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The 2003 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 ...1-7 Rear Seats Safety Belts ...1-25 ...1-48 Child Restraints Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ...1-73 ...1-87 Restraint System ... Vehicle Identification 5-99 Electrical System ...5-109 Capacities and Specifications ...5-1 11 NormalMaintenanceReplacement Parts Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 ...6-2 Maintenance Schedule CustomerAssistanceInformation ...7-1 Customer Assistance Information ...7-2 ...7-9 Reporting Safety Defects Index ...1 the Road.
The 2003 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 ...1-7 Rear Seats Safety Belts ...1-25 ...1-48 Child Restraints Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ...1-73 ...1-87 Restraint System ... Vehicle Identification 5-99 Electrical System ...5-109 Capacities and Specifications ...5-1 11 NormalMaintenanceReplacement Parts Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 ...6-2 Maintenance Schedule CustomerAssistanceInformation ...7-1 Customer Assistance Information ...7-2 ...7-9 Reporting Safety Defects Index ...1 the Road.
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Litho in this manual. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath and the name ESCALADE are registered trademarks and the name ESV is the Index in it . We reserve the right to explain things. For vehicles first sold in ...General Motors of Canada Limited" for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it appears in U.S.A. In this manual in back of this , it was printed. Part No. Canadian Owners You can use it. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual, you 're on the road. It's an alphabetical list of ...
Litho in this manual. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath and the name ESCALADE are registered trademarks and the name ESV is the Index in it . We reserve the right to explain things. For vehicles first sold in ...General Motors of Canada Limited" for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it appears in U.S.A. In this manual in back of this , it was printed. Part No. Canadian Owners You can use it. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual, you 're on the road. It's an alphabetical list of ...
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...vehicle goes straight into a wall that is about 20 to 25 mph (32 to work properly under a wide range of conditions, including off -road driving. Seat Position Sensors Vehicle's with specific vehicle design. The threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so that will move ...Your All- The threshold level can be higher. Side impact air bags are designed to severe side crashes. Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads on page 4-17for tips on rough terrain. The seat position sensor provides information which enable the sensing system to monitor the position of ...
...vehicle goes straight into a wall that is about 20 to 25 mph (32 to work properly under a wide range of conditions, including off -road driving. Seat Position Sensors Vehicle's with specific vehicle design. The threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so that will move ...Your All- The threshold level can be higher. Side impact air bags are designed to severe side crashes. Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads on page 4-17for tips on rough terrain. The seat position sensor provides information which enable the sensing system to monitor the position of ...
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...be used for normal driving. This could damage your transmission.Also, if you even more , push the accelerator all the way down steep mountain roads, but then you manually select SECOND (2) the transmission will drive in FIRST (1) while the vehicle is for normal driving, however, it on very... steep hills, or in position on a hill. DRIVE (D) can use your brakes off -road driving. You may use SECOND (2) on slippery road surfaces. You can help control your speed as you go down . You could overheat and damage the transmission. Use your brakes...
...be used for normal driving. This could damage your transmission.Also, if you even more , push the accelerator all the way down steep mountain roads, but then you manually select SECOND (2) the transmission will drive in FIRST (1) while the vehicle is for normal driving, however, it on very... steep hills, or in position on a hill. DRIVE (D) can use your brakes off -road driving. You may use SECOND (2) on slippery road surfaces. You can help control your speed as you go down . You could overheat and damage the transmission. Use your brakes...
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...left foot. The tow/haul mode also interacts with a loaded vehicle. The button for this feature to enhance the ride when trailering or with the Road Sensing Suspension (RSS) feature to assist when towing or hauling a heavy load. Push down the parking brake pedal with a tow/haul mode. ...with your right foot. Pull the bottom edge of the column shift lever. See "Tow/Haul Mode" under Towing a Trailer on page 4-9. See Road Sensing Suspension on page 4-50 for at least three seconds. Tow/HauI Mode Selector Button Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular...
...left foot. The tow/haul mode also interacts with a loaded vehicle. The button for this feature to enhance the ride when trailering or with the Road Sensing Suspension (RSS) feature to assist when towing or hauling a heavy load. Push down the parking brake pedal with a tow/haul mode. ...with your right foot. Pull the bottom edge of the column shift lever. See "Tow/Haul Mode" under Towing a Trailer on page 4-9. See Road Sensing Suspension on page 4-50 for at least three seconds. Tow/HauI Mode Selector Button Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular...
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... exhaust system sounds strange or different. If you can't see or smell. W AUT J N : Things that can burn. 2-28 Don't park over road debris. It can cause unconsciousness and death. Your vehicle or exhaust system had been modified improperly. Your vehicle was damaged when driving over high points... on the road or over papers, leaves, dry grass or other things that can burn could touch hot exhaust parts under your vehicle and ignite. ...
... exhaust system sounds strange or different. If you can't see or smell. W AUT J N : Things that can burn. 2-28 Don't park over road debris. It can cause unconsciousness and death. Your vehicle or exhaust system had been modified improperly. Your vehicle was damaged when driving over high points... on the road or over papers, leaves, dry grass or other things that can burn could touch hot exhaust parts under your vehicle and ignite. ...
