Safety

The Escalade ESV's second-row captain's chairs had the only Latch anchors in this three-row SUV. The Latch anchors are easy to access. The tether anchors are at the bottom of the captain's chair seatbacks, so their accessibility isn't great but this isn't uncommon. A variety of child-safety seats fit without a problem in the Escalade ESV, with the exception of the third row's center seating position.

The 2011 Escalade ESV received three out of five stars in rollover crash-test ratings by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but it hasn't undergone the agency's other crash tests. It also hasn't been crash-tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Standard safety features include rear-wheel drive, all-disc antilock brakes, an electronic stability system with rollover mitigation technology, traction control, a blind spot warning system, a backup camera with rear parking sensors, and six airbags, including side curtains for all three rows. Four-wheel drive is optional.

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    Manual Operation
    (Power): Press to turn the climate control system on or off. When the climate control system is turned off the air inlet defaults to outside air. (Fan Control): Press the buttons to increa ...

    Roadside Service (U.S. and Canada)
    U.S.: 1-800-224-1400 Canada: 1-800-882-1112. Text Telephone (TTY) Users (U.S. Only): 1-888-889-2438. Service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. ...

    Gasoline Specifications (U.S. and Canada Only)
    At a minimum, gasoline should meet ASTM specification D 4814 in the United States or CAN/CGSB–3.5 or 3.511 in Canada. Some gasolines contain an octane-enhancing additive called methylcyclop ...