2013 CADILLAC ESCALADE language

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Introduction iii
The names, logos, emblems,
slogans, vehicle model names, and
vehicle body designs appearing in
this manual including, but not limited
to, GM, the GM logo, CADILLAC,
the CADILLAC Crest and Wreath,
ESCALADE, and ESV are
trademarks and/or service marks of
General Motors LLC, its
subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors.
This manual describes features that
may or may not be on your specific
vehicle either because they are
options that you did not purchase or
due to changes subsequent to the
printing of this owner manual.Please refer to the purchase
documentation relating to your
specific vehicle to confirm each of
the features found on your vehicle.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
substitute the name
“General
Motors of Canada Limited” for
Cadillac Motor Division wherever it
appears in this manual.
If the vehicle is a hybrid, see the
hybrid supplement for more
information.
Keep this manual in the vehicle for
quick reference.
Canadian Vehicle Owners
Propriétaires Canadiens
A French language copy of this
manual can be obtained from your
dealer or from:
On peut obtenir un exemplaire de
ce guide en français auprès du
concessionnaire ou à l'adresse
suivante:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Using this Manual
To quickly locate information about
the vehicle, use the Index in the
back of the manual. It is an
alphabetical list of what is in the
manual and the page number where
it can be found.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 20955533 B Second Printing©2012 General Motors LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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In Brief 1-19
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:Press to display the oil life,
units, side blind zone system on/off,
tire pressure readings for vehicles
with the Tire Pressure Monitor
System (TPMS), compass zone
setting, and compass recalibration.
U: Press to customize the feature
settings on your vehicle. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑37 for more information.
V:Press to set or reset certain
functions and to turn off or
acknowledge messages on the DIC.
For more information, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑23.
Vehicle Customization
Some vehicle features can be
programmed by using the DIC
buttons next to the steering wheel.
These features include:
.Language
.Door Lock and Unlock Settings
.RKE Lock and Unlock Feedback
.Lighting
.Chime Volume
.Memory Features
.Digital Speedometer Display
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑37.
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA)
If available, this feature will alert you
to vehicles located in the vehicle's
side blind zone. When the system
detects a vehicle in the side blind
zone, the SBZA display will light up
in the corresponding outside side
mirror. The system can be disabled through
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
If the message SIDE BLIND ZONE
SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE appears
on the DIC, the system has been
disabled because the sensor is
blocked and cannot detect vehicles
in the blind zone. The sensor may
be blocked by mud, dirt, snow, ice,
slush, or even heavy rainstorms.
This message may also activate
during heavy rain or due to road
spray. The vehicle does not need
service.
See
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
on page 9‑45 for more information.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If available, the RVC displays a view
of the area behind the vehicle on
the navigation screen when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
Once shifted out of R (Reverse), the
navigation screen will go back to the
last screen that had been displayed,
after a delay.

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Instruments and Controls 5-37
Vehicle Reminder
Messages
ICE POSSIBLE DRIVE
WITH CARE
This message displays when ice
conditions are possible.
Washer Fluid Messages
WASHER FLUID LOW ADD
FLUID
This message displays when the
windshield washer fluid is low. Fill
the windshield washer fluid reservoir
as soon as possible. SeeEngine
Compartment Overview on
page 10‑5 for the location of the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
Also, see Washer Fluid on
page 10‑21 for more information.
Vehicle
Personalization
Your vehicle may have
customization capabilities that allow
you to program certain features to
one preferred setting. Customization
features can only be programmed to
one setting on the vehicle and
cannot be programmed to a
preferred setting for two different
drivers.
All of the customization options may
not be available on your vehicle.
Only the options available will be
displayed on the DIC.
The default settings for the
customization features were set
when your vehicle left the factory,
but may have been changed from
their default state since then.
The customization preferences are
automatically recalled.
To change customization
preferences, use the following
procedure.
Entering the Feature
Settings Menu
1. Turn the ignition on and place
the vehicle in P (Park).
To avoid excessive drain on the
battery, it is recommended that
the headlamps are turned off.
2. Press the customization button to scroll through the available
customizable options.
Feature Settings Menu Items
The following are customization
features that allow you to program
settings to the vehicle:
DISPLAY IN ENGLISH
This feature will only display if a
language other than English has
been set. This feature allows you to
change the language in which the
DIC messages appear to English.
Press the customization button until
the PRESS
VTO DISPLAY IN
ENGLISH screen appears on the

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5-38 Instruments and Controls
DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to display all DIC
messages in English.
DISPLAY LANGUAGE
This feature allows you to select the
language in which the DIC
messages will appear.
Press the customization button until
the DISPLAY LANGUAGE screen
appears on the DIC display. Press
the set/reset button once to access
the settings for this feature. Then
press the customization button to
scroll through the following settings:
ENGLISH (default):All messages
will appear in English.
DEUTSCH: All messages will
appear in German.
ITALIANO: All messages will
appear in Italian.
FRANCAIS: All messages will
appear in French. ESPANOL:
All messages will
appear in Spanish.
ARABIC: All messages will appear
in Arabic.
CHINESE: All messages will
appear in Chinese.
RUSSIAN: All messages will
appear in Russian.
NO CHANGE: No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
AUTO DOOR LOCK
This feature allows you to select
when the vehicle's doors will
automatically lock. See Automatic
Door Locks on page 2‑8 for more
information. Press the customization button until
AUTO DOOR LOCK appears on the
DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
SHIFT OUT OF PARK (default):
The doors will automatically lock
when the vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
AT VEHICLE SPEED:
The doors
will automatically lock when the
vehicle speed is above 13 km/h
(8 mph) for three seconds.
NO CHANGE: No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.

