2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT Owners Manual

Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
Vehicles with outside
power mirrors and
foldaway mirrors have
controls located on the
driver door.
1. Press (A) or (B) to select the driver or passenger side mirror.
2. Press one of the four arrows located on the control pad to adjust the mirror.
3. Press the opposite side to get the control pad to a neutral position.
Power Foldaway Mirrors
To fold the mirrors:
1. Press (C) to fold the mirrors out to the driving position.
2. Press (D) to fold the mirrors in to the folded position.
The dimming feature automatically adjusts the driver
outside mirror for the glare of the headlamps behind
your vehicle. See Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
on page 3‑45for more information.
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Interior Mirror
Vehicles with a manual rearview mirror can be adjusted
to see clearly behind the vehicle. Hold the mirror
in the center to move it up or down and side to side.
To reduce headlamp glare during nighttime use, move
the lever at the bottom of the mirror to the right. Move it
to the left for daytime use.
Vehicles with an automatic dimming rearview mirror.
The dimming feature reduces the glare of lights from
behind the vehicle. The dimming feature comes on and
the indicator light illuminates each time the vehicle is
started.
SeeAutomatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
on page 3‑45for more information.
Steering Wheel Adjustment
The power tilt wheel control is located on the left side
of the steering column.
To adjust the steering wheel:
Push the control up or down.
SeeTilt Wheel on page 4‑3.
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Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps come on when any door is opened.
They turn off after all the doors are closed.
The dome lamps can also be turned on by turning the
instrument panel brightness knob, located on the
instrument panel to the left of the steering column,
clockwise to the farthest position. In this position, the
dome lamps remain on whether a door is opened or
closed.
k:The dome lamp override button is located next to
the exterior lamps control.
Press the button in and the dome lamps remain off
when a door is opened. Press the button again to return
it to the extended position so that the dome lamps come
on when a door is opened.
Reading Lamps
For vehicles with reading lamps in the overhead
console, press the button located next to the lamp to
turn it on or off.
The vehicle may also have reading lamps in other
locations. The lamps cannot be adjusted.
For more information about interior lamps, see:
.Dome Lamps on page 4‑17.
.Reading Lamps on page 4‑17.
.Instrument Panel Brightness on page 4‑16.
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Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamps
control is located on the
instrument panel to the
left of the steering wheel.
9:Turns off the automatic headlamps and daytime
running lamps (DRL). Turning the headlamp control to
the off position again will turn the automatic headlamps
or DRL back on. For vehicles first sold in Canada, the off position only
works when the vehicle is shifted into the P (Park)
position.
AUTO :
Automatically turns on the headlamps at normal
brightness, along with the parking lamps and taillamps.
; :Turns on the parking lamps and taillamps.
2 :Turns on the headlamps, parking lamps, and
taillamps.
For more information, see:.Exterior Lamps on page 4‑10.
.Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) on page 4‑14.
.Fog Lamps on page 4‑16.
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Windshield Wiper/Washer
This lever is located on the left side of the steering
column.
8:For a single wiping cycle, turn the band to mist.
Hold it there until the wipers start, then release.
For more wipes, hold the band on mist longer.
6: The wiper speed can be set for a long or short delay
between wipes. Turn the band up or down for a shorter
or longer delay time.
6: Slow wipes.
1:Fast wipes.
9:Turns the wipers off.
L: Push the paddle at the top of the lever, to spray
washer fluid on the windshield.
See Windshield Wipers
on page 4‑6andWindshield
Washer on page 4‑6
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Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation in the vehicle can
be controlled with this system.
Climate Control with Heated andCooled Seats shown
A. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
B. AUTO
C. Air Recirculation
D. Air Conditioning E. Heated and Cooled Seats F. Fan Control
G. Defrost H. Rear Window Defogger
I. Air Delivery Mode Control
See Dual Automatic Climate Control System
on
page 4‑20.
Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC)
The DSC switch is located on the shift lever. To enable
the DSC feature, move the column shift lever to the
M (Manual) position. The Driver Information Center
(DIC) display will show the message MANUAL SHIFT
on the first line and the current gear will be displayed
on the second line. See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 4‑39andDIC Operation and Displayson
page 4‑40for more information. This is the highest
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attainable range with all lower gears accessible.
As an example, when 4 (Fourth) gear is selected,
1 (First) through 4 (Fourth) gears are available.
Press the plus/minus buttons, located on the steering
column shift lever, to select the desired range of gears
for current driving conditions. SeeAutomatic
Transmission Operation
on page 3‑35.
While using DSC, cruise control and the tow/haul mode
can be used.
Grade Braking is not available when DSC is active.
See Tow/Haul Mode on page 3‑39.
Vehicle Features
Satellite Radio
XM is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian
provinces. XM satellite radio has a wide variety of
programming and commercial-free music,
coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. A fee is required to receive the XM service.
For more information, refer to:
.www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 (U.S.)
.www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxilliary input, located on the
audio faceplate and a USB port located in the center
console. External devices such as iPod
®, laptop
computers, MP3 players, CD changers, USB storage
device, etc. can be connected to the auxiliary port using
a 3.5 mm (1/8 in.) input jack or the USB port depending
on the audio system.
See “Using the Auxiliary Input Jack” and“Using the
USB Port” underAuxiliary Devices on page 5‑86.
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Steering Wheel Controls
Audio steering wheel
control functions could
differ depending on the
vehicle's options. Some
audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering
wheel.
w/x:Press to change favorite radio stations, select
tracks on a CD/DVD, or to navigate tracks or folders on
an iPod
®or USB device.
b g:Press to silence the vehicle speakers only. Press
again to turn the sound on. Press and hold longer than
two seconds to interact with OnStar
®or Bluetooth
systems.
+
e−e: Increases or decreases volume.
c:Press to reject an incoming call, or to end a call.
SRCE : Press to switch between the radio, CD, and for
vehicles with, DVD, front auxiliary, and rear auxiliary.
¨: Press to seek the next radio station, the next track
or chapter while sourced to the CD or DVD slot, or to
select tracks and folders on an iPod
®or USB device.
For more information, see Audio Steering Wheel
Controls on page 4‑88.
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