Thislightcomesonduringamalfunction inoneof
twoways:
improperly installed. Alooseormissingfuelcap
allowsfueltoevaporate intotheatmosphere. Afew
drivingtripswiththecapproperly installed should
turnthelightoff.
LightFlashing: Amisfirecondition hasbeendetected.
Amisfire increases vehicleemissions andcould
damagetheemission controlsystemonthevehicle.
Diagnosis andservicemightberequired.
.
.
Ifthevehiclehasbeendriventhroughadeep
puddleofwater,thevehicle's electrical system
mightbewet.Thecondition isusuallycorrected
whentheelectrical systemdriesout.Afewdriving
tripsshouldturnthelightoff.
Topreventmoreseriousdamagetothevehicle:
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Reducevehiclespeed.
Avoidhardaccelerations.
Avoidsteepuphillgrades.
Makesuretofuelthevehiclewithqualityfuel.
Poorfuelqualitycausestheenginenottorunas
efficiently asdesigned andcancause:stalling after
start-up, stalling whenthevehicleischangedinto
gear,misfiring, hesitation onacceleration,
Iftowingatrailer,reducetheamountofcargo
beinghauledassoonasitispossible.
Ifthelightcontinues toflash,whenitissafetodoso,
stopthevehicle. Findasafeplacetoparkthevehicle.
Turnthekeyoff,waitatleast10seconds,andrestart
theengine.Ifthelightisstillflashing, followthe
previous stepsandseeyourdealer/retailer forservice
assoonaspossible.
orstumbling onacceleration. Theseconditions
mightgoawayoncetheengineiswarmedup.
Ifoneormoreoftheseconditions occurs,change
thefuelbrandused.Itwillrequireatleastonefull
tankoftheproperfueltoturnthelightoff.
SeeGasoline Octaneonpage7‑8.
LightOnSteady: Anemissioncontrolsystem
malfunction hasbeendetected onthevehicle.
Diagnosis andservicemightberequired.
Ifnoneoftheabovehavemadethelightturnoff,your
dealer/retailer cancheckthevehicle. Thedealer/retailer
hasthepropertestequipment anddiagnostic toolstofix
anymechanical orelectrical problems thatmighthave
developed.
Anemission systemmalfunction mightbecorrected by
doingthefollowing:
.
Makesurethefuelcapisfullyinstalled. SeeFilling
theTankon page 7‑11.Thediagnostic system
candetermine ifthefuelcaphasbeenleftoffor
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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