Black plate (20,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 201110-20 Vehicle Care4. With the coolant surge tankpressure cap off, start theengine and let it run until theupper radiator hose can be feltgetting hot. Watch out for theengine cooling fan.By this time, the coolant levelinside the coolant surge tankmay be lower. If the level islower, add more of the propermixture to the coolant surge tankuntil the level reaches the FULLCOLD mark.5. Replace the pressure cap.Be sure the pressure cap ishand-tight and fully seated.6. Verify coolant level after engineis shut off and the coolant iscold. If necessary, repeat coolantfill procedure Steps 1 through 6.Notice: If the pressure cap isnot tightly installed, coolant lossand possible engine damage mayoccur. Be sure the cap is properlyand tightly secured.Engine OverheatingThe vehicle has several indicatorsto warn of engine overheating.There is a coolant temperaturegauge on your vehicle's instrumentpanel. See Engine CoolantTemperature Gauge on page 5‑14.In addition, ENGINE OVERHEATEDSTOP ENGINE, ENGINEOVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE, anda ENGINE POWER IS REDUCEDmessage comes on in the DriverInformation Center (DIC) on theinstrument panel. See EngineCooling System Messages onpage 5‑33 and Engine PowerMessages on page 5‑34.If the decision is made not to lift thehood when this warning appears,but instead get service help rightaway. See Roadside Service (U.S.and Canada) on page 13‑7 orRoadside Service (Mexico) onpage 13‑10.If the decision is made to lift thehood, make sure the vehicle isparked on a level surface.Then check to see if the enginecooling fans are running. If theengine is overheating, both fansshould be running. If they are not,do not continue to run the engineand have the vehicle serviced.InformationProvidedby:
