2018 CADILLAC ESCALADE steering

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Review this quick reference guide for an overview of some important feat\
ures in your Cadillac Escalade. Some optional equipment described in this guide (denoted by ♦) may not be included in your vehicle. More information can be found in your Owner's Manual and a\
t my.cadillac.com.
Certain restrictions, precautions and safety procedures apply to your vehicle. Please read your Owner’s Manual for complete instructions.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
Cruise Control/Voice Recognition/Heated Steering Wheel Buttons
Instrument Panel/Exterior Lamp Controls
Head-Up Display Controls♦
Windshield Wipers Lever
Audio Steering Wheel Controls/ 5-way Control
Power Tilt/ Telescope Steering Wheel Control
Instrument Cluster/Driver Information Center
Engine Start/Stop Button
4WD Control
Memory Seat Buttons
Cadillac User Experience Touch Screen
Heated/Cooled Seat ButtonsAudio System Controls
Climate Controls
Driver Mode Control/Adjustable Pedals/Traction Control and StabiliTrak Buttons
Glove Box/Lane Keep Assist♦/Parking Assist/Automatic Parking Assist♦
Power Mirror Control/Door Lock Switch/Window Buttons

Press and hold the Cancel button to switch between regular cruise control and Adaptive Cruise Control. When ACC is active, a green indicator illuminates and the following gap is displayed.
When the vehicle is turned on, the cruise control is set to the last mode used.
Following Gap (Adaptive Cruise Control♦)
Press repeatedly to set a following gap (the time between your
vehicle and a detected vehicle ahead) of Far, Medium, or Near.
When a slower vehicle is detected ahead, the Vehicle Ahead symbol is displayed and the vehicle brakes to maintain the selected following gap. The ACC system may slow your vehicle to a stop behind the detected vehicle. When the ACC system is holding the vehicle at a stop, be prepared to manually apply the brakes.
If driver action is required to apply sufficient braking behind a detected vehicle, a red alert flashes on the windshield and the Safety Alert Seat pulses or beeps sound (if selected). See Safety Alert Seat on page 14.
Note: Changing the gap settings automatically changes the alert timing sensitivity for the Forward Collision Alert system.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
VOICE RECOGNITION
Push to Talk
Press to interact with the OnStar, Bluetooth or Cadillac User Experience
system. Wait for the beep before speaking.
End Call/Mute
Press to end/decline a call or mute the audio system.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
CRUISE CONTROL
On/Off
SET Set Speed
With Cruise Control on, press the control bar down fully to set the cruise speed. The indicator illuminates in green.
RES Resume Speed
With Cruise Control on, press the control bar up fully to resume the previous set speed. Adaptive Cruise Control♦ can be resumed from a stop.
+ – Adjust Speed
When active, press the control bar up (+) or down (–) lightly to increase or decrease the set speed by 1-mph increments; press and hold to continue increasing/decreasing speed.
With Adaptive Cruise Control♦, press and release the control bar up (+) or down (-) to increase or decrease the set speed by 1-mph increments; press and hold momentarily to increase or decrease the set speed to the next 5-mph interval on the
speedometer.
Cancel
Press to cancel cruise control without erasing the set speed from memory.
Switching between Regular Cruise Control and Adaptive Cruise Control♦
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) maintains the driver-selected
following gap by braking or accelerating automatically.
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STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTERSTEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
CLUSTER DISPLAY ZONES
Use the 5-way control on the steering wheel to move between the different display zones and scroll through the various menus in each cluster configuration.
CLUSTER CONFIGURATIONS
1. Use the 5-way control to view the Options page in one of the
display zones on the cluster. Press SEL (Select) to enter the Options menu.
2. Scroll down to highlight Display Layout; press SEL.
3. Scroll up or down to highlight one of the cluster displays; press SEL.
4. Press to exit the menu.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CONTROLS
The 5-way control moves left/right, up/down, and in.
Left/Right
Press to move between the display zones on the instrument cluster. Press the left to exit a
center display menu.
Up/Down
Press the control bar up or down to scroll through a menu.
SEL Select
Press to select a highlighted menu item.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
AUDIO CONTROLS
+ – Volume
Press + or – to increase or decrease the volume.
Next/Previous
Press or to go to the next or previous favorite radio station or track.See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.

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DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER
The Driver Information Center (DIC) on the instrument cluster can be set to display a variety of vehicle information.
DIC MENUS
Use the 5-way control on the steering wheel to view the menus:
Info – display trip and fuel information
Audio – browse music or change the audio source
Phone – view active call and scroll through contacts
Navigation – view active route or change prompts
INFO MENU
1. Use the 5-way control on the steering wheel to view the Options page in one of the display zones. Press SEL (Select) to enter the Options menu.
2. Scroll down to highlight Info Pages; press SEL.
3. Scroll up or down to move through the Info items.
4. Press SEL to select or deselect an item to display.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
HEAD-UP DISPLAY♦
The Head-Up Display (HUD) projects some operating information onto the windshield. The HUD controls are located on the left side of the instrument panel.
HUD HUD
Lift up or press down to adjust the position of the image on the windshield. It cannot be adjusted side-to-side.
INFO
Press to select from four displays: Speed View, Audio/Phone View, Navigation View, and Performance View.
+ – Brightness
Lift up or press down to brighten or dim the display.
Hold down to turn off the display.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner's Manual.
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CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE MENUS
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
Refer to your Owner's Manual for important information about using the infotai\
nment system while driving.
Your Escalade offers a variety of entertainment, communication and vehicle system options. You can use simple gestures on the touch screen just as you would on a smartphone, such as tap, drag, pinch and spread. Touch an application icon on the touch screen to access the following items. For assistance, call 1-855-428-3669 or visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
Audio
• Radio Band
• Media
• Seek Up/Down
• Tune
• Browse
• Menu

Navigation• Zoom Out
• Zoom In
• Reset
• Destination
• Map Menu
• Seek Up/Down
• Mute/Unmute
• Cancel a Destination

Phone • Voice Recognition
• Contacts
• Recent
• Keypad
• Voice Mail
• Phones
Note: Press and hold the Push to Talk steering wheel button to acti-vate Bluetooth Speech Recognition. See page 11.

