Cadillac 2011 Escalade ESC Owner's Manual

Black plate (30,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 20115-30 Instruments and ControlsENGINE OVERHEATED STOPENGINENotice: If you drive the vehiclewhile the engine is overheating,severe engine damage mayoccur. If an overheat warningappears on the instrument panelcluster and/or DIC, stop thevehicle as soon as possible.See Engine Overheating onpage 10‑22 for more information.This message displays and a chimesounds if the engine cooling systemreaches unsafe temperatures foroperation. Stop and turn off thevehicle as soon as it is safe to doso to avoid severe damage. Thismessage clears when the enginehas cooled to a safe operatingtemperature.Engine Oil MessagesCHANGE ENGINE OIL SOONThis message displays when theengine oil needs to be changed.When you change the engine oil, besure to reset the CHANGE ENGINEOIL SOON message. See EngineOil Life System on page 10‑12 forinformation on how to reset themessage. See Engine Oil onpage 10‑8 and ScheduledMaintenance on page 11‑2 formore information.ENGINE OIL HOT IDLEENGINEThis message displays when theengine oil becomes hotter than thenormal operating temperature. Stopand allow the vehicle to idle until itcools down. See Engine CoolantTemperature Gauge on page 5‑12.OIL PRESSURE LOW STOPENGINENotice: If you drive the vehiclewhile the engine oil pressure islow, severe engine damage mayoccur. If a low oil pressurewarning appears on the DriverInformation Center (DIC), stop thevehicle as soon as possible. Donot drive the vehicle until thecause of the low oil pressure iscorrected. See Engine Oil onpage 10‑8 for more information.This message displays if low oilpressure levels occur. Stop thevehicle as soon as safely possibleand do not operate it until the causeof the low oil pressure has beencorrected. Check the oil as soonas possible and have the vehicleserviced by your dealer. See EngineOil on page 10‑8.