Cadillac Escalade: Engine Overheating
The vehicle has several indicators to warn of engine overheating.
There is a coolant temperature gauge on your vehicle's instrument panel. See Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge .
In addition, ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINE, ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE, and a ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED message comes on in the Driver Information Center (DIC) on the instrument panel. See Engine Cooling System Messages and Engine Power Messages .
If the decision is made not to lift the hood when this warning appears, but instead get service help right away. See Roadside Service (U.S. and Canada) or Roadside Service (Mexico) .
If the decision is made to lift the hood, make sure the vehicle is parked on a level surface.
Then check to see if the engine cooling fans are running. If the engine is overheating, both fans should be running. If they are not, do not continue to run the engine and have the vehicle serviced.
Notice: Engine damage from running the engine without coolant is not covered by the vehicle warranty. See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode for information on driving to a safe place in an emergency.
Notice: If the engine catches fire while driving with no coolant, the vehicle can be badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be covered by the vehicle warranty. See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode for information on driving to a safe place in an emergency.
How to Add Coolant to the Surge Tank
WARNING
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts. Coolant contains
ethylene glycol and it will burn if the engine parts are hot enough. Do not spill
coolant on a hot engine.
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If Steam Is Coming from the Engine Compartment
WARNING
Steam from an overheated engine can burn you badly, even if you just open the
hood. Stay away from the engine if you see or hear steam coming from it. Turn it
off and get everyone away ...
See also:
Keys
WARNING
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition key is dangerous for many reasons.
Children or others could be badly injured or even killed. They could operate the
power windows or other ...
Tire size designation, load-bearingcapacity and speed index
1 Tire width
2 Nominal aspect ratio in %
3 Tire code
4 Rim diameter
5 Load bearing index
6 Tire speed rating
Tire data is vehicle-specific and may
deviate from the data in the example.
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Child Restraint Systems
Rear-Facing Infant Seat
A rear-facing infant seat provides restraint with the seating surface against
the back of the infant.
The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to ...