passenger or rear seats.

Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

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A French language copy of this manual can be obtained

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Using this Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning to

end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle to learn

about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures

and words work together to explain things.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about the

vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an

alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the

page number where it can be found.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book. A

box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about things

that could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the

warning.

{CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt

you or other people.

We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help

avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.

If you do not, you or others could be hurt.

A circle with a slash

through it is a safety

symbol which means “Do

Not,” “Do Not do this”

or “Do Not let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

You will also ﬁnd notices in this manual.

Notice: These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the

vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered

by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly.

The notice tells 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.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that use

symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with

the text describing the operation or information

relating to a speciﬁc component, control, message,

gage, or indicator.

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Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Power Seats ..................................................1-2

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3

Heated Seats .................................................1-4

Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-5

Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals ....................1-6

Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-7

Head Restraints .............................................1-9

Center Seat .................................................1-10

Rear Seats .....................................................1-10

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

60/40 Split Bench Seat (Second Row) .............1-11

Bucket Seats (Second Row) ...........................1-17

Third Row Seat ............................................1-25

Safety Belts ...................................................1-29

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-29

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-34

Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-42

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-48

Lap Belt ......................................................1-48

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-49

Child Restraints .............................................1-50

Older Children ..............................................1-50

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

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

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

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children

(LATCH) ..................................................1-61

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat

Position ...................................................1-69

Securing a Child Restraint in the Center

Front Seat Position ....................................1-71

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

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

Airbag System ...............................................1-76

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-78

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate?

.....................1-81

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-83

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-83

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-84

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

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-90

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

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

Restraint System Check ..................................1-92

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-92

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-93

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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Front Seats

Power Seats

The power seat controls are located on the outboard

side of the front seats.

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the

control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by

moving the front of the control up or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by

moving the rear of the control up or down.

• Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire

control up or down.

The power reclining seatback control is located behind

the power seat control on the outboard side of the

seats. See Power Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-7.

Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seat

settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory

Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 1-6.

Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power

Recline, and Power Lumbar shown

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Power Lumbar

The controls used to operate the power lumbar feature

are located on the outboard side of the seats.

• To increase lumbar support, press and hold the

front of the control.

• To decrease lumbar support, press and hold the

rear of the control.

• To raise the height of the support, press and hold

the top of the control.

• To lower the height of the 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 has a memory function which allows seat

settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory

Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 1-6 for more

information.

Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as

it may during long trips, so should the position of

your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.

1-3

Heated Seats

If the front seats have the

heated seat feature, the

buttons used to control this

feature are located on

the climate control panel.

+ (Heated Seatback): To heat only the seatback,

press the top button with the heated seatback symbol.

This symbol will appear on the climate control display to

indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle

through the temperature settings of high, medium, and

low and to turn the heated seatback off. Indicator bars

next to the symbol designate the level of heat selected:

three for high, two for medium, and one for low.

z (Heated Seat and Seatback): To heat the entire

seat, press the bottom button with the heated seat and

seatback symbol.

This symbol will appear on the climate control display to

indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle

through the temperature settings of high, medium, and

low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator bars next to

the symbol designate the level of heat selected: three for

high, two for medium, and one for low.

The heated seats will be canceled ten seconds after the

ignition is turned off. If you want to use the heated

seat feature after you restart the vehicle, you will need

to press the appropriate heated seat button again.

If your vehicle has heated and cooled seats, see Heated

and Cooled Seats on page 1-5.

1-4

Heated and Cooled Seats

If the front seats have the

heated and cooled seat

feature, the buttons

used to control this feature

are located on the

climate control panel.

{ (Cooled Seat): To cool the entire seat, press the

button with the cooled seat symbol.

This symbol will appear on the climate control display to

indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle

through the temperature settings of high, medium, and

low and to turn the cooled seat off. Indicator bars next

to the symbol designate the level of cooling selected:

three for high, two for medium, and one for low.

