2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE infotainment

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Getting Started on Your Route
Once a destination has been
entered, there are several functions
that can be performed. Press DEST
to access the Route screen.
Turn List
Turn List:Press to view the list of
turn maneuvers for the entire route
and to avoid turns on the route.
r/q(Scroll Arrows): Press the
arrows to scroll through the list of
maneuvers.
Avoid: Press this screen button,
next to the adjacent street name, to
avoid the maneuver.
The map screen displays. The route
recalculates without this maneuver.
Route Preview: Select to preview
the entire route in either direction.
t(Reverse Skip) : Select to go
back to the start point or previous
stopover.
q/r(Reverse Scroll): Select to
scroll to the start point or previous
stopover. The
t(reverse skip)
button changes to a fast reverse
screen button.
j(Pause): Select to pause the
route preview, while in reverse or
fast forward scroll.

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r/[(Fast Forward Scroll):
Select to scroll to the next
stopover or to the final destination.
The
u(fast forward skip) button
changes to a fast speed fast
forward.
u(Fast Forward Skip): Select to
go to the next stopover or to the
final destination.
Detour
Detour: Select this screen button
from the Route screen, then select
to detour 2 km, 5 km, 10 km (1 mile,
3 miles, or 5 miles) around the
current route. This can also be
selected to detour the whole route
if necessary. The detour option is
only available while driving on a
current planned route.
Voice Volume
Select this screen button from the
Route screen to turn voice guidance
on or off and to change the volume
of voice prompts. See “Nav”under
Configure Menu on page 7‑83 for
more information. Add Stopover
Add Stopover:
Select this screen
button from the Route screen.
This feature allows up to three
stopovers to be added to the current
route between the start point and
final destination. Once a stopover
has been added, the points can be
edited or deleted. To add a stopover:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Select the Add Stopover screen
button. This button only appears
if a route has been calculated.
3. Using the desired method of entering a destination, enter
the stopover. See “Destination”
previously for more information.
4. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
5. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
6. To add the second and third stopovers, press the DEST
control button, then select the
Add screen button, where the
next waypoint should appear
on the route.

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7. Select the route preference(Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
8. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
To delete a stopover from the
current route:
1. Press the DEST control button.
2. Select Delete for the desired stopover to delete.
3. The system displays a pop-up confirmation message. Press
Yes to delete the stopover; press
No to cancel this operation.
4. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Other).
The system calculates and
highlights the route.
5. Select Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
Suspend Guidance
Press this screen button, from the
Route screen, to put the current
route on hold. Resume Guidance
Press this screen button, from the
Route screen, to resume guidance
on the current route.
Cancel Guidance
Press this screen button, from the
Route screen, to cancel the current
route.
Adding Destinations to the
Address Book
There are two ways to add a
destination to the address book:
.To add the current vehicle
position to the address
book, press the Mark screen
button from the map screen.
The system automatically saves
the current vehicle information
in the address book. When
scrolling on the map the Mark
screen button automatically adds
the current scrolled position
information in the address book.
.Press the Add to Address
Book screen button when
available on POI information
screens, Destination Entry
screens, or POI screens.
The system automatically
saves this information in the
address book.
See “Nav” under Configure Menu on
page 7‑83 for information on editing
address book entries.
Adding or Changing Preset
Destinations
This feature allows additions
or changes one of five preset
destinations. When a destination
has been added as a preset
destination, it is available to select
from the Destination Entry screen.
See “Preset Destination” previously
for information on how to select
a preset destination as a final
destination.

