2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT Owners Manual

Nav (Navigation)
Press the CONFIG key to enter the configure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until
Nav is selected or touch the Nav screen button.
Voice Prompt
Voice Prompt :Touch the Voice Prompt screen button
to change the volume of the voice prompts or to turn
voice guidance on and off.
Volume : Touch the + (plus) or −(minus) screen buttons
to increase or to decrease the volume of the voice
prompts. The system will respond with the adjusted
voice level.
Voice Guidance : Touch the On or Off screen buttons
to turn voice instructions on and off while traveling on a
planned route.
Route Preference
Touch the Route Preference screen button to change
route options when the system calculates a route.
Allow Major Roads : This feature allows the system to
use major roads when calculating a planned route.
Allow toll road : This feature allows the system to use
toll roads when calculating a planned route.
Allow ferry : This feature allows the system to use
ferries when calculating a planned route.
Allow time and seasonal restricted road : This
feature allows the system to use time restricted and
seasonal roads when calculating a planned route.
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Edit Address Book—How to Add
To add an address to the address book, see “Adding
Destinations to the Address Book” underDestinationon
page 5‑24.
Edit Address Book —Edit/View
To edit the name of an address book:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the Address book entry.
5. Touch the Name screen button and use the alpha keyboard to edit or add the name.
6. Touch the OK screen button to save your changes, then touch the Back screen button to return to the
Address Book information screen.
To add or change the phone number of an address
book entry: 1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the address book entry to change.
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5. Touch the Phone # screen button and use thenumeric keyboard to input or change the phone
number.
6. Touch the OK screen button to save your changes, then touch the Back screen button to return to the
Address Book information screen.
To change the map icon of an address book entry: 1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the address book entry to change.
5. Select the Icon screen button.
6. Select an icon from the list.
To add a voice tag to an address book entry: 1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the Add Voice Tag screen button.
5. The system will ask for you to state the name. You will have four seconds to state the name.
The system will respond back with the name and
prompt you to repeat the name for confirmation. To delete an address book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the address book entry to delete.
5. Press the Delete screen button to delete the address book entry.
6. A confirmation pop-up will display. Select Ok to delete; select Cancel to cancel the operation.
To delete the entire address book: 1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. A list of all the address book entries will display. Press and hold the Clear All screen button.
5. A confirmation pop-up will display. Select Ok to delete; select Cancel to cancel the operation.
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Map Database Information
Touch the Map Database Information screen button to
view the coverage areas of the map DVD.
Off-Road Mode
To turn the Off-road mode on or off, do the following:1. Press the CONFIG hard key.
2. Press the Nav screen button.
3. Press the Off-Road mode screen button. The button will be highlighted when the feature
is on. When the off-road mode is turned on, the navigation
system will show the path being traveled by the vehicle
when not on a marked road. This path will be a
simulation since the map database coverage will not
have these roads on the DVD. This path will be stored
in the navigation system's memory, see
“Previous
Destination” underDestination
on page 5‑24for more
information.
See “Off-Road Driving” in the Index of your vehicle's
owner manual for more information about off-road
driving.
Traffic Options
Read the following Options descriptions to understand
how the XM NavTraffic™ operates.
XM NavTraffic™(USA and Canada)
Vehicles with the navigation system have an
XM NavTraffic™receiver. XM NavTraffic™ is a
subscription service provided via XM™ Satellite Radio.
XM NavTraffic™ provides real-time traffic information
fully integrated to the navigation system to display
current traffic conditions for a driver ’s chosen route.
XM NavTraffic™ allows drivers to make the most
informed, timesaving routing decisions.
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If the Traffic touch screen button is pressed or if an
attempt is made to turn on the traffic display in the
Navigation Setup Menu without a subscription, a
Caution screen displays indicating that XM traffic is
not activated.
Three types of traffic information for major roadways
are displayed on the navigation system:
.Unscheduled traffic incident data, such as
accidents and disabled vehicles
.Scheduled traffic incident data, such as road
construction and road closures
.Traffic flow information (rate of speed data)Traffic information is delivered to the vehicle by the
XM™
Radio satellites. XM NavTraffic™ makes it
possible for the navigation system to provide
continuously updated traffic information personalized
for a driver ’s needs.
XM NavTraffic™ currently broadcasts the traffic
information for many markets nationally, and the service
may be available in more cities in the future. Visit
xmnavtraffic.com for more details on local coverage.
A service fee is required in order to receive the
XM NavTraffic™ service.
Turning XM NavTraffic™ On and Off
To turn traffic on or off:
1. Press the CONFIG hard key, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until Nav is selected or
press the Nav screen button.
2. Touch the Traffic Options button.
3. Touch the Traffic button. This button is highlighted when it is active.
Selecting Alert for Approaching Traffic Events
enables the system to show a pop-up screen that
notifies of possible traffic issues ahead.
When this feature is highlighted, while traveling
on a route, accidents located on the route are
indicated and can be avoided.
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Traffic Icon
The Traffic Icon appears on the Traffic Tab, next to the
word Traffic, when traffic is found in the local area.
The Traffic Icon has three different condition displays.
These are:Condition Traffic Status Icon
.No XM NavTraffic™
subscription.
.No Traffic is found in
the local area.
.The Traffic Feature
is turned off.
Condition Traffic Status Icon
Traffic events are in the
area, but none are on route.
Traffic events are on route.
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,
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if travelling on a major interstate, the system lists events
immediately ahead on the interstate first. 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 keyrepeatedly 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.
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.
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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.
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 flow or extent of a traffic event.
.Black indicates a closed road segment
.Red indicates significantly impaired traffic flow with
average speed of less than 25 mph.
.Yellow indicates slightly impaired traffic flow with
average speed between 25 and 45 mph.
.Green indicates normal traffic flow with average
speed above 45 mph.
.Orange indicates construction.
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