2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT infotainment

Black plate (1,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2011
2011 Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner ManualM
In Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Keys, Doors and Windows . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40 Storage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1
Luggage/Load Locations . . . . . . . 4-2
Additional Storage
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 5-35
Universal Remote System . . . . 5-44
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17 Rear Seat Infotainment . . . . . . . 7-31
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . 9-1
Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-30
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-38
Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-45
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Object Detection Systems . . . . 9-52
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-75

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-17
Audio Players
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Rear Seat Infotainment
Rear Seat Entertainment(RSE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Navigation
Using the NavigationSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . 7-77
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-83
Introduction
Read this manual thoroughly to
become familiar with how the
navigation system operates.
The navigation system includes
navigation and audio functions.
Keeping your eyes on the road and
your mind on the drive is important
for safe driving. The navigation
system has built-in features
intended to help keep your eyes on
the road and mind on the drive.
A few features may be disabled
while driving. Note that these
functions will be grayed-out.
A grayed-out function indicates it is
not available when the vehicle is
moving.

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7-2 Infotainment System
All functions are available when the
vehicle is parked. Do the following
before driving:
.Become familiar with the
navigation system operation,
control buttons on the faceplate,
and touch-sensitive screen
buttons of the navigation
system.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
.Set up the navigation features
before beginning driving, such
as entering an address or a
preset destination.
.Set up your phone numbers
in advance so they can be
called easily with the press of a
single button or a single voice
command (for navigation
systems equipped with phone
capability).
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often while using the
navigation system could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death
to you or others. Focus your
attention on driving.
{WARNING
Avoid looking too long or too
often at the moving map on the
navigation screen. This could
cause a crash and you or others
can be injured or killed. Use the
turn-by-turn voice guidance
directions whenever possible.Use the navigation system to:
.Plan a route.
.Select a destination using
various methods and choices.
.Follow turn-by-turn route and
map guidance with voice
prompts, only if permitted by
traffic laws, controls, and
conditions.
Always be alert and obey traffic
and roadway laws and instructions,
regardless of the guidance from the
navigation system. Because the
navigation system uses street map
information that does not include all
traffic restrictions or the latest road
changes, it may suggest using a
road that is now closed for
construction or a turn that is
prohibited by signs at the
intersection. Because the system
uses limited information, you must
always evaluate whether following
the system's directions is safe and
legal for the current conditions.

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Infotainment System 7-3
Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock®is designed to
discourage theft of the vehicle's
radio by learning a portion of the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
The radio does not operate if it is
stolen or moved to a different
vehicle.
Overview
When the navigation system is
turned on, a screen may appear
with the information below, and you
must read and acknowledge the
information it contains. After you acknowledge the start
up information you will be able to
access the NAV (navigation) and
DEST (destination) functions.
Once accessed, you can enter or
delete information in the navigation
system or access other functions.
See instructions later in this section.
Every fifty times the vehicle is
started and the navigation system
is turned on, the Caution screenappears. After reading the
caution, select OK to load the
map information. If OK is not
selected, all control buttons
except for NAV and DEST can be
accessed. You can also press the
NAV control button to have this
Caution screen appear.
When getting started, set the
navigation system to your
preference or delete information
you may have entered using various
options.

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7-4 Infotainment System
A. Full map Touch Screen Button
B. No GPS Symbol
C. North Up/Heading Up Symbol
D. Map Scale
E.
0(Zoom In) Touch Screen
Button
F. Mark Touch Screen Button
G.
Z(Eject)
H.
O/n(Power/Volume)
I.
y z(Scan Up/Down)
J. AUDIO
K. FAV (Favorite)
L.
5(Phone)
M.
e(Sound)
N. Source (AM, FM, XM, CD, etc.)
O. Clock Touch Screen Button
P. POI (Point of Interest) Touch Screen Button
Q.
1(Zoom Out) Touch Screen
Button

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Infotainment System 7-5
R. Auxiliary Jack
S.
y © ¨ z(Seek) Key
(Previous/Next)
T.
w(Tune) Knob
U. NAV (Navigation)
V. RPT (Repeat)
W. DEST (Destination)
X. CONFIG (Configure)
Language —English/Metric
To change the language of the
navigation screens or to change
the navigation screens from English
or metric, see Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑23 for more
information.
Deleting Personal Information
This navigation system can record
and store personal information
such as names and addresses.
Delete this information when
selling your vehicle or returning a leased vehicle. See
“Edit Address
Book —Edit/View” underConfigure
Menu on page 7‑64 for deleting
information from the address book.
Limit Features While Driving
The navigation system may have
this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While
Driving screen button to turn the
ability to limit functions on and off
while driving. When this screen
button is highlighted, the following
functions are limited while driving:
.Music Navigator Scrolling
.Radio Category Scrolling
.Navigation Menu Scrolling and
some functions
See “Category” underAM-FM Radio
on page 7‑9 for more information.
See “From Map” underDestination
on page 7‑51 for more information.
Some functions will remain limited
regardless of the setting.
Storing Radio Station Presets
To set preset radio stations, do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. Press the AUDIO control button and select the desired band
(AM, FM, or XM (if equipped)).
3. Use the
w(tuning) knob or the
SEEK arrows to tune to the
desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the five preset screen buttons,
at the bottom of the screen,
until a beep is heard.
5. Repeat the steps for each preset.
See “Storing Radio Station Presets”
under AM-FM Radio on page 7‑9 for
more information.

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7-6 Infotainment System
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
Clock on page 5‑7to change the
analog clock time.
To set the time for the navigation
system:
1. Press the CONFIG control
button to enter the configure
menu options, then press
CONFIG again, repeatedly until
the time is selected or touch the
time screen button.
2. Press the Hours and Minutes −(minus) and
+ (plus) signs to decrease
or to increase the time.
See “Setting the Clock” under
Configure Menu on page 7‑64 for
more information.
Entering an Address and Point
of Interest, and Storing Preset
Destinations
Entering an Address
Enter a destination by inputting the
city name first:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press the DEST control button.
4. Press
2(Address Entry).
5. Select the state/province screen button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province.
6. Once a state or province has been selected the City name
category is automatically
selected for entry. If five or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the
List screen button displays a
number. This number represents
the number of available cities.
Select this button to view the list
and select a city.
7. Once a city has been selected the Street name category is
automatically selected for entry.
If five or less streets are
available for the selected city,
the system displays the list of
streets. If more than five streets
are available the system
displays the alpha keyboard.
Start entering the street name.
If five or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the
List screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available streets.
Select this button to view the list
and select a street.

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Infotainment System 7-7
8. Once a street has beenselected, select the House #
screen button to enter the house
number. The system displays the
house number range that is
available for the street.
9. Select GO. A map screen, with the destination marked appears.
10. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
11. Select Start Guidance. You are now ready to start your route.
See “Address Entry” under
Destination on page 7‑51 for more
information.
Entering a Point of Interest (POI)
To set a destination by entering a
Point of Interest (POI), do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed. 3. Press the DEST control button.
4. Press
iPoint of Interest.
5. Select the state/province screen button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province.
6. Enter the specific title of the POI in the POI name space
(e.g. Washington Monument).
If five or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the
List screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available POIs.
Select this button to view the list.
7. Select GO next to the POI. A map screen, with the
destination marked appears. 8. Select the route preference
(Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
9. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Point of Interest (POI)” under
Destination on page 7‑51 for more
information.
Storing Preset Destinations
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press the DEST control button. Enter a destination. See
Destination on page 7‑51 for
more information on how to
enter a destination.