Cadillac Escalade: California Fuel Requirements
If the vehicle is certified to meet California Emissions Standards, it is designed to operate on fuels that meet California specifications. See the underhood emission control label. If this fuel is not available in states adopting California Emissions Standards, the vehicle will operate satisfactorily on fuels meeting federal specifications, but emission control system performance might be affected. The malfunction indicator lamp could turn on and the vehicle might fail a smog-check test. See Malfunction Indicator Lamp . If this occurs, return to your authorized dealer for diagnosis. If it is determined that the condition is caused by the type of fuel used, repairs might not be covered by the vehicle warranty.
Gasoline Specifications (U.S. and Canada Only)
At a minimum, gasoline should meet ASTM specification D 4814 in the United States
or CAN/CGSB-3.5 or 3.511 in Canada. Some gasolines contain an octane-enhancing additive
called methylcyclopentadieny ...
Fuels in Foreign Countries
Never use leaded gasoline or any other fuel not recommended in the previous text
on fuel. Costly repairs caused by use of improper fuel would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
To check the fu ...
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Operation and Displays
The DIC has different displays which can be accessed by pressing the DIC buttons
located on the instrument panel, next to the steering wheel.
The DIC displays trip, fuel, and vehicle system informat ...
Passenger Sensing System
If the vehicle has the passenger airbag status indicator pictured in the following
illustration, then the vehicle has a passenger sensing system for the right front
passenger position. The passenger ...
Setting the Clock
The navigation system time and the analog clock operate independently. Changing
the time through the navigation system does not change the time on the analog clock.
See Clock to change t ...