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Infotainment System 7-5
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 5‑23 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 7‑84 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 7‑9 for more information.
See “From Map” underDestination
on page 7‑70 for more information.
Some functions will remain limited
regardless of the setting.
Storing Radio Station Presets
To set preset radio stations, do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. Press AUDIO and select the desired band (AM, FM, or XM (if
equipped)).
3. Use the
w(tuning) knob,y/
©, or¨/z(Seek) arrows to
tune to the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the five preset screen buttons, at the
bottom of the screen, until a
beep is heard.
5. Repeat the steps for each preset.

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Infotainment System 7-15
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are
available for use only on FM
stations that broadcast RDS
information. With RDS, the radio
can do the following:
.Receive announcements
concerning local and national
emergencies
.Display messages from radio
stations
This system relies on receiving
specific information from these
stations and only works when the
information is available. In rare
cases, a radio station may
broadcast incorrect information that
causes the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact
the radio station.
The RDS system is always on.
When information is broadcast from
the FM station that is playing, the
station name or call letters displays
on the audio screen.
Satellite Radio
SiriusXM®Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
that is based in the 48 contiguous
United States and 10 Canadian
provinces. SiriusXM Satellite Radio
has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music,
coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality
sound. A service fee is required to
receive the SiriusXM service. If the
service needs to be reactivated, the
radio will display “No Subscription
Please Renew on channel XM1.”
For more information, contact
SiriusXM at www.siriusxm.com or
call 1-866-635-2349 (U.S) and
www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
When SiriusXM is active, the
channel name and number, song
title, and artist displays on the
screen. SiriusXM Radio Messages
XL (Explicit Language
Channels):
XL on the radio display,
after the channel name, indicates
content with explicit language.
These channels, or any others, can
be blocked at a customer's request
by calling 1-866-635-2349 (US) or
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
XM Updating: The encryption code
in the receiver is being updated and
no action is required.
No XM signal: The vehicle is in a
location that is blocking the
SiriusXM signal. When the vehicle is
moved into an open area, the signal
should return.
Loading XM: The audio system is
processing audio and text data
received. No action is needed.
Channel Off Air: This channel is
not currently in service.
Channel Unauth: This channel is
blocked or cannot be received with
your SiriusXM Subscription
package.

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7-22 Infotainment System
Audio:Press to display the audio
options. Select the audio options
that best improve sound quality.
This is not available on all DVDs or
when the DVD is stopped. This
button is not available for DVD
audio.
Subtitle: Press to playback the
video with subtitles. This is not
available on all DVDs or when the
DVD is stopped. This button is not
available for DVD audio.
Angle: Press to adjust the viewing
angle of the DVD. Repeatedly press
this button to toggle through the
angles. This is not available on all
DVDs or when the DVD is stopped.
This button is not available for DVD
audio.
Search: Press to display the
search screen. Select Title or
Chapter Search for DVD video and
Group or Track for DVD audio. The
keyboard allows you to type in the
title/chapter/group/track number that you would like to watch or listen to.
This button does not work when the
DVD is stopped.
Setup:
Press to display the DVD
Setup screen. This button is only
available when the DVD is not
playing. The DVD Setup screen
allows you to change the
brightness, contrast, and mode,
change the viewing on the monitor
and to change the initial settings;
language, parental level, and
aspect.
!(Brightness): Press the up or
down screen arrows to increase or
decrease the brightness of the
navigation screen.
_(Contrast): Press the up or
down screen arrows to increase or
decrease the contrast of the
navigation screen.
Auto (Automatic): Press so the
system can automatically adjust the
navigation screen background
depending on exterior lighting
conditions. Night:
Press to make the
navigation screen background
brighten.
Day: Press to make the navigation
screen background darken.
Monitor: From the DVD Setup
screen, press to adjust the viewing
angle of the DVD on the navigation
screen. This is not available on all
DVDs. This button is not available
for DVD audio
Press
eto close the screen in from
the left and right sides.
Press
Jto fill the screen on the
left and right sides.
Press
dto fill the screen on the
top and bottom.
Settings: From the DVD Setup
screen, press to change the default
audio, subtitle, and menu
languages, parental level, audio,
and to view the aspect of the DVD.
These settings are not available on
all DVDs. This button is not
available for DVD audio.

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Infotainment System 7-23
Audio Language:Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language that the DVD
player uses for each disc. The audio
language must be available on the
disc. The audio language may vary
for each DVD.
Subtitle Language: Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language of the subtitles that
the DVD player uses for each disc.
The subtitle language must be
available on the disc. The subtitle
language may vary for each DVD. Menu Language:
Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language of the DVD video
menus. The menu language must
be available on the disc. The menu
language may vary for each DVD.
Parental Level: Press to change
the rating level to only allow the play
of DVDs with a certain rating. The
rating selection is 1 through 8, with 1
Kids Safe being a G rating. If the 1
is selected, any DVD with a rating
above G will not be able to be
viewed without entering a password.
When the parental level is first
entered a keyboard will appear on
the display and a four-digit
password will need to be created.
Type in a password that you will be
able to remember. Once the
password is created, you can then
select a rating level.
If you would like to change the
rating level, press the Parental
Level button, then press the Password button. Type in the
password and then change the
rating level.
If the password has been forgotten,
contact your dealer.
This may not be available on
all DVDs.
Aspect:
Press to change the
aspect ratio of the DVD. This may
not be available on all DVDs.
y(Next Track/Chapter): Press to
go to the next track or chapter. This
button may not work when the DVD
is playing the copyright information
or the previews.
z(Previous Track/Chapter):
1. Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter.
2. Press again to go to the previous track or chapter. This
button may not work when the
DVD is playing the copyright
information or the previews.