+ (Heated Seatback): To heat only the seatback,

press the button with the heated seatback symbol.

This symbol will appear on the climate control display to

indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle

through the temperature settings of high, medium, and

low and to turn the heated seatback off. Indicator bars

next to the symbol designate the level of heat selected:

three for high, two for medium, and one for low.

z (Heated Seat and Seatback): To heat the entire

seat, press the button with the heated seat and seatback

symbol.

This symbol will appear on the climate control display to

indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle

through the temperature settings of high, medium, and

low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator bars next to

the symbol designate the level of heat selected: three for

high, two for medium, and one for low.

The heated and cooled seats will be canceled after the

ignition is turned off. If you want to use the heated

and cooled seat feature after you restart your vehicle,

you will need to press the appropriate seat button again.

1-5

Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals

Your vehicle has the memory package.

The controls for this feature

are located on the driver’s

door, and are used to

program and recall memory

settings for the driver’s

seat, outside mirrors, and

the adjustable throttle and

brake pedal feature, if your

vehicle has it.

To save your positions in memory, do the following:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback

recliner and lumbar, both outside mirrors, and the

throttle and brake pedals to a comfortable position.

See Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors on page 2-45

and Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on

page 2-28 for more information.

Not all mirrors will have the ability to save and

recall the mirror positions.

2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let you

know that the position has been stored.

A second seating, mirror, and throttle and brake pedal

position can be programmed by repeating the above

steps and pressing button 2.

To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be in

PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or button 2

corresponding to the desired driving position. The

seat, outside mirrors, and adjustable throttle and brake

pedals will move to the position previously stored.

You will hear a single beep.

If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter

your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature

is on, automatic seat, mirror, and adjustable pedal

movement will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL”

under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-61 for more

information.

To stop recall movement of the memory feature at any

time, press one of the power seat controls, memory

buttons, power mirror buttons, or adjustable pedal

switch.

If something has blocked the driver’s seat and/or the

adjustable pedals while recalling a memory position, the

driver’s seat and/or the adjustable pedals recall may

stop working. If this happens, remove the obstruction

and press the appropriate function control for two

seconds. Then try recalling the memory position again

by pressing the appropriate memory button. If the

memory position is still not recalling, see your dealer for

service.

1-6

Easy Exit Seat

The control for this feature is located on the driver’s

door between buttons 1 and 2.

With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can be

recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear

a single beep. The driver’s seat will move back.

If the easy exit seat feature is on in the Driver

Information Center (DIC), automatic seat movement will

occur when the key is removed from the ignition.

See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-61 for more information.

Further programming for the memory seat feature can

be done using the DIC. You can select the automatic

easy exit seat feature or the remote memory seat recall

feature.

For programming information, see DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-61.

Power Reclining Seatbacks

The controls for the power reclining seatback are

located on the outboard side of the front seats behind

the power seat control.

• To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control

rearward.

• To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the

control forward.

Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power

Recline, and Power Lumbar shown

1-7

{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle

is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you

buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their

job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash,

you could go into it, receiving neck or other

injuries.

The lap belt cannot 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.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seat

settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory

Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 1-6.

1-8

Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s

head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury

in a crash.

Pull the head restraint up

to raise it. To lower the

head restraint, press

the release button (A),

located on the top of

the seatback, while

you push the head

restraint down.

The front seats may have head restraints that also tilt

forward and rearward.

To tilt the head restraint, grasp the top of the restraint

while pressing the button (B), located on the inboard

side of the head restraint, and move it forward or

rearward until the desired locking position is reached.

Try to move the head restraint after the button is

released to make sure that it is locked in place.

The second row seats may have head rests that can be

adjusted up and down, but they do not tilt.

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Center Seat

Your vehicle may have a front center seat. The seatback

doubles as an armrest and cupholder/storage area for

the driver and passenger when the center seat is

not used. Do not use it as a seating position when the

seatback is folded down.

