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2008 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems Driving Your Vehicle
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Towing ................................................... 4-41
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Safety Belts ......................................
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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 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, www.helminc.com the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the names ESCALADE and ESV are registered trademarks of Propriétaires Canadiens General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français was printed.
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Using this Manual {CAUTION: 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 These mean there is something that could hurt and words work together to explain things. you or other people. Index We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. A good place to quickly locate information about the If you do not, you or others could
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols You will also find notices in this manual. The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warr
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-60 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 (LATCH) ..................................................1-61 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint in a R
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The power seat controls are located on the outboard Front Seats side of the front seats. � Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the Power Seats 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 b
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� To raise the height of the support, press and hold Power Lumbar 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 sho
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z (Heated Seat and Seatback): To heat the entire Heated Seats seat, press the bottom button with the heated seat and seatback symbol. If the front seats have the heated seat feature, the This symbol will appear on the climate control display to buttons used to control this indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle feature are located on through the temperature settings of high, medium, and the climate control panel. low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator bars next to the
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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, and throttle and brake pedal Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals 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 feature PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or button 2 are located on the driver’s corresponding to the desired driving position. The door, and are used to seat, outside mirrors, and adjustable throttle and bra
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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 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-
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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 protecti
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Pull the head restraint up Head Restraints 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
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M (Heated Seat): To heat the seat cushion, press the Center Seat button with the heated seat symbol. Your vehicle may have a front center seat. The seatback A heated seat symbol will be shown in the RSA display doubles as an armrest and cupholder/storage area for to indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to the driver and passenger when the center seat is cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium, not used. Do not use it as a seating position when the and low, and to turn
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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
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3. Lift the same lever again to release the rear of the seat from the floor. The seat will tumble forward. 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. 1-12
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Returning the Seat(s) to the Sitting Position {CAUTION: To return the seat to the sitting position, do the following: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not 1. Pull the seat down until it latches to the floor. The properly attached, or twisted will not provide seatback cannot be raised if the seat is not latched the protection needed in a crash. The person to the floor. wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts
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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 2. Lift the lever(s), located on the bottom rear of the vehicle has them, do the following: second row seat(s)
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2. From the front seats, Automatic Release Fold and Tumble press one of the Feature automatic seat release buttons located on The transmission must be in PARK (P) for this feature the overhead console. to work. Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) {CAUTION: Overhead Console Automatically folding and tumbling the seat Buttons shown, Panel when someone is sitting in the seat, could Button similar cause injury to the person sitting there. Always make sure there is no one sitting in the seat When access
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Returning the Seat(s) to the Sitting Position {CAUTION: To return the seat to the sitting position, do the following: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not 1. Pull the seat down until it latches to the floor. The properly attached, or twisted will not provide seatback cannot be raised if the seat is not latched the protection needed in a crash. The person to the floor. wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts
