2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE display

ConditionTraffic Status Icon
Traffic events are in thearea, 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 ofdistance from the vehicle, up to approximately75 mi (125 km). With a route planned, the systemdefaults to list traffic events on your route. Without aroute planned, if travelling on a major interstate, the
system lists events immediately ahead on the interstatefirst. Then all other traffic events follow. Not all trafficconditions may be listed.
To view the traffic condition location and information onthe map:
1. Press the NAV key, then press the NAV keyrepeatedly until Traffic is selected, or touch theTraffic screen button. A list of traffic conditionswith distance from the vehicle's current positiondisplays.
An arrow may appear before the distance.The arrow indicates the distance is a straight linedistance and it shows the direction of the event
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from the current vehicle's position. If no arrowappears, the distance indicates how far the eventis ahead on current Interstate highway or route.While the vehicle is moving, the traffic list up ordown, scroll arrows are limited to a maximum offour pages. No more than four pages of trafficevents may be viewed while the vehicle is moving.
2. Select a traffic condition to get more detailedinformation of the event.
Options
Select the Options screen button. A Traffic Optionsmenu displays. Select the desired traffic related option.
Traffic :Select to enable or disable the traffic function.
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Show Traffic ICONS :Select to display traffic icons onthe map screen. This function allows which trafficinformation displays.
Traffic Flow Status—This touch screen button is usedto enable or disable the green, yellow, red and orangearrows shown beside the roads and used to show thetraffic flow or extent of a traffic event.
.Black indicates a closed road segment
.Red indicates significantly impaired traffic flowwith average speed of less than 25 mph.
.Yellow indicates slightly impaired traffic flow withaverage speed between 25 and 45 mph.
.Green indicates normal traffic flow with averagespeed above 45 mph.
.Orange indicates construction.
Traffic flow data arrows display on the map when scaledup to eight miles.
Closed Road, Traffic Delays, Incidents, andAdvisories—These four touch screen buttons areused to select the traffic event ICONS that appear onthe map screens.
Alert for Approaching Traffic Events :When On, if anapproaching traffic event is within the alert range, one oftwo traffic alert pop-up screens display:
.With no route planned, while on expressways,Approaching Traffic Event without Avoid screendisplays.
.With route planned, Traffic Event on Route screendisplays.
If the Alert for Approaching Traffic Events is Off, thealert pop-up screen does not display.
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On-Route
Select the On Route touch screen button to display allevents ahead on the current active route. If no trafficevents have been reported on route, No Traffic EventsReported On route displays.
Name
Select the Name touch screen button to display trafficevents in the order of distance. The closest event isshown first.
Refresh
Select the Refresh touch screen button to update thescreen with all of the latest traffic events, miles, etc.
Traffic events update approximately every two minutes.To update the events immediately, press the Refreshtouch screen button.
Scrolling to Traffic Events on the Map
While scrolling the map, traffic condition icons mayappear. Traffic events may appear up to 75 mi (125 km)from your current position. To receive information aboutthe traffic condition, place the cross hairs over the trafficcondition icon.
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After selecting the INFO (information) screen button,the type of traffic condition, the street name, and adescription of the traffic condition displays. See“Scrolling the Map”underMapson page 5!14formore information.
To display traffic events in another state or a greatdistance away, scroll to the desired area, and then stopscrolling. Wait for the traffic to update. It may take up totwo minutes before traffic in this new area can bereceived and displayed.
Traffic Event Display Categories
The following are traffic condition categories andsymbols 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 gotraffic, 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 weathercondition.
m(Parking):Available parking area.
l(Information):Special event, general information,or warning.
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Detailed Traffic Event Screens
Traffic Event Screen
The detailed Traffic Event screens are used todisplay additional details of a traffic event condition.This screen may display if:
.Scrolling to an event on the map and thenpressing INFO.
.Selecting a traffic event listed on the Traffic EventList screen.
The Traffic Event screen may display when approachinga traffic event.
Back, Map, More, and Avoid
These buttons have common functions across allthree Detailed Traffic Event screens.
Back :Press to return to the previous screen.
Map :If available, press to display the related trafficevent on the map.
Map Traffic Event Icon with Back Screen
More :Press to display more of the traffic eventdescription, if the whole event does not fit in thegiven display.
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Avoid :This button is used to avoid the location of anevent on the route. If selected, a new route is calculatedand the related traffic event is avoided. After the newroute has been calculated, the navigation system goesto the full map screen and shows the new route.
The Avoid button is only available if the event is onthe route ahead.
Traffic Voice Prompts
The traffic voice prompts are part of the currentnavigation voice prompts. If the navigation voiceprompts are turned off, all traffic prompts are alsoturned off.
If the voice prompts are on, whenever an Alert forApproaching Traffic is displayed, the system gives therelated voice prompt. The content of the voice promptdepends on actual traffic event data.
The RPT (Repeat) hard key is for navigation trafficmaneuvers only. It is not used to repeat traffic prompts.During a traffic voice prompt, if RPT is pressed, thecurrent prompt playback cancels.
Traffic prompts are disabled during OnStar®orVoice Recognition activity.
Display
Press the CONFIG key to enter the configure menuoptions, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly untilDisplay 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) screenbuttons to increase or decrease the brightness of thescreen.
_(Contrast):Touch the + (plus) or!(minus) screenbuttons to increase or decrease the contrast of thescreen.
Auto (Automatic) :Touch this screen button for thesystem to automatically adjust the screen backgrounddepending on exterior lighting conditions.
Night :Touch this screen button and the system makesthe map background darker.
Day :Touch this screen button and the system makesthe map background brighter.
Setting the Clock
The navigation system time and the analog clockoperate independently. Changing the time through thenavigation system does not change the time on theanalog clock. SeeAnalog Clockon page 4!20tochange the analog clock time.
Press the CONFIG key to enter the configure menuoptions, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until thetime is selected or touch the time screen button.
Hours :Press the!(minus) or + (plus) signs todecrease or increase the hours.
Minutes :Press the!(minus) or + (plus) signs todecrease or increase the minutes.
12/24 Format :Select the 12 screen button for standardtime; select the 24 screen button for military time.
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