2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE lane assist

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
In Brief 1-3
A.Air Vents on page 8‑8.
B. Turn and Lane‐Change Lever. See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals on page 6‑8.
Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑5.
C. Instrument Cluster on
page 5‑12.
D. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑8.
E. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9‑40.
Driver Shift Control (DSC).
See Manual Mode on
page 9‑43.
F. Tow/Haul Mode on page 9‑43.
G. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑26. H.
Clock on page 5‑8.
I. AM-FM Radio on page 7‑10.
J. StabiliTrak
®System on
page 9‑47.
Rear Park Aid Disable Button.
See Ultrasonic Parking Assist
on page 9‑54.
K. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
L. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
M. Dome Lamp Override. See Dome Lamps on
page 6‑10.
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑9.
Fog Lamps on page 6‑9.
N. Data Link Connector (DLC). See Malfunction Indicator Lamp
on page 5‑18. O. Automatic Transfer Case
Control (Hybrid only). See the
hybrid supplement for more
information.
P. Cruise Control on page 9‑51.
Heated Steering Wheel on
page 5‑5 (If Equipped).
Q. Horn on page 5‑5.
R. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑3.
S. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑1.
T. Pedal Adjust Button. See Adjustable Throttle and
Brake Pedal on page 9‑31.
Power Assist Steps on
page 2‑13 (If Equipped).
U. Glove Box on page 4‑1.

Black plate (5,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
Driving and Operating 9-5
Steering
Power Steering
If the vehicle is a hybrid, see the
hybrid supplement for more
information.
If power steering assist is lost
because the engine stops or the
power steering system is not
functioning, the vehicle can be
steered but it will take more effort.
Steering Tips
It is important to take curves at a
reasonable speed.
Traction in a curve depends on
the condition of the tires and the
road surface, the angle at which the
curve is banked, and vehicle speed.
While in a curve, speed is the one
factor that can be controlled.
If there is a need to reduce speed,
do it before entering the curve, while
the front wheels are straight.Try to adjust the speed so you can
drive through the curve. Maintain a
reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until out of the curve,
and then accelerate gently into the
straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering
can be more effective than braking.
For example, you come over a hill
and find a truck stopped in your
lane, or a car suddenly pulls out
from nowhere, or a child darts out
from between parked cars and stops
right in front of you. These problems
can be avoided by braking
—if you
can stop in time. But sometimes
you cannot stop in time because
there is no room. That is the time
for evasive action —steering around
the problem.
The vehicle can perform very well
in emergencies like these. First,
apply the brakes. See Braking on
page 9‑4. It is better to remove as
much speed as possible from a collision. Then steer around
the problem, to the left or right
depending on the space available.
An emergency like this requires
close attention and a quick decision.
If holding the steering wheel at
the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock
positions, it can be turned a full
180 degrees very quickly without
removing either hand. But you have
to act fast, steer quickly, and just as
quickly straighten the wheel once
you have avoided the object.

Black plate (10,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011
i-10 INDEX
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Replacing After a Crash . . . . . . 3-39
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 3-36
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-17
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 11-2
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-10
Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . 3-8
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-6
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-3 Seats (cont.)
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10, 3-13
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Second Row Seats . . . . . . 3-10, 3-13
Secondary Latch System . . . . . 10-86
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72, 3-75
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Service Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Maintenance Records . . . . . . .11-10
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Scheduling Appointments . . . 13-10
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 3-52 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Side Blind Zone Alert . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light . . . . 5-23
StabiliTrak®System . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2