Rear Seats

Heated Seats

The rear seats have the

heated seat feature, the

buttons used to control this

feature are located on

the Rear Seat Audio (RSA)

panel.

M (Heated Seat): To heat the seat cushion, press the

button with the heated seat symbol.

A heated seat symbol will be shown in the RSA display

to indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to

cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium,

and low, and to turn it off. Indicator bars next to the

symbol will designate the level of heat selected: three for

high, two for medium, and one for low.

The heated seats will be canceled ten seconds after the

ignition is turned off. If the vehicle is restarted, the

heated seat button will need to be pressed again to

restart the feature.

Driver’s Side RSA

Heated Seat Button

Only shown

1-10

60/40 Split Bench Seat

(Second Row)

If your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seat(s) can

be folded for additional cargo space or folded and

tumbled for easy entry and exit to the third row seats, if

your vehicle has them. These seats will have either

the manual fold and tumble feature or the automatic seat

release fold and tumble feature.

Manual Fold and Tumble Feature

Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s)

To fold and tumble the seat, do the following:

1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or

on the seat.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts

still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the

safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts

and return them to their normal stowed position

before folding a rear seat.

2. Lift the lever, located on the outboard side of the

seat, to release the seatback.

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The seatback will fold forward automatically.

Leaving the seatback in this position creates a ﬂat

load ﬂoor.

If the seatback cannot fold ﬂat, try moving the front

seat forward and/or put the front seatback in the

upright position.

3. Lift the same lever

again to release the

rear of the seat

from the ﬂoor. The seat

will tumble forward.

1-12

Returning the Seat(s) to the Sitting

Position

To return the seat to the sitting position, do the following:

1. Pull the seat down until it latches to the ﬂoor. The

seatback cannot be raised if the seat is not latched

to the ﬂoor.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

2. Lift the seatback and push it rearward. Push and

pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not 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.

3. Make sure the safety belt in the center seating

position is not caught between the two seats

and is not twisted.

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Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) from the

Third Row Seats

{CAUTION:

Using the third row seating position while the

second row is folded, or folded and tumbled,

could cause injury in a sudden stop or crash.

Be sure to return the seat to the passenger

seating position. Push and pull on the seat to

make sure it is locked into place.

To fold and tumble the seat from the third rows, if your

vehicle has them, do the following:

1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or

on the seat.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts

still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the

safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts

and return them to their normal stowed position

before folding a rear seat.

2. Lift the lever(s), located on the bottom rear of the

second row seat(s) on the inboard side, to release

the seatback. The seatback will fold forward.

3. Lift the same lever again to release the rear of the

seat from the ﬂoor. The seat will tumble forward

automatically.

1-14

Automatic Release Fold and Tumble

Feature

The transmission must be in PARK (P) for this feature

to work.

Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s)

{CAUTION:

Automatically folding and tumbling the seat

when someone is sitting in the seat, could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

make sure there is no one sitting in the seat

before pressing the automatic seat release

button.

To fold and tumble the seat, do the following:

1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or

on the seat.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts

still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the

safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts

and return them to their normal stowed position

before folding a rear seat.

2. From the front seats,

press one of the

automatic seat release

buttons located on

the overhead console.

When accessing the third row seats, if your vehicle

has them, from the outside of the vehicle, press

the button on the panel behind either rear door.

One press of the button automatically folds

the seatback ﬂat and tumbles the seat forward.

There will be a slight delay between the folding of

the seatback and the tumbling of the seat.

Overhead Console

Buttons shown, Panel

Button similar

1-15

Returning the Seat(s) to the Sitting

Position

To return the seat to the sitting position, do the following:

1. Pull the seat down until it latches to the ﬂoor. The

seatback cannot be raised if the seat is not latched

to the ﬂoor.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

2. Lift the seatback and push it rearward. Push and

pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not 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.

3. Make sure that the safety belt in the center seating

position is not caught between the two seats and is

not twisted.

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