2012 Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual - Page 132

5-12 Instruments and Controls For more information see "Trip Odometer" under Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 5‑23. An arrow on the fuel gauge indicates the side of the vehicle the fuel door is on. The gauge will first indicate empty before the vehicle is out of fuel, but the vehicle's fuel tank should be filled soon. Here are some situations owners may experience with the fuel gauge. None of these indicate a problem with the fuel gauge. . Speedometer The speedometer shows the vehicle speed in both kilometers per hour (km/h) and miles per hour (mph). Tachometer The tachometer displays the engine speed in revolutions per minute (rpm). Odometer The vehicle's odometer works together with the Driver Information Center (DIC). The Trip odometer can be set. See "Trip Odometer" under Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 5‑23 for more information. To check the odometer mileage while the vehicle is not running, press the trip stem on the instrument panel cluster. If the vehicle ever needs a new odometer installed, the new one will be set to the correct mileage total of the old odometer. Fuel Gauge At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gauge reads full. It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the fuel gauge indicated. For example, the gauge may have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually took a little more or less than half the tank's capacity to fill the tank. The gauge goes back to empty when the ignition is turned off. . Trip Odometer The trip odometer can show how far the vehicle has been driven since the trip odometer was last set to zero. When the ignition is on, the fuel gauge shows about how much fuel the vehicle has left in the tank. .