2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV sensor

Black plate (10,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
5-10 Instruments and Controls Power Outlet 110 Volt
Alternative Current The vehicle may have a power
outlet that can be used to plug in
electrical equipment that uses a
maximum limit of 150 watts.
The power outlet is located on the
rear of the center console. An indicator light on the outlet turns
on to show it is in use. The light
comes on when the ignition is in
ON/RUN and equipment requiring
less than 150 watts is plugged into
the outlet, and no system fault is
detected.
If equipment is connected using
more than 150 watts or a system
fault is detected, a protection circuit
shuts off the power supply and the
indicator light turns off. To reset
the circuit, unplug the item and
plug it back in or turn the Remote
Accessory Power (RAP) off and
then back on. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9 ‑ 35
The power outlet is not designed for
and may not work properly, if the
following are plugged in: .
Equipment with high initial
peak wattage such as:
compressor-driven refrigerators
and electric power tools. .
Other equipment requiring
an extremely stable
power supply such as:
microcomputer-controlled
electric blankets, touch
sensor lamps, etc.
Cigarette Lighter The cigarette lighter is located in the
center console near the cupholders.
Press on the access door to open it
and use the lighter.
To use the cigarette lighter, push it
in all the way, and let go. When it is
ready, it will pop back out by itself.
Notice: Holding a cigarette lighter
in while it is heating does not let
the lighter back away from the
heating element when it is hot.
Damage from overheating can
occur to the lighter or heating
element, or a fuse could be
blown. Do not hold a cigarette
lighter in while it is heating.

Black plate (16,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
5-16 Instruments and Controls
Airbag Readiness Light The system checks the airbag's
electrical system for possible
malfunctions. If the light stays on it
indicates there is an electrical
problem. The system check
includes the airbag sensor, the
pretensioners, the airbag modules,
the wiring, and the crash sensing
and diagnostic module. For more
information on the airbag system,
see Airbag System on page 3 ‑ 35 .
The airbag readiness light comes on
solid for a few seconds when the
engine is started. If the light does
not come on then, have it fixed
immediately. { WARNINGIf the airbag readiness light stays
on after the vehicle is started or
comes on while driving, it means
the airbag system might not be
working properly. The airbags in
the vehicle might not inflate in a
crash, or they could even inflate
without a crash. To help avoid
injury, have the vehicle serviced
right away.
If there is a problem with the airbag
system, a Driver Information Center
(DIC) message can also come on.
See Airbag System Messages on
page 5 ‑ 38 for more information. Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator If the vehicle has the airbag status
indicator pictured in the following
illustration, then the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system for the
right front passenger position. The
passenger airbag status indicator is
on the overhead console. See
Passenger Sensing System on
page 3 ‑ 44 for important safety
information.
In addition, if the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system for the
right front passenger position, the
label on the vehicle's sun visors
refers to “ ADVANCED AIRBAGS. ”

Black plate (36,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
5-36 Instruments and Controls
Object Detection System
Messages PARKING ASSIST BLOCKED
SEE OWNERS MANUAL If your vehicle has the Ultrasonic
Rear Parking Assist (URPA) system,
this message displays if there is
something interfering with the park
assist system. See Ultrasonic
Parking Assist on page 9 ‑ 54 for
more information.
PARKING ASSIST OFF After the vehicle has been started,
this message displays to remind the
driver that the Ultrasonic Rear
Parking Assist (URPA) system has
been turned off. Press the set/reset
button to acknowledge this message
and clear it from the DIC display. To
turn the URPA system back on, see
Ultrasonic Parking Assist on
page 9 ‑ 54 . SERVICE PARKING ASSIST This message displays if there is a
problem with the Ultrasonic Rear
Parking Assist (URPA) system. Do
not use this system to help you
park. See Ultrasonic Parking Assist
on page 9 ‑ 54 for more information.
See your dealer for service.
SERVICE SIDE BLIND ZONE
ALERT SYSTEM If your vehicle has the Side Blind
Zone Alert (SBZA) system and this
message displays, both SBZA
displays will remain on indicating
there is a problem with the SBZA
system. If these displays remain on
after continued driving, the system
needs service. See your dealer. See
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) on
page 9 ‑ 56 for more information. SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT
SYSTEM OFF If your vehicle has the Side Blind
Zone Alert (SBZA) system, this
message displays when the SBZA
system has been turned off. See
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) on
page 9 ‑ 56 and Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5 ‑ 26 for more
information.
SIDE BLIND ZONE SYSTEM
UNAVAILABLE If your vehicle has the Side Blind
Zone Alert (SBZA) system, this
message displays when the SBZA
system is disabled because the
sensor is blocked and cannot
detect vehicles in your blind zone.
The sensor may be blocked by
mud, dirt, snow, ice, or slush. This
message may also display during
heavy rain or due to road spray.
It may also come on when driving in
isolated areas with no guardrails,
trees, or road signs and light traffic.
Your vehicle does not need service.

