2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT buttons

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Seats and Restraints 3-13
To unlatch the belt, push the button
on the buckle. The belt should
return to its stowed position.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
safety belt is out of the way. If a
door is slammed against a safety
belt, damage can occur to both the
belt and the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder belt
height adjuster for the driver and
right front passenger positions.Adjust the height so that the
shoulder portion of the belt is
centered on the shoulder. The belt
should be away from the face and
neck, but not falling off the shoulder.
Improper shoulder belt height
adjustment could reduce the
effectiveness of the safety belt in a
crash.Squeeze the buttons (A) on the
sides of the height adjuster and
move the height adjuster to the
desired position.The adjuster can be moved up just
by pushing up on the shoulder belt
guide.
After the adjuster is set to the
desired position, try to move it down
without squeezing the buttons to
make sure it has locked into
position.
Safety Belt Pretensioners
This vehicle has safety belt
pretensioners for front outboard
occupants. Although the safety belt
pretensioners cannot be seen, they
are part of the safety belt assembly.
They can help tighten the safety
belts during the early stages of a
moderate to severe frontal, near
frontal, or rear crash if the threshold
conditions for pretensioner
activation are met. And, if the
vehicle has side impact airbags,
safety belt pretensioners can help
tighten the safety belts in a side
crash or a rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If the
pretensioners activate in a crash,
they will need to be replaced, and

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SeeExterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1 for more information.
Cruise Control Light
The cruise control light comes on
whenever the cruise control is set.
The light goes out when the cruise
control is turned off. See Cruise
Control on page 9‑39 for more
information.
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
Your vehicle has a Driver
Information Center (DIC).
The DIC displays information about
your vehicle. It also displays
warning messages if a system
problem is detected. The DIC also
allows some features to be
customized. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5‑35 for
more information.
All messages will appear in the DIC
display located in the center of the
instrument panel cluster.
The DIC comes on when the ignition
is on. After a short delay, the DIC
will display the information that was
last displayed before the engine
was turned off.
Operation and Displays
The DIC has different displays
which can be accessed by pressing
the DIC buttons located on the
instrument panel, next to the
steering wheel.
The DIC displays trip, fuel, and
vehicle system information, and
warning messages if a system
problem is detected. A digital
speedometer also appears at the
bottom of the DIC display. The
digital speedometer can be enabled
or disabled. See “DISPLAY DIGITAL
SPEED” underVehicle
Personalization on page 5‑35 for
more information.

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DIC Buttons
The buttons are the trip/fuel, vehicle
information, customization, and set/
reset buttons. The button functions
are detailed in the following pages.
3(Trip/Fuel):Press to display
the odometer, trip odometer, fuel
range, average economy, fuel used,
timer, transmission temperature,
instantaneous economy, and
average vehicle speed. The
compass and outside air
temperature will also be shown in the display. The temperature will be
shown in °C or °F depending on the
units selected.
T(Vehicle Information):
Press
to display the oil life, units, tire
pressure readings for vehicles with
the Tire Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS), compass zone setting, and
compass recalibration.
U(Customization): Press to
customize the feature settings on
the vehicle. See Vehicle
Personalization on page 5‑35 for
more information.
V(Set/Reset): Press to set or
reset certain functions and to turn
off or acknowledge messages on
the DIC.
Trip/Fuel Menu Items
3(Trip/Fuel): Press to scroll
through the following menu items:
Odometer
Press the trip/fuel button until
ODOMETER displays. This display
shows the distance the vehicle has
been driven in either kilometers (km)
or miles (mi).
To switch between English and
metric measurements, see “Units”
later in this section.
Trip Odometer
Press the trip/fuel button until TRIP
displays. This display shows the
current distance traveled in either
kilometers (km) or miles (mi) since
the last reset for the trip odometer.
The trip odometer can be reset to
zero by pressing the set/reset
button while the trip odometer is
displayed.

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To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
EXIT FEATURE SETTINGS
This feature allows you to exit the
feature settings menu.
Press the customization button until
PRESS
VTO EXIT FEATURE
SETTINGS appears in the DIC
display. Press the set/reset button
once to exit the menu.
If you do not exit, pressing the
customization button again will
return you to the beginning of the
feature settings menu.
Exiting the Feature
Settings Menu
The feature settings menu will be
exited when any of the following
occurs:
.The vehicle is no longer in
ON/RUN.
.The trip/fuel or vehicle
information DIC buttons are
pressed.
.The end of the feature settings
menu is reached and exited.
.A 40 second time period has
elapsed with no selection made.
Universal Remote
System
See Radio Frequency Statement on
page 13‑20 for information
regarding Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and Industry Canada
Standards RSS-GEN/210/220/310.
Universal Remote System
Programming
Vehicles with the Universal Remote
System will have these buttons
located in the headliner.
This system provides a way to
replace up to three remote control
transmitters used to activate

