2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT infotainment

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gAddress Book:Press to
access the Address Book screen.
From this screen an address that
already exists can be selected as
the destination.
To use the address book entry
method:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press
g.
A list of the address book
addresses display. 3. Press GO, located next to the
destination. The map screen,
with the destination marked
displays.
4. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
5. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
See “Adding Destinations to the
Address Book” in this section.
Previous Destination
The previous destination entry
method lets you select a destination
from a list of previous destination
points.
/Previous Destination: Press to
access the Previous Destination
screen. The system stores up to 20
points that have been previously
entered. As new destinations are
entered, the system automatically
deletes the oldest destinations and
adds the new destinations.
To use the previous destination
entry method:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press
/.

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3. Select a previous destinationfrom the list. Use the arrow to
the right of the destination to
view the entire destination name
as necessary. Use the scroll
arrows to the left to scroll
through the list.
4. Press GO, located next to the destination. The map screen,
with the destination marked
displays.
5. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
6. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
From Map
This destination entry method allows
you to select a destination by
scrolling on the map.
)From Map: Press to enter the
From Map destination entry method.
To use this destination entry
method:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press
). A map screen displays
with the scrolling symbol.
3. Use
0/1and press on the
map to find the area that you
would like to select as your
destination. Pressing/holding and dragging
your finger on the map activates
fast scrolling.
4. Press once on the area that you would like to set as your
destination.
The map screen displays the
address information.
5. Press GO. The map screen, with the destination marked displays.
6. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
7. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
Map Coordinates
The coordinates destination entry
method lets you select a destination
by entering latitude and longitude
coordinates.

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Map Coordinates:Press to access
the Coordinates Entry screen.
To use the coordinates destination
entry method:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press From Map.
3. Press Map Coordinates.
4. Press Latitude and select either N (North) or S (South) to enter
the direction of the latitude
coordinate. Enter the numeric
portion of the latitude coordinate. 5. Press Longitude and select
either E (East) or W (West) next
to enter the direction of the
longitude coordinate. Enter the
numeric portion of the longitude
coordinate.
6. Once both coordinates are entered, press GO. The map
screen, with the destination
marked displays.
7. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
8. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
Preset Destination
The preset destination entry method
lets you set a destination by
selecting from one of five previously
stored destinations. Besides voice
tagged destinations, these are the
only destinations available to set while the vehicle is moving. If a
destination is not set for one of the
screen buttons, the button is
dimmed and not available for use.
See
“Adding or Changing Preset
Destinations” in this section for
information on how to add a preset
destination.
To use the preset destination entry
method:
1. Press DEST.
2. Select the desired preset destination screen button. The
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the name that was selected for
the destination when it was
stored. The map screen, with the
destination marked displays.
3. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
4. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Getting Started on Your
Route” in this section for more
information.
Map Destination Screen Functions
If the map screen is used to show
destination, it will have map screen
capabilities such as GO, Mark,
Zoom, Scroll, etc. The address is
shown at the top of the screen.
Destination Map Screen
Low Fuel Warning
When the fuel in the vehicle
becomes low, a pop-up displays
“Fuel is low. Search for nearby Gas
station?”
1. Press OK to show a list of nearby gas stations. 2. Press GO next to the desired
gas station for location
information.
3. Press Cancel if the list of Near Gas Station is not needed.
For more information, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑23.
OnStar®Destination Download
(US and Canada)
OnStar Destination Download (if
equipped) is a service available for
OnStar subscribers that makes
operating your navigation system
much simpler. It allows subscribers
to request and receive navigation
assistance on-the-go.
Using OnStar®Destination
Download (US and Canada)
Press the blue OnStar button and
an Advisor can locate a
point-of-interest or an address and
download the necessary information
or coordinates to your navigation
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downloaded, the navigation system
will search for the address in the
mapping disc's database. When the
address is found, it will be shown on
your navigation system's screen
along with the buttons described
below.
OnStar Destination DownloadScreen
.Press GO, the navigation system
calculates route(s). Select a
route (i.e. Shortest Route), and
Start Guidance.
.Press Map, the navigation
system displays the Destination
Map Screen.
.Press Call, the navigation
system initiates a call to your
destination with your Bluetooth
phone (if available) or OnStar
Hands-Free Calling (if minutes
are available).
.Press Add to Address Book, the
navigation system copies the
downloaded destination to the
address book and displays the
new address book entry.
.Press Back, the navigation
system cancels your OnStar
Destination Download and
returns to the previous screen.
The downloaded address will not
be added to the previous
destinations Route Guidance Not Active
If an OnStar destination is
downloaded while route guidance is
not active, the navigation system
displays an OnStar Destination
Download Screen and operations
will continue as outlined in the
Using OnStar Destination Download
section:
Route Guidance Active
If OnStar downloads a destination
while route guidance is already
active, the navigation system adds
the downloaded destination as the
next waypoint in the existing route.
All features such as Call and Add to
Address Book will be available for
the waypoint. Refer to the section
on Waypoints for more information.
Previous Destinations
Previous OnStar Destination
Downloads are saved under
Previous Destinations in the
navigation system where they can
be accessed or saved to the
address book.

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Important Notes regarding OnStar
Destination Download:
.If the navigation system is
turned off when the destination
download is attempted, the
navigation system will
automatically turn on and display
the OnStar Destination
Download Screen. The radio will
remain on after the download
occurs.
.If OnStar downloads a
destination and the address is
not found in the mapping disc’s
database and routing by
coordinates is not available, the
GO and Map buttons gray out
and routing will not be available.
Press the blue OnStar button for
further assistance.
.The Call button grays out when
there is no phone number
available for your destination
and while connected to OnStar.Map Destination Screen Functions
If the map screen is used to show
destination, it will have map screen
capabilities such as GO, Mark,
Zoom, Scroll, etc. The address is
shown at the top of the screen.
Destination Map Screen
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

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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: Press to preview
the entire route in either direction.
t(Reverse Skip): Press to go
back to the start point or previous
stopover.
q/r(Reverse Scroll): Press to
scroll to the start point or previous
stopover. The
t(reverse skip)
button changes to a fast reverse
screen button.
j(Pause): Press to pause the
route preview, while in reverse or
fast forward scroll.
r/[(Fast Forward Scroll):
Press 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): Press to
go to the next stopover or to the
final destination.
Detour
Press 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
Press 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 7‑64 for
more information.
Add Stopover
Press this screen button from the
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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 DEST.
2. Press the Add Stopover screenbutton. 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 for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
5. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
6. To add the second and third stopovers, press DEST, then
press the Add screen button,
where the next waypoint should
appear on the route. 7. Select the route preference for
Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
8. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
To delete a stopover from the
current route:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press 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 for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
5. Press 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.