2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE Owners Manual

2-90 STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE Message
You may see the
STABILITY SYSTEM
ACTIVE message on
the message center.
It means that an advanced computer
-controlled system
has come on to help your vehicle continue to go in
the direction in which you're steering. This stability
enhancement system activates when the computer senses
that your vehicle is just starting to spin, as it might if
you hit a patch of ice or other slippery spot on the road.
It also activates when it senses that your wheels are
spinning, as they might when accelerating on a road
surface that provides inadequate traction. When the
system is on, you may hear a noise or feel a vibration in
the brake pedal. This is normal. When the STABILITY
SYSTEM ACTIVE message is on, you should continue
to steer in the direction you want to go. The system is
designed to help you in bad weather or other difficult
driving situations by making the most of whatever road
conditions will permit.
STABILITY SYSTEM LIMITED Message
The STABILITY SYSTEM
LIMITED message will
turn on when you press
the Stabilitrak button;
see ªInstrument Panelº
in the Index.
While in ªLIMITEDº mode, traction control is disabled
and the stability system is less likely to activate. To limit
wheel spin and realize the full benefits of the stability
enhancement system, you should normally leave
Stabilitrak in its normal operating mode (not the
LIMITED mode). However, you should put Stabilitrak
in LIMITED mode if your vehicle gets stuck in sand,
mud, ice or snow and you want to ªrockº your vehicle to
attempt to free it. See ªRocking Your Vehicleº in the
Index. To exit the LIMITED mode, press the Stabilitrak
button again. The STABILITY SYSTEM LIMITED
message will be displayed whenever the transmission is
in FIRST (1). Traction control will not operate in this
gear. This is normal.

2-91 STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED Message
The STABILITY SYSTEM
DISABLED message
indicates that the stability
enhancement system has
been temporarily disabled.
There are three conditions that can cause this message
to appear. One condition is overheating, which could
occur if the stability enhancement system activates
continuously for an extended period of time. The
STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED message will
also be displayed if the brake system warning light is
on. See ªBrake System Warning Lightº in the Index.
Finally, the message could be displayed if the stability
system takes longer than usual to complete its diagnostic
checks due to driving conditions. The STABILITY
SYSTEM DISABLED message will turn off as soon as
the conditions that caused the message to be displayed
are no longer present.
Secondary Information Center (SIC)
This section explains the features of your SIC. The SIC
provides instant information about fuel, mileage and
vehicle history in addition to allowing you to personalize
certain features of your vehicle. If you would like to skip
to the section on personalizing your vehicle, see the
section under MENU.
Fuel

Each press of the FUEL button will change the
display between the fuel remaining range, average
fuel economy, instantaneous fuel economy and a
blank display.

The average fuel economy can be reset using the
RESET button.

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Each press of the TRIP button will change the
display between personal trip computer, business trip
computer, timer, vehicle history, annual mileage and
a blank display.
Personal Trip Computer and Business
Trip Computer

Each press of the arrow button will change the
display between turn on/off, trip odometer, fuel used,
average fuel economy and average speed.

The ON/OFF button will turn the trip computer on
and off. The information on the trip computer only
gets updated when it is turned on. The personal and
business computers are independent, i.e. turning one
of them on does not turn the other off.

All information associated with the trip computer
will be reset when the RESET button is pressed.

If the RESET button is pressed and held for more
than two seconds, all of the trip computer settings
will reset starting from the last ignition cycle
(turning the ignition from OFF to RUN). This
feature is for someone who has forgotten to reset the
trip computer when pulling out of the driveway and
does not realize it until after driving for awhile.Timer

Each press of the ON/OFF button will turn the timer
on or off.

The RESET button will reset the timer to 00:00:00.

If turned on, the timer will accumulate whenever
the SIC is powered (the engine does not have to
be running).

The timer will rollover after 99:59:59.
Vehicle History Last 15 Days

The first press of the arrow button will display the
maximum speed and accumulated mileage for the
current day.

Every press of the arrow button after will display the
maximum speed and accumulated mileage for the
previous day.

This feature requires the date and time to be set
correctly. Refer to the setting of day/date/time under
the MENU button explained later in this section.

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Annual Mileage

The annual mileage displayed is the mileage
accumulated since the annual mileage was reset.

Pressing the RESET button will reset the annual
mileage to 0.

Pressing the arrow button will display the ratio of
personal trip computer mileage to annual mileage
as a percent.

Pressing the arrow button again will display the ratio
of business trip computer mileage to annual mileage
as a percent.
Menu
Press the MENU button to choose a feature you would
like to personalize (the features are listed below). Each
press of the button will display a new item that can be
personalized. Use the arrow button to choose the
setting you would like to use within the chosen feature.
For example: Say you would like to personalize the
automatic door locks so that the automatic locking
feature is disabled. You would do the following:
1. First press the MENU button until you reach the
Automatic Door Lock screen.2. Next, press the arrow button until you find the
Disabled setting.
3. The setting is now actually set without having to
do anything else. You can do one of three things
at this point:

You can leave the personalization mode by
pressing FUEL or TRIP.

You can just let the SIC exit the personalization
mode on its own by waiting approximately
15 seconds without touching any buttons,

or you can press the MENU key to move on to
the next programmable feature.
The following is a list of the personal settings that can
be changed:
Automatic Door Lock

Enabled: Doors automatically lock when
transmission is shifted out of PARK (P).

Disabled: Doors do not lock automatically.

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Automatic Door Unlock

Driver: Driver's door unlocks when transmission is
shifted into PARK (P).