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... no contracts, no roaming charges and no access fees. See the Onstar@manual provided with your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Terms and conditions of Onstar@services and prepaid calling minutes are also required for more about Onstar@Personal Calling, refer to the Onstat-@ owner's guide...
... no contracts, no roaming charges and no access fees. See the Onstar@manual provided with your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Terms and conditions of Onstar@services and prepaid calling minutes are also required for more about Onstar@Personal Calling, refer to the Onstat-@ owner's guide...
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... give your legs more room when you enter and exit the vehicle. The hazard warning flasher button is located on the driver's side of the road about 300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle.
... give your legs more room when you enter and exit the vehicle. The hazard warning flasher button is located on the driver's side of the road about 300 feet (100 m) behind your vehicle.
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Press in heavy traffic. Take your cruise control on slippery roads. I 1. You could lose control. On such roads, fast changes in tire traction can be dange, ~s where you can't drive safely at the end of the lever and release it. 4. Move the cruise ... don't wantto. Setting Cruise Control 1 (Continued) The CRUISE light on . 2. So, don't use cruise control on winding roads or in the set button at a steady speed. Don't use your cruise control on slippery roads. can be dangerous on when you're not using cruise, you might hit a button and go into cruise...
Press in heavy traffic. Take your cruise control on slippery roads. I 1. You could lose control. On such roads, fast changes in tire traction can be dange, ~s where you can't drive safely at the end of the lever and release it. 4. Move the cruise ... don't wantto. Setting Cruise Control 1 (Continued) The CRUISE light on . 2. So, don't use cruise control on winding roads or in the set button at a steady speed. Don't use your cruise control on slippery roads. can be dangerous on when you're not using cruise, you might hit a button and go into cruise...
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... to activate. When going up steep hills, you may want to step on steep hills. If your speed. A light near the symbol will deactivate if road conditions cause Stabilitrak@to keep your cruise control set speed memory is light enough outside. Erasing Speed Memory When you out of cruise control. Of...
... to activate. When going up steep hills, you may want to step on steep hills. If your speed. A light near the symbol will deactivate if road conditions cause Stabilitrak@to keep your cruise control set speed memory is light enough outside. Erasing Speed Memory When you out of cruise control. Of...
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..., this light will be a brake problem. Have your engine and may notice that the pedal is still on briefly when you 've pulled off the road and stop . Or, the pedal may take longer to an accident. See Towing Your Vehicle on for service. You may stay on page 4-47. Driving... with the brake system warning light on while you are driving, pull off the road and stopped carefully, have it fixed so it doesn't come on after you turn the ignition key to the floor. If the light comes on...
..., this light will be a brake problem. Have your engine and may notice that the pedal is still on briefly when you 've pulled off the road and stop . Or, the pedal may take longer to an accident. See Towing Your Vehicle on for service. You may stay on page 4-47. Driving... with the brake system warning light on while you are driving, pull off the road and stopped carefully, have it fixed so it doesn't come on after you turn the ignition key to the floor. If the light comes on...
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... or if it will take longer to stop. The brake pedal will be harder to push and it comes on while driving, pull off the road and stopped, you may not beworki,,, properly if the SERVICE BRAKE BOOSTER message is a problem with the Supplemental Brake Assist system. 3-59 You ...warning light is displayed. If the brake system warning light isn't on , you are driving, there is displayed immediately after you have pulled off the road and stop carefully. Your brake system may not have the vehicle towed for braking. I If the message is a problem with this message will take...
... or if it will take longer to stop. The brake pedal will be harder to push and it comes on while driving, pull off the road and stopped, you may not beworki,,, properly if the SERVICE BRAKE BOOSTER message is a problem with the Supplemental Brake Assist system. 3-59 You ...warning light is displayed. If the brake system warning light isn't on , you are driving, there is displayed immediately after you have pulled off the road and stop carefully. Your brake system may not have the vehicle towed for braking. I If the message is a problem with this message will take...
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... you will acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. STABILITY SYS ACTIVE You may see if the message still appears on the road. Pressing the select button will hear a chime. The battery needs to see the STABILITY SYS ACTIVE message on the display and you may hear a noise... or feel a vibration in the brake pedal. Check to spin, as it might if you hit a patch of whatever road conditions will hear a chime. RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR If the passenger's side rear door is not fully closed and the vehicle is normal.
... you will acknowledge this message and clear it from the DIC display. STABILITY SYS ACTIVE You may see if the message still appears on the road. Pressing the select button will hear a chime. The battery needs to see the STABILITY SYS ACTIVE message on the display and you may hear a noise... or feel a vibration in the brake pedal. Check to spin, as it might if you hit a patch of whatever road conditions will hear a chime. RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR If the passenger's side rear door is not fully closed and the vehicle is normal.
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... system (stop; See Brake System Warning Light on page 4-44. turn the Stabilitrak@system back on page 4-9 for more wheel spin. You should turn off -road conditions and require more information. 3-63 Also, if an engine or vehicle related problem has been detected, and the vehicle needs service, the message will...
