Cadillac Automobile Owner's Manual

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Black plate (30,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 20125-30 Instruments and ControlsENGINE OVERHEATED IDLEENGINENotice: 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 10‑20 for more information.This message displays when theengine coolant temperature is toohot. Stop and allow the vehicle toidle until it cools down. See EngineCoolant Temperature Gauge onpage 5‑12.See Overheated Engine ProtectionOperating Mode on page 10‑22 forinformation on driving to a safeplace in an emergency.ENGINE 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 10‑20 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 do soto 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 10‑10 forinformation on how to reset themessage. See Engine Oil onpage 10‑8 and MaintenanceSchedule on page 11‑3 for moreinformation.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.