Black plate (39,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
Instruments and Controls 5-39
Tire Messages SERVICE TIRE MONITOR
SYSTEM On vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this
message displays if a part on the
TPMS is not working properly. The
tire pressure light also flashes and
then remains on during the same
ignition cycle. See Tire Pressure
Light on page 5 ‑ 23 . Several
conditions may cause this message
to appear. See Tire Pressure
Monitor Operation on page 10 ‑ 56
for more information. If the warning
comes on and stays on, there may
be a problem with the TPMS. See
your dealer. TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE On vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this
message displays when the TPMS
is re-learning the tire positions on
your vehicle. The tire positions must
be re-learned after rotating the tires
or after replacing a tire or sensor.
See Tire Inspection on page 10 ‑ 58 ,
Tire Rotation on page 10 ‑ 59 , Tire
Pressure Monitor System on
page 10 ‑ 54 , and Tire Pressure on
page 10 ‑ 52 for more information.
TIRE LOW ADD AIR TO TIRE On vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this
message displays when the
pressure in one or more of the
vehicle's tires needs to be checked.
This message also displays LEFT
FRT (left front), RIGHT FRT (right front), LEFT RR (left rear),
or RIGHT RR (right rear) to indicate
the location of the low tire. The low
tire pressure warning light will also
come on. See Tire Pressure Light
on page 5 ‑ 23 . You can receive more
than one tire pressure message at a
time. To read the other messages
that may have been sent at the
same time, press the set/reset
button or the trip odometer reset
stem. If a tire pressure message
appears on the DIC, stop as soon
as you can. Have the tire pressures
checked and set to those shown on
the Tire Loading Information label.
See Tires on page 10 ‑ 46 , Vehicle
Load Limits on page 9 ‑ 24 , and Tire
Pressure on page 10 ‑ 52 . The DIC
also shows the tire pressure values.
See “ DIC Operation and Displays
(With DIC Buttons) ” earlier in this
section.

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
Lighting 6-3IntelliBeam ®
Intelligent
High-Beam Headlamp Control
System For vehicles with this feature, be
sure to read this entire section
before using it.
IntelliBeam is an enhancement to
the vehicle's headlamp system.
Using a digital light sensor on the
rearview mirror, this system will turn
the vehicle's high-beam headlamps
on and off according to surrounding
traffic conditions.
The IntelliBeam system turns the
high-beam headlamps on when it is
dark enough, there is no other traffic
present, and the IntelliBeam system
is enabled. Turning On and Enabling
IntelliBeam
Press and release the IntelliBeam
button on the inside rear view
mirror. The IntelliBeam indicator
on the mirror will turn on to let you
know the system has been turned
on. Once the system has been
turned on, it will remain on each
time the vehicle is started.
Additionally, the IntelliBeam
system must be enabled.
To enable the IntelliBeam system,
turn the exterior lamp control to
AUTO, with the turn signal/
multifunction lever in its neutral
position. The High-Beam On Light
will appear on the instrument panel
cluster when the high-beams are on. Driving with IntelliBeam
IntelliBeam will only activate your
high-beams when driving over
32 km/h (20 mph).
The high-beam headlamps will
remain on, under the automatic
control of IntelliBeam, until any of
the following situations occur: .
The system detects an
approaching vehicle's
headlamps. .
The system detects a preceding
vehicle's taillamps. .
The outside light is bright
enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required. .
The vehicle's speed drops below
24 km/h (15 mph).

