Cadillac Escalade: 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 from the vehicle until it cools down. Wait until there is no sign of steam or coolant before you open the hood.
If you keep driving when the vehicles engine is overheated, the liquids in it can catch fire. You or others could be badly burned. Stop the engine if it overheats, and get out of the vehicle until the engine is cool.
See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode for information on driving to a safe place in an emergency.
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 additi ...
If No Steam Is Coming from the Engine Compartment
The ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINE or the ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE message,
along with a low coolant condition, can indicate a serious problem.
If there is an engine overheat warning, but see or ...
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Delayed Entry Lighting
Delayed entry lighting illuminates the interior for a period of time after all
the doors have been closed.
The ignition must be off for delayed entry lighting to work. Immediately after
all the d ...
Engine oil viscosity
Viscosity describes the flow characteristics
of a fluid. If an engine oil has a high viscosity,
this means that it is thick; a low viscosity
means that it is thin.
Select an engine oil with an S ...
DVD Menu Options
Options: Press to view the menu option screen buttons. Menu options are available
when they are highlighted. Some menu options are only available when the DVD is
not playing.
Cursor: Press to acces ...