2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT clock

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 4/5/12
In Brief 1-3
A.Air Vents on page 8‑6.
B. Turn and Lane-Change Signals
on page 6‑7.
Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑4.
C. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑7.
D. Instrument Cluster on
page 5‑10.
E. Shift Lever/Tow/Haul Selector Button. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9‑29 and
Tow/Haul Mode on page 9‑32.
F. Clock on page 5‑7.
G. Infotainment on page 7‑1.
H. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
I. Dome Lamp Override. See Dome Lamps on page 6‑9.
J. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5‑15.
K. Cruise Control on page 9‑39. L.
Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
M. Horn on page 5‑4.
N. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
O. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑22.
P. Pedal Adjust Button. See Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal on page 9‑21.
Power Running Boards Disable
Button (If Equipped). See
Power Assist Steps on
page 2‑15.
Q. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑1.
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3‑7 (If
Equipped).
R. StabiliTrak
®System on
page 9‑36.
Ultrasonic Parking Assist on
page 9‑42.
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter is used to
remotely lock and unlock the doors
from up to 60 m (195 ft) away from
the vehicle.

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In Brief 1-11
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
The mirror will automatically reduce
the glare from the headlamps from
behind. The dimming feature comes
on each time the vehicle is started.
SeeAutomatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror on page 2‑20.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
Push the control up or down to tilt
the steering wheel up or down. To set the memory position, see
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑35.
Throttle and Brake Pedal
Adjustment
The vehicle has adjustable throttle
and brake pedals that allow you to
change their positions.
The switch used to adjust the
pedals is located on the center
console below the climate control
system.
Press the right and left arrows to
move the pedals either closer or
further from your body.
See
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal on page 9‑21.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps are located in the
overhead console.
They come on when any door is
opened and turn off after all the
doors are closed.
Turn the instrument panel
brightness knob located below the
dome lamp override button,
clockwise to the farthest position to
manually turn on the dome lamps.
The dome lamps remain on until the
knob is turned counterclockwise.
Dome Lamp Override
The dome lamp override button is
located next to the exterior lamps
control.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-13
Lowering the Midgate with the
Rear Glass in Place
The Midgate can be lowered to
allow the cargo area of your vehicle
to extend into the cab. The rear
glass can be either installed in its
normal position, or it can be
removed and stored in the rear
glass storage pocket.
To lower the Midgate:
1. Fold the rear seats. The frontseats might have to be moved
forward slightly to allow the rear
seats to fold. See Rear Seats on
page 3‑8.
Rear Glass in Normal Position
2. Standing outside of the vehicle, hold the Midgate securely so it
does not fall forward. Turn the
Midgate handle clockwise and
pull the Midgate toward you.
3. Lower the Midgate until it is flat.
Lowering the Midgate with the
Rear Glass in the Storage
Pocket
Rear Glass Stored in Glass
Storage Pocket

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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-2
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 5-4
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-4
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . 5-12
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-13
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Charging System Light . . . . . . 5-15
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . 5-19
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-19
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . 5-19
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-20
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . 5-21
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-27
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-29
Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-30
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-30
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-30
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-32
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-33
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . 5-34
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . 5-35

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Instruments and Controls 5-7
Clock
The analog clock is located on the
instrument panel above the radio.
The clock is not connected with any
other vehicle system and runs by
itself. To adjust the clock:
1. The adjustment button is locatedin the lower left corner of the
clock.
2. Push and hold the adjustment button to advance the clock
hands. Holding the button down
will cause the clock to advance
faster. Release the button before
reaching the desired time.
3. Push and release the button to increase the time by one minute
increments until the desired time
is reached.
Power Outlets
Accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
One accessory power outlet is
located inside the center floor
console. Lift up on the lower latch
located at the front of the console lid
to access the accessory power
outlet.
There may also be an accessory
power outlet located on the rear of
the center floor console above the
cupholder.
Remove the cover to access and
replace when not in use.
The accessory power outlets are
powered, even when the ignition is
in LOCK/OFF. Continuing to use
power outlets while the ignition is in
LOCK/OFF may cause the vehicle's
battery to run down.
Do not try to put the cigarette lighter
in any of the accessory power
outlets.{WARNING
Power is always supplied to the
outlets. Do not leave electrical
equipment plugged in when the
vehicle is not in use because the
vehicle could catch fire and cause
injury or death.
Notice: Leaving electrical
equipment plugged in for an
extended period of time while the
vehicle is off will drain the
battery. Always unplug electrical
equipment when not in use and
do not plug in equipment that
exceeds the maximum 20 ampere
rating.
Certain electrical accessories may
not be compatible with the
accessory power outlet and could
overload vehicle or adapter fuses.
If a problem is experienced, see
your dealer.