Black plate (4,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
6-4 Lighting .
The headlamp stalk is moved
forward to the high-beam
position.
When either of these conditions
occur, the IntelliBeam feature
will be disabled and the
IntelliBeam light in the mirror
will turn off until the high-beam
stalk is returned to the neutral
position. .
If IntelliBeam was using
low-beams prior to this action,
the IntelliBeam feature will be
temporarily disabled until the
stalk is returned to the neutral
position. .
The exterior lamp control is
turned to any setting
except AUTO.
When this occurs, IntelliBeam
will be disabled until the control
is turned back to the AUTO
position. .
The IntelliBeam system is turned
off at the inside rearview mirror.
IntelliBeam may not turn off the
high-beams if the system cannot
detect other vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following: .
The others vehicle's lamp(s) are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view or otherwise
undetected. .
The other vehicle's lamp(s) are
covered with dirt, snow and/or
road spray. .
The other vehicle's lamp(s)
cannot be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist or other airborne
obstructions. .
Your vehicle's windshield is
dirty, cracked or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the IntelliBeam light sensor. .
Your vehicle's windshield is
covered with ice, dirt, haze or
other obstructions. .
Your vehicle is loaded such
that the front end of the vehicle
points upward, causing the
IntelliBeam sensor to aim high
and not detect headlamps and
taillamps. .
You are driving on winding or
hilly roads.
You may need to manually disable
or cancel the high-beam headlamps
by turning the low-beam headlamps
on, if any of the above conditions
exist.

Black plate (5,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
Lighting 6-5Disabling and Resetting
IntelliBeam at the Rearview Mirror
IntelliBeam can be disabled by
using the controls on the inside
rearview mirror.
AUTO
3 (On/Off): To disable
the system, press this button on
the inside rearview mirror. The
IntelliBeam indicator will turn off
and will not come back on until the
IntelliBeam button is pressed again.
(Stalk Disable): When IntelliBeam
has turned on the high-beams,
pull or push the high-beam stalk.
This will disable IntelliBeam.
The IntelliBeam indicator on the
mirror will turn off. To re-enable
IntelliBeam, press the IntelliBeam
button on the mirror.
A different sensitivity setting is
available for dealer diagnostics.
This is done by pushing and holding
this button for 20 seconds until the IntelliBeam indicator light flashes
three times. If you accidentally
activate this, the vehicle's setting
will automatically be reset each time
the ignition is turned off and then on
again.
Cleaning the IntelliBeam Light
Sensor
The light sensor is located on the
inside of the vehicle in front of the
inside rearview mirror. Clean the light sensor window,
periodically, using glass cleaner on
a soft cloth. Gently wipe the sensor
window. Do not spray glass cleaner
directly on the surface of the sensor
window.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder If a door is open, a reminder chime
sounds when the headlamps or
parking lamps are manually turned
on and the key is out of the ignition.
To turn off the chime, turn the
headlamp switch to off or AUTO
and then back on, or close and
re-open the door. In the AUTO
mode, the headlamps turn off once
the ignition is in LOCK/OFF or
remains on until the headlamp delay
ends (if enabled in the DIC). See
“ Exit Lighting ” under Vehicle
Personalization on page 5 ‑ 40 .

Black plate (6,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
6-6 Lighting
Headlamp
High/Low-Beam Changer
5 3 (Headlamp High/Low
Beam Changer): To change the
headlamps from low to high beam,
push the lever toward the instrument
panel. To return to low-beam
headlamps, pull the multifunction
lever toward you. Then release it.
When the high beams are on, this
indicator light on the instrument
panel cluster will also be on. Flash-to-Pass This feature lets you use the
high-beam headlamps to signal
a driver in front of you that you
want to pass. It works even if the
headlamps are in the automatic
position.
To use it, pull the turn signal lever
toward you, then release it.
If the headlamps are in the
automatic position or on low
beam, the high-beam headlamps
will turn on. They will stay on as
long as you hold the lever toward
you. The high-beam indicator on
the instrument panel cluster will
come on. Release the lever to
return to normal operation.
The low ‐ beam headlamps must be
on for the flash ‐ to ‐ pass feature
to work. Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day.
Fully functional daytime running
lamps are required on all vehicles
first sold in Canada.
The DRL system comes on when
the following conditions are met: .
The ignition is on. .
The exterior lamps control is
in AUTO. .
The transmission is not in Park. .
The light sensor determines it is
daytime.