Cadillac Escalade ESV 2009 Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint System

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

Head Restraints

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

Front Seats

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

Rear Seats

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

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-30

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-52

Airbag System

......................................... 1-79

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-95

Features and Controls

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

Keys

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

Doors and Locks

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

Windows

................................................. 2-17

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-21

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

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

Mirrors

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

Object Detection Systems

.......................... 2-42

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-52

Universal Home Remote System

................ 2-55

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-62

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-65

Instrument Panel

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

Instrument Panel Overview

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

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-27

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-33

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-47

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-75

Navigation System

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

Overview

.................................................. 4-2

Features and Controls

.............................. 4-13

Navigation Audio System

........................... 4-62

Voice Recognition

.................................... 4-86

Driving Your Vehicle

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

Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle

....... 5-2

Towing

................................................... 5-40

Service and Appearance Care

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

Service

..................................................... 6-3

Fuel

......................................................... 6-5

Checking Things Under the Hood

............... 6-12

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 6-45

Rear Axle

............................................... 6-46

2009 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual M

Front Axle

............................................... 6-47

Headlamp Aiming

..................................... 6-48

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 6-51

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 6-54

Tires

...................................................... 6-56

Appearance Care

..................................... 6-96

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 6-104

Electrical System

.................................... 6-105

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 6-113

Maintenance Schedule

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

Maintenance Schedule

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

Customer Assistance Information

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

Customer Assistance and Information

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

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 8-14

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

........... 8-16

Index

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

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC,

the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the names

ESCALADE and ESV are registered trademarks of

General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it

was printed. GM reserves the right to make changes

after that time without notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold

in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors

of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division

wherever it appears in this manual.

This manual describes features that may or may not be

on your speciﬁc vehicle.

Read this manual from beginning to end to learn about

the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures, symbols,

and words work together to explain vehicle operation.

Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.

Canadian Owners

(Propriétaires Canadiens)

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained

from your dealer/retailer or from:

On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français

auprès du concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

1-800-551-4123

Numéro de poste 6438 de langue française

www.helminc.com

Index

To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use 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.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 15911387 B Second Printing

©

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Safety Warnings and Symbols

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.”

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.

Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid

or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions.

A notice tells about something that can damage the

vehicle.

Notice: These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

Many times, this damage would not be covered by the

vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. The notice

tells what to do to help avoid the damage.

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.

M : This symbol is shown when you need to see your

owner manual for additional instructions or information.

* : This symbol is shown when you need to see a

service manual for additional instructions or information.

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Vehicle Symbol Chart

Here are some additional symbols that may be found on

the vehicle and what they mean. For more information

on the symbol, refer to the index.

0 : Adjustable Pedals

9 : Airbag Readiness Light

# : Air Conditioning

! : Antilock Brake System (ABS)

g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar

®

$ : Brake System Warning Light

" : Charging System

I : Cruise Control

B : Engine Coolant Temperature

O : Exterior Lamps

# : Fog Lamps

. : Fuel Gage

+ : Fuses

i : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer

j : LATCH System Child Restraints

* : Malfunction Indicator Lamp

: : Oil Pressure

g : Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors

} : Power

/ : Remote Vehicle Start

> : Safety Belt Reminders

7 : Tire Pressure Monitor

_ : Tow/Haul Mode

F : Traction Control

M : Windshield Washer Fluid

v

✍ NOTES

vi

Head Restraints ...............................................1-2

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

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

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

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

Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-6

Memory Features ...........................................1-7

Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-8

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 ...................................................1-30

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-30

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-35

Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-43

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-50

Lap Belt ......................................................1-50

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-51

Child Restraints .............................................1-52

Older Children ..............................................1-52

Infants and Young Children ............................1-55

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-59

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-61

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-63

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ....................................1-71

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Center Front Seat Position ..........................1-75

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-76

Airbag System ...............................................1-79

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-81

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? ....................

.1-84

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-85

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-85

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-86

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-87

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-93

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............................1-94

Restraint System Check ..................................1-95

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-95

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-96

Section 1 Seats and Restraint System

1-1

Head Restraints

The front seats have adjustable head restraints in the

outboard seating positions.

{ CAUTION:

With head restraints that are not installed and

adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that

occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a

crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all

occupants are installed and adjusted properly.

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.

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Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the head

restraint, press the button, located on the top of the

seatback, and push the restraint down.

Push down on the head restraint after the button is

released to make sure that it is locked in place.

The head restraints are not designed to be removed.

The vehicle may also be equipped with manually tilting

head restraints in the outboard seating positions.

The rear seat has head rests that can be adjusted up

and down.

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.

Driver Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline,

and Power Lumbar shown

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• 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 1-8.

Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seat

settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory

Features on page 1-7.

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.

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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

Features on page 1-7 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.

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 1-6.

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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.

1-6

Memory Features

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,

steering wheel position,

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, steering

wheel, and the throttle and brake pedals to a

comfortable position.

See Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors on page 2-40

and Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on

page 2-27 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, steering wheel position, 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

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

corresponding to the desired driving position. The

seat, outside mirrors, steering wheel position, 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, steering wheel position,

and adjustable pedal movement will occur. See

“MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle

Customization on page 3-65 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, power tilt wheel control,

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/retailer for service.

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Easy Exit Seat

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

door between buttons 1 and 2.

With the vehicle in P (Park), 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 3-65 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 3-65.

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

1-8

{ 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 Features

on page 1-7.

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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 outboard 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 either 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 seatbacks to be sure they

are 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.

1-13

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.

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