Cadillac Automobile Owner's Manual

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Black plate (11,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2012Instruments and Controls 5-11SpeedometerThe speedometer shows the vehiclespeed in both kilometers per hour(km/h) and miles per hour (mph).OdometerThe odometer works together withthe Driver Information Center (DIC).Press the Trip/Fuel button on theinstrument panel cluster to checkthe odometer mileage while thevehicle is not running. See“Odometer” under Driver InformationCenter (DIC) on page 5‑23 for moreinformation.If the vehicle ever needs a newodometer installed, the new one willbe set to the correct mileage total ofthe old odometer.Trip OdometerThe trip odometer can show how farthe vehicle has been driven sincethe trip odometer was last setto zero.For more information see “TripOdometer” under Driver InformationCenter (DIC) on page 5‑23.TachometerThe tachometer displays theengine speed in revolutions perminute (rpm).Fuel GaugeWhen the ignition is on, the fuelgauge shows about how much fuelthe vehicle has left in the tank.An arrow on the fuel gaugeindicates the side of the vehicle thefuel door is on.The gauge will first indicate emptybefore the vehicle is out of fuel, butthe vehicle's fuel tank should befilled soon.Here are some situations ownersmay experience with the fuel gauge.None of these indicate a problemwith the fuel gauge.. At the gas station, the fuel pumpshuts off before the gaugereads full.. It takes a little more or less fuelto fill up than the fuel gaugeindicated. For example, thegauge may have indicated thetank was half full, but it actuallytook a little more or less thanhalf the tank's capacity to fillthe tank.. The gauge goes back to emptywhen the ignition is turned off.