2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV Owners Manual

Locations and Information of Traffic
Conditions The system may take some time to sort the
information. The list of traffic conditions display
in the order of distance from the vehicle, up to
approximately 75 mi (125 km). With a route planned,
the system defaults to list traffic events on your route.
Without a route planned, if travelling on a major
interstate, the system lists events immediately ahead
on the interstate rst. Then all other traffic events follow.
Not all traffic conditions may be listed. To view the traffic condition location and information on
the map:
1. Press the NAV key, then press the NAV key
repeatedly until Traffic is selected, or touch the
Traffic screen button. A list of traffic conditions with
distance from the vehicle’s current position displays.
An arrow may appear before the distance.
The arrow indicates the distance is a straight line
distance and it shows the direction of the event
from the current vehicle’s position. If no arrow
appears, the distance indicates how far the event
is ahead on current Interstate highway or route.
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While the vehicle is moving, the traffic list up or down,
scroll arrows are limited to a maximum of four pages.
No more than four pages of traffic events may be
viewed while the vehicle is moving.
2. Select a traffic condition to get more detailed
information of the event. Options
Select the Options screen button. A Traffic Options
menu displays. Select the desired traffic related option.
Traffic: Select to enable or disable the traffic function.
Show Traffic ICONS: Select to display traffic icons
on the map screen. This function allows which traffic
information displays.
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Traffic Flow Status — This touch screen button is
used to enable or disable the green, yellow, red and
orange arrows shown beside the roads and used
to show the traffic ow or extent of a traffic event.
Black indicates a closed road segment
Red indicates signicantly impaired traffic ow with
average speed of less than 25 mph.
Yellow indicates slightly impaired traffic ow with
average speed between 25 and 45 mph. Green indicates normal traffic ow with average
speed above 45 mph.
Orange indicates construction.
Traffic ow data arrows display on the map when scaled
up to eight miles.
Closed Road, Traffic Delays, Incidents, and
Advisories — These four touch screen buttons
are used to select the traffic event ICONS that
appear on the map screens.
Alert for Approaching Traffic Events: When On,
if an approaching traffic event is within the alert range,
one of two traffic alert pop-up screens display:
With no route planned, while on expressways,
Approaching Traffic Event without Avoid screen
displays.
With route planned, Traffic Event on Route screen
displays.
If the Alert for Approaching Traffic Events is Off, the
alert pop-up screen does not display.
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On-Route Select the On Route touch screen button to display all
events ahead on the current active route. If no traffic
events have been reported on route, No Traffic Events
Reported On route displays.
Name Select the Name touch screen button to display traffic
events in the order of distance. The closest event
is shown rst. Refresh Select the Refresh touch screen button to update the
screen with all of the latest traffic events, miles, etc.
Traffic events update approximately every two minutes.
To update the events immediately, press the Refresh
touch screen button.
Scrolling to Traffic Events on the Map
While scrolling the map, traffic condition icons may
appear. Traffic events may appear up to 75 mi (125 km)
from your current position. To receive information about
the traffic condition, place the cross hairs over the traffic
condition icon.
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After selecting the INFO (information) screen button,
the type of traffic condition, the street name, and a
description of the traffic condition displays. See “Scrolling
the Map” under Maps on page 4-15 for more information.
To display traffic events in another state or a great
distance away, scroll to the desired area, and then
stop scrolling. Wait for the traffic to update. It may
take up to two minutes before traffic in this new area
can be received and displayed.
Traffic Event Display Categories The following are traffic condition categories and
symbols that can appear on the display:
Category 1, Road Closure:
q (Road Closed): Road and/or ramps closed.
Category 2, Traffic Delayed:
o (Stopped Traffic): Traffic stopped, stop and go
traffic, delayed and congested traffic. Category 3, Incidents:
p (Alert): Object in the roadway, disabled vehicle, or
dangerous road conditions.
t (Accident): Roadway obstructed due to accident.
s (Road Works): Delayed traffic due to construction.
Category 4, Advisories:
j /
r (Road Condition): Delayed or stopped traffic,
lane blocked or closed due to a road condition.
k (Weather): Heavy rain, snow, or fog weather
condition.
m (Parking): Available parking area.
l (Information): Special event, general information, or
warning.
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Detailed Traffic Event Screens
The detailed Traffic Event screens are used to display
additional details of a traffic event condition. This screen
may display if:
Scrolling to an event on the map and then
pressing INFO.
Selecting a traffic event listed on the Traffic Event
List screen.
The Traffic Event screen may display when approaching
a traffic event. Back, Map, More, and Avoid These buttons have common functions across all three
Detailed Traffic Event screens.
Back: Press to return to the previous screen.
Map: If available, press to display the related traffic
event on the map.
More: Press to display more of the traffic event
description, if the whole event does not t in the
given display.Traffic Event Screen
Map Traffic Event Icon with Back Screen
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Avoid: This button is used to avoid the location of an
event on the route. If selected, a new route is calculated
and the related traffic event is avoided. After the new
route has been calculated, the navigation system
goes to the full map screen and shows the new route.
The Avoid button is only available if the event is on
the route ahead.
Traffic Voice Prompts The traffic voice prompts are part of the current
navigation voice prompts. If the navigation voice prompts
are turned off, all traffic prompts are also turned off.
If the voice prompts are on, whenever an Alert for
Approaching Traffic is displayed, the system gives
the related voice prompt. The content of the voice
prompt depends on actual traffic event data.
The RPT (Repeat) hard key is for navigation traffic
maneuvers only. It is not used to repeat traffic prompts.
During a traffic voice prompt, if RPT is pressed, the
current prompt playback cancels.
Traffic prompts are disabled during OnStar ®
or Voice
Recognition activity. Display
Press the CONFIG key to enter the congure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly
until Display is selected or touch the Display screen
button.
Display Off Touch this screen button to turn the display off.
Press any hard key to view the display.
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Brightness/Contrast/Mode
Touch this screen button to change the brightness,
contrast, and mode of the display.
] (Brightness): Touch the + (plus) or − (minus)
screen buttons to increase or decrease the brightness
of the screen.
_ (Contrast): Touch the + (plus) or − (minus) screen
buttons to increase or decrease the contrast of the
screen. Auto (Automatic): Touch this screen button for the
system to automatically adjust the screen background
depending on exterior lighting conditions.
Night: Touch this screen button and the system makes
the map background darker.
Day: Touch this screen button and the system makes
the map background brighter.
Setting the Clock The navigation system time and the analog clock
operate independently. Changing the time through
the navigation system does not change the time on
the analog clock. See Analog Clock on page 3-26 to
change the analog clock time.
Press the CONFIG key to enter the congure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until
the time is selected or touch the time screen button.
Hours: Press the − (minus) or + (plus) signs to
decrease or increase the hours.
Minutes: Press the − (minus) or + (plus) signs to
decrease or increase the minutes.
12/24 Format: Select the 12 screen button for standard
time; select the 24 screen button for military time.
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