Cadillac Escalade: Engine Cooling System Messages
Notice: If you drive the vehicle while the engine is overheating, severe engine damage may occur. If an overheat warning appears on the instrument panel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soon as possible. See Engine Overheating for more information.
ENGINE HOT A/C (Air Conditioning) TURNED OFF
This message displays when the engine coolant becomes hotter than the normal operating temperature. See Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . To avoid added strain on a hot engine, the air conditioning compressor automatically turns off. When the coolant temperature returns to normal, the air conditioning compressor turns back on. You can continue to drive your vehicle.
If this message continues to appear, have the system repaired by your dealer as soon as possible to avoid damage to the engine.
ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE
This message displays when the engine coolant temperature is too hot. Stop and allow the vehicle to idle until it cools down. See Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge .
See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode for information on driving to a safe place in an emergency.
ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINE
This message displays and a chime sounds if the engine cooling system reaches unsafe temperatures for operation. Stop and turn off the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so to avoid severe damage. This message clears when the engine has cooled to a safe operating temperature.
Door Ajar Messages
DRIVER DOOR OPEN
This message displays and a chime sounds if the driver door is not fully closed
and the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park). Stop and turn off the vehicle, check
the door for obstru ...
Engine Oil Messages
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
This message displays when the engine oil needs to be changed. When you change
the engine oil, be sure to reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message. See Engine
Oil Life System ...
See also:
Fuses
Engine compartment ...
Engine Compartment Overview
A. Radiator Pressure Cap. See Cooling System .
B. Engine Coolant Recovery Cap. See Cooling System .
C. Remote Negative (−) Terminal.
See Jump Starting .
D. Engine Compartment Fuse Block .
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Voltmeter Gauge
When the engine is not running, but the ignition is on, this gauge shows the
battery's state of charge in DC volts.
When the engine is running, this gauge shows the condition of the charging ...