All: All doors unlock when transmission is shifted
into PARK (P).

Disabled: Doors do not unlock automatically.
Remote Lock Feedback

Horn: Horn chirps on second press of the LOCK
button on the keyless entry transmitter.

Lamps: Parking lamps flash on each press of the
LOCK button on the keyless entry transmitter.

Horn and Lamps: Parking lamps flash on each
press, horn chirps on second press of LOCK on the
keyless entry transmitter.

None: No horn or lamp feedback to the LOCK
button on the keyless entry transmitter.
Remote Unlock Feedback

Horn: Horn chirps on second press of the UNLOCK
button on the keyless entry transmitter.

Lamps: Parking lamps flash on each press of the
UNLOCK button on the keyless entry transmitter.
Horn and Lamps: Parking lamps flash on each
press, horn chirps on the second press of the
UNLOCK button on the keyless entry transmitter.

None: No horn or lamp feedback will occur when
the UNLOCK button on the keyless entry transmitter
is pressed.
Headlamp Delay

None: Headlamps do not stay on after the ignition is
turned to OFF.

10/20/30/60/120/180 Seconds: Amount of time
headlamps stay on after the ignition is turned to
OFF when it is dark (switch must be in auto
headlamp position).
Perimeter Lamps

Enabled: Parking lamps, headlamps and puddle
lamps turn on for 40 seconds with the UNLOCK
button on the keyless entry transmitter. This feature
only operates when it is dark.

Disabled: Feature disabled, no perimeter lamps will
come on.

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Seat and Mirror Recall

Remote: When the remote keyless entry transmitters
are programmed for each driver (driver 1 or 2),
pressing the UNLOCK button on the transmitters
will move the seat and mirrors to the stored memory
position for the driver associated with that particular
transmitter (driver 1 or 2). For more information on
seat and mirror recall functions see ªMemory Seat
and Memory Mirrors in the Index.º

Key In: Inserting the key into the ignition will cause
the seat and mirrors to move to stored memory
position for driver 1 or 2.

Disabled: Position recall will not work with the
keyless entry transmitter or when key is placed in the
ignition. Driver must manually select memory button
1 or 2 to activate the memory seat recall when
disable is selected.
Exit Position of Seat

Enabled: Removing the key will cause the seat to
move to the stored driver 1 or 2 exit position.

Disabled: Seat will not move to exit position when
key is removed from ignition. Driver must manually
press EXIT button to activate the seat exit position
feature when disable is selected.Mirror Reverse Tilt

Passenger: Mirror on the passenger's side of vehicle
will tilt down to a stored memory position for driver
1 or 2 when the vehicle is placed in REVERSE (R).

Driver: Mirror on the driver's side of the vehicle
will tilt down to a stored memory position for driver
1 or 2 when the vehicle is placed in REVERSE (R).

All: Both the driver's and passenger's side mirrors
will tilt down to a stored memory position for driver
1 or 2 when the vehicle is placed in REVERSE (R).

Disabled: No mirrors will tilt when the vehicle is
placed in REVERSE (R).
Alarm Warning

Horn: Horn will sound when the alarm is active.

Lamps: Headlamps and park lamps will cycle on
and off when alarm is activated.

Horn and Lamps: Horn and lamps will alternate
when the alarm is activated.

None: No alarm warning will come on.

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Language

English: All information displayed in English.

French: All information displayed in French.

Spanish: All information displayed in Spanish.

Arabic: All information displayed in Arabic.
Display Units

English: Units displayed in English units.

Metric: Units displayed in metric units.
Day/Date/Time

The RESET button will enable the operator to reset
the day/date/time. Each press of the RESET button
will scroll through the following: set year, set month,
set day, set hour, set minutes and set AM/PM.

Whichever is currently selected (i.e. year, month,
day, etc.) will flash. The arrow button is then used to
adjust the value. Each press of the arrow button will
change the value by one. If the arrow button is
pushed and held, the value will keep changing until
the button is released.

While in menu mode, the SIC will display the
day/date if no buttons have been pressed for more
than 15 seconds.Language and Personalization Reset

Press and hold the MENU button. After two seconds,
the display will begin cycling through the languages
at one second intervals. Release the MENU button
when the desired language is displayed.

The previous action will also reset the
personalization values to their factory default
settings which are as follows:
1.Automatic Door Lock: Enabled
2.Automatic Door Unlock: All
3.Remote Lock Feedback: Horn
4.Remote Unlock Feedback: Lamps
5.Headlamp Delay: 30 seconds
6.Perimeter Lamps: Enabled
7.Memory Position Recall: Key In
8.Exit Position of Seat: Enabled
9.Mirror Reverse Tilt: Passenger
10.Alarm Warning: Horn and Lamps
11.Display Units: English

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Ultrasonic Rear Parking
Assist (URPA)
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist can help you to
determine how close an object is to your rear bumper
within a given area, making parking easier.
The URPA display is
located inside the vehicle,
on the passenger's side rear
upper trim panel. It has
three color
-coded lights that
can be seen through the
rearview mirror or by
turning around.
URPA can be disabled by
pressing the URPA on/off
button located near the
climate control system
and radio.
How the System Works
URPA comes on automatically when the shift lever is
moved into REVERSE (R) and the vehicle speed is less
than 3 mph (5 km/h). When the system comes on,
the three lights on the display will illuminate to let you
know that the system is working. URPA senses how
close your vehicle is to an object. The distance is
determined by the four ultrasonic sensors located on the
rear bumper. When shifting into REVERSE (R) and an
object is detected, one of the following will occur: