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Black plate (69,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
Infotainment System 7-69
The Last 5 Streets screen
displays a list of the last five
street names that had been
entered. Select a street from the
list and it appears in the Street
name area.
If using the alpha keyboard,
finish entering the street
name. If five or fewer 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 streets.
Press this button to view the list
and select a street.
5. Once a street has been selected, select Cross Street
and start entering the cross
street name. If five or fewer
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 streets. Press this
button to view the list and select
a street.
6. 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.
Point of Interest (POI)
The Point of Interest (POI)
destination entry method lets you
select a destination from the
POI list.
iPoint of Interest: Press to
access the POI (Point of Interest)
screen. From this screen you have
three options to select/enter a
destination. Enter the name using
the alpha keyboard, select a
category from the category list,
or select the Franchise Search
screen button to do a franchise
search.

Black plate (70,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
7-70 Infotainment System
To use the point of interest
destination entry method by
entering the name:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press
i.
3. 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.
4. Enter the POI name.
If five or fewer 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 POIs.
Press this button to view the list.
5. Press GO, located next to the POI. 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.
To use the point of interest
destination entry method by
selecting a category:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press
i.
3. Press Browse POI Categories to view the list of POI categories.
4. Select a category. The system displays available
POI names in the selected
category. 5. Press GO, located next to the
POI. 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.
To use the point of interest
destination entry method by
selecting to do a franchise search:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press
i.
3. Press Franchise Search to view a list of franchise categories.

Black plate (71,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
Infotainment System 7-71
4. Select a category.The system displays available
POI names in the selected
category.
5. Press GO, located next to the POI. 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. Address Book
The address book entry method lets
you select a destination by selecting
an address that has been stored in
the address book.
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.

Black plate (72,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
7-72 Infotainment System
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
/.
3. Select a previous destination from 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.

Black plate (73,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
Infotainment System 7-73
3. Use0/1and 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.
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.

Black plate (74,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
7-74 Infotainment System
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
screen buttons are labeled with
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

Black plate (79,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
Infotainment System 7-79
Add Stopover
Press 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 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.

Black plate (84,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012
7-84 Infotainment System
Map Database Information
Use the Map Database Information/
Remove Map Data screen button to
view the coverage areas of the map
database or to replace the map
database.
1. Press the Map DatabaseInformation/Remove Map Data
screen button to display the Map
Coverage Area screen. 2. Press the Remove Map Data
screen button to remove the
map data. A screen showing,
“The Map can now be safely
removed” displays.
3. Press the confirmation screen button to safely remove the
map data.
If the map data is not removed, the
map database will not be available
for that ignition cycle. Map database
functionality can be restored by
cycling the ignition.
Off-Road Mode
To turn the Off-road mode on or off:
1. Press CONFIG.
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” underDestination on
page 7‑66 for more information.
See Defensive Driving on page 9‑3
for more information about off-road
driving.Traffic Options (US and
Canada)
Read the following Options
descriptions to understand how the
XM NavTraffic™ operates.