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6-8 Lighting
parking lamps and/or low-beam
headlamps must be on for the fog
lamps to work.
The fog lamp button is located on
the left side of the instrument panel.
#(Fog Lamps):Press to turn the
fog lamps on or off. An indicator
light comes on in the instrument
panel cluster to show that the fog
lamps are on.
Remember, fog lamps alone will not
give off as much light as the
headlamps. Never use the fog
lamps in the dark without turning on
the headlamps. The fog lamps will go off whenever
the high-beam headlamps come on.
When the high beams go off, the fog
lamps will come on again.
The fog lamps will be cancelled
after the ignition is turned off. To use
the fog lamps after restarting the
vehicle, press the fog lamp button
again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Exterior Cargo Lamps
The cargo lamp can be used if more
light is needed in the cargo area of
the vehicle or in the top-box storage
units. Some vehicles will only have
a cargo lamp in the driver side
top box.
The cargo lamps come on by
turning on the interior dome lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness): This feature controls
the brightness of the instrument
panel lights and is located next to
the exterior lamps control.
Push the knob to extend out and
then it can be turned.
Turn the knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to brighten or dim
the instrument panel lights. Turning
the knob to the farthest clockwise
position turns on the dome lamps.

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Lighting 6-9
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps are located in the
overhead console.
They come on when any door is
opened and turn off after all the
doors are closed.
Turn the instrument panel
brightness knob located below the
dome lamp override button,
clockwise to the farthest position to
manually turn on the dome lamps.
The dome lamps remain on until the
knob is turned counterclockwise.
Dome Lamp Override
The dome lamp override button is
located next to the exterior lamps
control.
k(Dome Off):Press the button
in and the dome lamps remain off
when a door is opened. Press the
button again to return it to the
extended position so that the dome
lamps come on when a door is
opened.
Reading Lamps
For vehicles with front reading
lamps in the overhead console,
press the button located next to the
lamp to turn it on or off.
The vehicle may also have reading
lamps in other locations. The lamps
cannot be adjusted.
Lighting Features
Entry/Exit Lighting
The vehicle has an illuminated
entry/exit feature.
The dome lamps come on if the
E
DOME OFF button is in the
extended position, when a door is
opened or the key is removed from
the ignition.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle

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7-4 Infotainment System
A.O/n(Power/Volume)
B.
Z(Eject)
C. Mark Touch Screen Button
D.
0(Zoom In) Touch Screen
Button
E. Map Scale
F. North Up/Heading Up Symbol
G. No GPS Symbol
H. Full map Touch Screen Button
I. Source (AM, FM, XM, CD, etc.)
J. Clock Touch Screen Button
K. POI (Point of Interest) Touch Screen Button
L.
1(Zoom Out) Touch Screen
Button
M. Auxiliary Jack
N.
y/©or¨/z(Seek/Scan)
Key (Previous/Next)
O.
w(Tuning) Knob
P.
y/z(Scan Up/Down) Q. AUDIO
R. FAV (Favorite)
S.
5(Phone)
T.
e(Sound)
U. CONFIG (Configure)
V. DEST (Destination)
W. RPT (Repeat)
X. NAV (Navigation)
Language —English/Metric
To change the language of the
navigation screens or to change the
navigation screens from English or
metric, see Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑22 for more
information.
Deleting Personal Information
This navigation system can record
and store personal information such
as names and addresses. Delete
this information when selling your
vehicle or returning a leased
vehicle. See “Edit Address Book —Edit/View”
underConfigure Menu on
page 7‑62 for deleting information
from the address book.
Limit Features While Driving
The navigation system may have
this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While
Driving screen button to turn the
ability to limit functions on and off
while driving. When this screen
button is highlighted, the following
functions are limited while driving:
.Music Navigator Scrolling
.Radio Category Scrolling
.Navigation Menu Scrolling and
some functions
See “Category” underAM-FM Radio
on page 7‑8 for more information.
See “From Map” underDestination
on page 7‑49 for more information.
Some functions will remain limited
regardless of the setting.