BrakeWear
Properly torquedwheelnutsarenecessary tohelp
preventbrakepulsation. Whentiresarerotated,inspect
brakepadsforwearandevenlytightenwheelnutsin
thepropersequence totorquespecifications in
Capacities andSpecifications onpage7‑115.
Thisvehiclehasdiscbrakes.Discbrakepadshave
built-in wearindicators thatmakeahigh-pitched
warningsoundwhenthebrakepadsarewornandnew
padsareneeded.Thesoundcancomeandgoorbe
heardallthetimethevehicleismoving,exceptwhen
applying thebrakepedalfirmly.
Brakelinings shouldalwaysbereplaced ascomplete
axlesets.
BrakePedalTravel
{WARNING:
Seeyourdealer/retailer ifthebrakepedaldoesnot
returntonormalheight,orifthereisarapidincrease in
pedaltravel.Thiscouldbeasignthatbrakeservice
mightberequired.
Thebrakewearwarningsoundmeansthatsoon
thebrakeswillnotworkwell.Thatcouldleadto
anaccident. Whenthebrakewearwarningsound
isheard,havethevehicleserviced.
BrakeAdjustment
Everybrakestop,thediscbrakesadjustforwear.
Notice: Continuing todrivewithworn-outbrake
padscouldresultincostlybrakerepair.
Somedrivingconditions orclimates cancauseabrake
squealwhenthebrakesarefirstappliedorlightly
applied. Thisdoesnotmeansomething iswrongwith
thebrakes.
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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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