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devices such as garage door
openers, security systems, and
home automation devices.
Do not use this system with any
garage door opener that does not
have the stop and reverse feature.
This includes any garage door
opener model manufactured before
April 1, 1982.
Read the instructions completely
before attempting to program the
transmitter. Because of the steps
involved, it may be helpful to have
another person assist with
programming the transmitter.
Be sure to keep the original remote
control transmitter for use in other
vehicles, as well as for future
programming. Only the original
remote control transmitter is needed
for Fixed Code programming. The
programmed buttons should be
erased when the vehicle is sold or
the lease ends. See“Erasing
Universal Home Remote Buttons” in
this section. Park the vehicle outside of the
garage when programming a garage
door. Be sure that people and
objects are clear of the garage door
or gate that is being programmed.
Programming Universal Home
Remote
—Rolling Code
For questions or help programming
the Universal Home Remote
System, call 1-866-572-2728 or go
to www.learcar2u.com.
Most garage door openers sold
after 1996 are Rolling Code units.
Programming a garage door opener
involves time-sensitive actions, so
read the entire procedure before
starting. Otherwise, the device will
time out and the procedure will have
to be repeated.
To program up to three devices:
1. From inside the vehicle, press
the two outside buttons at the
same time for one to
two seconds, and immediately
release them.
2. In the garage, locate the garagedoor opener receiver
(motor-head unit). Find the
“Learn” or“Smart” button. It can
usually be found where the
hanging antenna wire is
attached to the motor-head unit
and may be a colored button.
Press this button. After pressing
this button, complete the
following steps in less than
30 seconds.

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to right, into the Universal
Home Remote, when
completing Step 4.
3. From inside your vehicle, first firmly press all three buttons at
the same time for about
three seconds. Release the
buttons to put the Universal
Home Remote into
programming mode.
A. Left Button (Up, +, or On)
B. Middle Button (Middle, 0,or Neutral) C. Right Button (Down,
−,
or Off)
4. The indicator lights will blink slowly. Enter each switch setting
from Step 2 into your vehicle's
Universal Home Remote. You
will have two and one-half
minutes to complete Step 4. Now
press one button on the
Universal Home Remote for
each switch setting as follows:
.If you wrote “Left,”press
the left button (A) in the
vehicle.
.If you wrote “Right,”press
the right button (C) in the
vehicle.
.If you wrote “Middle,”press
the middle button (B) in the
vehicle.
5. After entering all of the switch positions, once again firmly
press and release all three
buttons at the same time. The
indicator lights will turn on. 6. Press and hold the button that
will be used to control the
garage door until the garage
door moves. The indicator light
above the selected button
should slowly blink. This button
may need to be held for up to
55 seconds.
7. Immediately release the button when the garage door moves.
The indicator light will blink
rapidly until programming is
complete.
8. Press and release the same button again. The garage door
should move, confirming that
programming is successful and
complete.
To program another Fixed Code
device such as an additional garage
door opener, a security device,
or home automation device, repeat
Steps 1-8, choosing a different
button in Step 6 than what was used
for the garage door opener.

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Universal Remote System
Operation
Press and hold the appropriate
button for at least half of a second.
The indicator light will come on
while the signal is being transmitted.
Reprogramming Universal
Home Remote Buttons
Any of the three buttons can be
reprogrammed by repeating the
instructions.
Erasing Universal Home
Remote Buttons
The programmed buttons should be
erased when the vehicle is sold or
the lease ends.
To erase either Rolling Code or
Fixed Code settings on the
Universal Home Remote device:
1. Press and hold the two outsidebuttons at the same time for
approximately 20 seconds, until the indicator lights, located
directly above the buttons, begin
to blink rapidly.
2. Once the indicator lights begin to blink, release both buttons. The
codes from all buttons will be
erased.
For help or information on the
Universal Home Remote System,
call the customer assistance phone
number under Customer Assistance
Offices (U.S. and Canada) on
page 13‑4 orCustomer Assistance
Offices (Mexico) on page 13‑5.

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-17
Audio Players
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Rear Seat Infotainment
Rear Seat Entertainment(RSE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Navigation
Using the NavigationSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-74
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . 7-75
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 7-76
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-77
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . 7-77
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Introduction
Infotainment
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 with this by
disabling some features when
driving. A grayed-out function is not
available when the vehicle is
moving.
All functions are available when the
vehicle is parked. Do the following
before driving:
.Become familiar with the
navigation system operation,
buttons on the faceplate, and
touch-sensitive screen buttons.