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2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint System Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
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Head Restraints ......................................... 1-2
Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-41
Front Seats ............................................... 1-3
Audio System(s)
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Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10
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..................................... 7-1 Tires Maintenance Schedule ...................................................... 6-54 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 7-2 Appearance Care ..................................... 6-94 Vehicle Identification ............................... 6-102 .................... 8-1 Customer Assistance Information Electrical System .................................... 6-103 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 8-2 Capacities and Specificat
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the names Propriétaires Canadiens ESCALADE and EXT are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: This manual includes the
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Safety Warnings and Symbols { CAUTION: A circle with a slash through it is a safety These mean there is something that could hurt symbol which means “Do you or other people. Not,” “Do not do this” or “Do not let this happen.” 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 A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about vehicle. things that could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the w
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® g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use $ : Brake System Warning Light symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information " : Charging System relating to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. I : Cruise Control M : This symbol is shown when you need to see your B : Engine Coolant Temperature owner manual for additional instructions or information. O : Exte
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g : Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor } : Power _ : Tow/Haul Mode / : Remote Vehicle Start F : Traction Control > : Safety Belt Reminders M : Windshield Washer Fluid vi
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Head Restraints ...............................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ......................................1-41 Front Seats ......................................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Seat Position ............................................1-47 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4 Securi
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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 c
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Front Seats Power Seats 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. Driver Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, The head restraints are not designed to be removed. and Power Lumbar shown The rear seat has head rests that can be adjusted up and down. The power seat controls are loca
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� Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by Power Lumbar 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. If the seats have power lumbar, the con
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Release the control when the lower seatback reaches + (Heated Seatback): To heat only the seatback, the desired level of lumbar support. press the top button with the heated seatback symbol. Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows This symbol will appear on the climate control display to seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle Features on page 1-7 for more information. through the temperature settings of high, med
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+ (Heated Seatback): To heat only the seatback, Heated and Cooled Seats press the button with the heated seatback symbol. If the front seats have the This symbol will appear on the climate control display to heated and cooled seat indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle feature, the buttons through the temperature settings of high, medium, and used to control this feature low and to turn the heated seatback off. Indicator bars are located on the next to the symbol designate th
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A second seating, mirror, steering wheel position, and Memory Features throttle and brake pedal position can be programmed by repeating the above steps and pressing button 2. Your vehicle has the memory package. To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be in The controls for this P (Park). Press and release either button 1 or button 2 feature are located on the corresponding to the desired driving position. The driver’s door, and are seat, outside mirrors, steering wheel position, and us
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Easy Exit Seat Power Reclining Seatbacks 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-
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{ 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 protect
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Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation The rear seat is a 60/40 split bench seat that can be folded to give you more cargo space and access to the ® folding midgate. See Midgate on page 2-11 for more information on operation of the folding midgate. To fold either side of the seat do the following: 1. Push the rear seat head restraints all the way down. 2. Pull the seat loop located where the seatback and seat cushion meet. The 3. Fold the seatback forward until it is flat. You may seat cushion will have
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{ CAUTION: { CAUTION: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly If the seatback is not locked, it could move attached, or twisted will not provide the protection forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt cause injury to the person sitting there. Always be could be seriously injured. After raising the rear sure to press the rear of the seat cushion down. seatback, always check to be sure that the safety This action locks the seatback
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Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone People riding on the tailgate (if equipped) can This part of the manual tells you how to use safety easily lose their balance and fall even when the belts properly. It also tells you some things you should vehicle is operated at low speeds. Falling from a not do with safety belts. moving vehicle may result in serious injuries or death. { CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot { CAUTION: be worn properly. In a crash,
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law Why Safety Belts Work requires wearing safety belts. Here is why: When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have it goes. a crash, you do not know if it will be a serious one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes wal
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. 1-14