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To store the current vehicle position
as a preset destination:
1. Select Mark from the mapscreen to add the current vehicle
position to the address book.
The Address Book screen
appears.
2. Select Name. An alpha-keyboard displays.
Enter the name. Press OK then
Back to return to the address
book information screen.
3. Press and hold one of the buttons at the bottom of the
screen until the name appears
in that preset destination screen
button. It is now available to
select from the Destination Entry
screen. To store an address book entry as a
preset destination:
1. Select the CONFIG control
button.
2. Select the Nav screen button or press the CONFIG control button
until Nav is selected or press the
Nav screen button.
3. Select Edit/View.
4. Select the address book entry to be stored as the preset
destination. Select Name to add
a name, if needed.
5. Press and hold one of the buttons at the bottom of the
screen until the name appears
in that preset destination screen
button. It is now available to
select from the Destination Entry
screen.Configure Menu
Press the CONFIG (Configure)
control button to adjust several
of the system's features and
preferences. The last selected
CONFIG screen is the screen
that displays: Sound, Radio, Nav
(navigation), Display, or Time.

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Sound
Press the CONFIG control button
to enter the configure menu
options, then press CONFIG again,
repeatedly until Sound is selected
or press the Sound screen button
to make speaker and DSP (Digital
Signal Processing) adjustments.
See“Sound Menu” under,Using the
Navigation System on page 7‑60
for more information.
Radio
Press the CONFIG control button
to enter the configure menu
options, then press CONFIG again,
repeatedly until Radio is selected
or press the Radio screen button to
make changes for radio information
displayed, preset pages, XM™
(if equipped) categories, and Bose
®
AudioPilot®. See “Radio Menu”
under, Using the Navigation System
on page 7‑60 for more information.
Nav (Navigation)
Press the CONFIG control button
to enter the configure menu
options, then press CONFIG again,
repeatedly until Nav is selected or
press the Nav screen button.
Voice Prompt
Voice Prompt: Press the Voice
Prompt screen button to change the
volume of the voice prompts or to
turn voice guidance on and off. Volume:
Press + (plus) or −(minus)
to increase or to decrease the
volume of the voice prompts.
The system will respond with
the adjusted voice level.
Voice Guidance: Press On or Off
to turn voice instructions on and off
while traveling on a planned route.
Route Preference
Press 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.

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Allow time and seasonal
restricted road:This feature
allows the system to use time
restricted and seasonal roads when
calculating a planned route.
Edit Address Book —How to Add
To add an address to the address
book, see “Adding Destinations
to the Address Book” under
Destination on page 7‑69.
Edit Address Book —Edit/View
To edit the name of an
address book:
1. Select the CONFIG control button.
2. Select the Nav screen button.
3. Select Edit/View Address Book.
4. Select the Address book entry.
5. Press the Name screen button and use the alpha keyboard to
edit or add the name.
6. Press OK to save your changes, then press Back to return to
the Address Book information
screen.
To add or change the phone number
of an address book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG control button.
2. Select the Nav screen button. 3. Select Edit/View Address Book.
4. Select the address book entry to
change.
5. Press the Phone # screen button and use the numeric keyboard
to input or change the phone
number.
6. Press OK to save your changes, then press Back to return to
the Address Book information
screen.
To change the map icon of an
address book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG control button.
2. Select the Nav screen button.
3. Select Edit/View Address Book.
4. Select the address book entry to change.
5. Select the Icon screen button.
6. Select an icon from the list.

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To add a voice tag to an address
book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG controlbutton.
2. Select the Nav screen button.
3. Select Edit/View Address Book.
4. Select Add Voice Tag.
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 control button.
2. Select the Nav screen button.
3. Select Edit/View Address Book. 4. Select the address book entry to
delete.
5. Press Delete 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 control button.
2. Select the Nav screen button.
3. Select Edit/View Address Book.
4. A list of all the address book entries will display. Press and
hold Clear All.
5. A confirmation pop-up will display. Select OK to delete;
select Cancel to cancel the
operation. Map Database Information
Press the Map Database
Information screen button to
view the coverage areas of the
map DVD.

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Off-Road Mode
To turn the Off-road mode on or off:
1. Press the CONFIG controlbutton.
2. Press the Nav screen button.
3. Press Off-Road mode. 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” under
Destination on page 7‑69 for more
information.
See Defensive Driving on page 9‑2
for more information about off-road
driving.Traffic Options
(US and Canada)
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.
If the Traffic 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)