Black plate (65,1)Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-7574628) -2015 - CRC - 8/27/14Vehicle Care 10-65Full-Size Spare TireIf this vehicle came with a full-sizespare tire, it was fully inflated whennew, however, it can lose air overtime. Check the inflation pressureregularly. See Tire Pressure onpage 10-41 and Vehicle Load Limitson page 9-14. For instructions onhow to remove, install, or store aspare tire, see Tire Changing onpage 10-55.{ CautionIf the vehicle has four-wheel driveand a different size spare tire isinstalled, do not drive infour-wheel drive until the flat tireis repaired and/or replaced. Thevehicle could be damaged andthe repairs would not be coveredby the warranty. Never usefour-wheel drive when a differentsize spare tire is installed on thevehicle.The vehicle may have a differentsize spare tire than the road tiresoriginally installed on the vehicle.This spare tire was developed foruse on this vehicle, so it is all rightto drive on it. If the vehicle hasfour-wheel drive and a different sizespare tire is installed, drive only intwo-wheel drive.After installing the spare tire on thevehicle, stop as soon as possibleand check that the spare tire iscorrectly inflated.Have the damaged or flat road tirerepaired or replaced and installedback onto the vehicle as soon aspossible so the spare tire will beavailable in case it is needed again.Do not mix tires and wheels ofdifferent sizes, because they will notfit. Keep your spare tire and itswheel together. If the vehicle has aspare tire that does not match theoriginal road tires and wheels in sizeand type, do not include the spare inthe tire rotation.Jump StartingFor more information about thevehicle battery, see Battery onpage 10-20.If the vehicle's battery (or batteries)has run down, you may want to useanother vehicle and some jumpercables to start your vehicle. Be sureto use the following steps to do itsafely.{ WarningBatteries can hurt you. They canbe dangerous because:. They contain acid that canburn you.. They contain gas that canexplode or ignite.. They contain enoughelectricity to burn you.If you do not follow these stepsexactly, some or all of thesethings can hurt you.