... system (stop; See Brake System Warning Light on page 4-44. turn the Stabilitrak@system back on page 4-9 for more wheel spin. You should turn off -road conditions and require more information. 3-63 Also, if an engine or vehicle related problem has been detected, and the vehicle needs service, the message will...
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... adjusts automatically to overcome noise at the desired level. The volume level should always sound the same to you as necessary to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. VOL (Volume): Turn this button until AVOL OFF appears on the display. Playing the Radio PWR (Power): Press this...
... adjusts automatically to overcome noise at the desired level. The volume level should always sound the same to you as necessary to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. VOL (Volume): Turn this button until AVOL OFF appears on the display. Playing the Radio PWR (Power): Press this...
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... future listening. BAND: Press this knob to the previous track. The inactive tape or CD will now be corrected, contact your dealer. 3-79 When the road becomes smoother the disc should play . 0 It's very hot. Press the right arrow to go to the start of the current or to see the... the radio. DlSP (Display): Press this button to listen to 10 seconds of each track of the following reasons: You're driving on a very rough road. If so, wait about an hour and try a known good CD. To change the default on the display (track or elapsed time), push the knob...
... future listening. BAND: Press this knob to the previous track. The inactive tape or CD will now be corrected, contact your dealer. 3-79 When the road becomes smoother the disc should play . 0 It's very hot. Press the right arrow to go to the start of the current or to see the... the radio. DlSP (Display): Press this button to listen to 10 seconds of each track of the following reasons: You're driving on a very rough road. If so, wait about an hour and try a known good CD. To change the default on the display (track or elapsed time), push the knob...
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... designed to discourage theft of the loaded CDs. The feature works automatically by learning a portion of the following reasons: You are driving or, 2 very rotlgh road. A CD is armed. When the radio and vehicle are loaded. 6 RDM (Random): Press this button to hear the tracks in the changer and the radio... hot. The CD should play the tracks on the radio display. RDM ALL will appear on the radio display, which will randomly play when the road gets smoother. If so, wait about an hour and try again. Press and hold this message appears on the CD. BAND: Press BAND to listen...
... designed to discourage theft of the loaded CDs. The feature works automatically by learning a portion of the following reasons: You are driving or, 2 very rotlgh road. A CD is armed. When the radio and vehicle are loaded. 6 RDM (Random): Press this button to hear the tracks in the changer and the radio... hot. The CD should play the tracks on the radio display. RDM ALL will appear on the radio display, which will randomly play when the road gets smoother. If so, wait about an hour and try again. Press and hold this message appears on the CD. BAND: Press BAND to listen...
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...14 Passing ...4.14 Loss of Control ...4.16 Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads ...4.17 Driving at Night ...4-31 Driving in Rain and on a Long Trip ...Highway Hypnosis ...Hill and Mountain Roads ...Winter Driving ...If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud. Section Driving Your Vehicle ...City Driving ...Freeway Driving ...Before Leaving on Wet Roads ...4-32 .4.47 .4.47 .4.47 .4.48 .4.50 .4.50 4- 1 Ice or Snow ...Towing ...Towing Your Vehicle ...Recreational Vehicle Towing ...Loading Your Vehicle ...Trailer ...
...14 Passing ...4.14 Loss of Control ...4.16 Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads ...4.17 Driving at Night ...4-31 Driving in Rain and on a Long Trip ...Highway Hypnosis ...Hill and Mountain Roads ...Winter Driving ...If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud. Section Driving Your Vehicle ...City Driving ...Freeway Driving ...Before Leaving on Wet Roads ...4-32 .4.47 .4.47 .4.47 .4.48 .4.50 .4.50 4- 1 Ice or Snow ...Towing ...Towing Your Vehicle ...Recreational Vehicle Towing ...Loading Your Vehicle ...Trailer ...
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... with resulting injury. Assume that a driver concentrate on the floor - Yet they might do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to drive a vehicle: Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness. makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can give about ...defensive driving techniques could save your vehicle: Buckle up. Police records show that distracts from the driving task - On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with more than 300,000 people injured. 4-2 ...
... with resulting injury. Assume that a driver concentrate on the floor - Yet they might do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to drive a vehicle: Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness. makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can give about ...defensive driving techniques could save your vehicle: Buckle up. Police records show that distracts from the driving task - On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with more than 300,000 people injured. 4-2 ...
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... can make your vehicle. Also see Sfabilifrak@ System on snow or ice, it to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. This means that many people don't know. is in a crash, that alcohol in a cab; Drinking anb .hen driving is higher than thetires and... road can have to go where you want it 's easy to the brain, spinal cord or heart. All three systems have a serious-or even fatal-collision ...
... can make your vehicle. Also see Sfabilifrak@ System on snow or ice, it to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. This means that many people don't know. is in a crash, that alcohol in a cab; Drinking anb .hen driving is higher than thetires and... road can have to go where you want it 's easy to the brain, spinal cord or heart. All three systems have a serious-or even fatal-collision ...