Climate • Driver/Vehicle Set Temperature
• Passenger Set Temperature
• Sync Temperature Settings
• A/C Mode
• Automatic Climate On/Off
• Air Distribution Settings
• Front/Rear Settings
• Fan Speed

Settings • Time and Date
• Rear Seat Reminder• Language• Valet Mode• Teen Driver• Radio• Vehicle• Bluetooth • Apple CarPlay• Android Auto• Voice• Display• Rear Camera• Return to Factory Settings• Software Information
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ONSTAR® WITH 4G LTE AND WI-FI®
Control the music source and navigation destination, and make phone calls hands-free (after pairing your Bluetooth-enabled phone), using the voice recognition system.
1. Press the Push to Talk button on the steering wheel.
2. The radio will play a prompt followed by a tone.
3. After the tone, say what you want it to do using natural speech. (Example: "Call Amanda" or "Tune FM 104.3.")
BLUETOOTH SPEECH RECOGNITION
Bluetooth Speech Recognition pass-thru allows access to the voice recognition commands on a compatible, paired cell phone; e.g. Siri® Eyes Free or Voice Command. For more information, visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
To activate Bluetooth Speech Recognition, press and hold the Push to Talk steering wheel button.
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
BLUETOOTH® SYSTEM
Refer to your Owner's Manual for important information about using the Bluetooth system while driving.
Before using a Bluetooth-enabled device in the vehicle, it must be paired with the in-vehicle Bluetooth system. The pairing process is disabled when the vehicle is moving. Not all devices will support all functions. For more information, visit my.cadillac.com/learn.
PAIR A PHONE
1. To use voice recognition, press the Push to Talk button; after the tone, say “Pair Phone.”
To use the infotainment screen, select Phone > Pair Device.
2. Start the pairing process on the phone. From your phone's Bluetooth settings, select the name shown on the infotainment screen.
3. Confirm the codes that appear on the infotainment screen and the phone.
4. When pairing is complete, the phone screen is displayed. Your phone book may be downloaded depending on the phone.
STREAMING AUDIO
With a paired device connected via Bluetooth, touch Media until Bluetooth is displayed on the infotainment screen to stream audio from the device.
Control operation using the device controls. For full control of the mobile device, it may be necessary to connect the device to a USB port.
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
With OnStar 4G LTE and Wi-Fi, up to 7 devices (smartphones, tablets and laptops) can be connected to high-speed internet through the vehicle’s built-in Wi-Fi hotspot.
To retrieve the SSID and password for the hotspot, press the OnStar Voice Command button on the rearview mirror, wait for the prompt, and then say “Wi-Fi settings.” The information will be displayed on the screen. Or touch the OnStar icon on the touch screen and select Settings.
For more information and assistance, press the blue OnStar
button, call 1-888-466-7827 or go to onstar.com.
See your Cadillac User Experience Manual.
VOICE RECOGNITION
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DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS♦
Safety Alert Seat – The driver’s seat pulses — left side, right side, or simultaneously — to alert the driver of potential hazards.
Audible alerts may be selected instead of Safety Alert Seat
pulsing alerts. To change the alert setting, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Alert Type.
Forward Collision Alert – The Vehicle Ahead indicator is green on the instrument cluster when a vehicle is detected and is amber when following a vehicle ahead too closely. When approach-ing a vehicle directly ahead much too rapidly, a red alert flashes on the windshield and the Safety Alert Seat pulses or beeps sound (if selected).
Press the Collision Alert
button on the steering wheel to set the alert timing to Far, Medium, Near or Off.
To set the Forward Collision Alert and Forward Automatic Braking systems to Alert and Brake, Alert, or Off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems >Forward Collision System.
Following Distance Indicator – The following time to the vehicle ahead is indicated in seconds on the Driver Information Center. If no vehicle is detected ahead, dashes are displayed.
Lane Change Alert/Side Blind Zone Alert – While driving, the system displays a warning symbol on the left or right side mir-ror when a vehicle is detected in that area or rapidly approaching that area. The warning symbol flashes if a turn signal is activated when a vehicle has been detected on the same side.
To turn the system on or off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Lane Change Alert.
Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning – The system may help avoid collisions due to unintentional lane departures. The Lane Keep Assist indicator is green if the system is available to assist. If the vehicle approaches a detected lane marking without using a turn signal in that direction, it may assist by gently turning the steering wheel and displaying an amber .
If active driver steering is not detected, the amber may flash and the Safety Alert Seat may pulse or beeps may sound (if select-ed) on the side of the departure direction as the lane marking is crossed. In order to use this system safely, the driver needs to steer and be in complete control of the vehicle.
To turn the
system on or off, press the Lane Keep Assist
button on the right side of the infotainment screen. The button illuminates when the system is on.
Forward/Reverse Automatic Braking – The brakes may be applied automatically in potential collision situations to help reduce damage or help avoid collisions with vehicles directly ahead or behind, and with some objects behind, your vehicle.
To set Forward Automatic Braking and Forward Collision Alert to Alert and Brake, Alert, or Off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Forward Collision System.
To set Reverse Automatic Braking on or off, press the Parking Assist button on the right side of the infotainment screen.
Automatic Safety Belt Tightening – While driving, the front safe-ty belts automatically tighten during emergency braking or steering maneuvers, and release when driving conditions return to normal.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.

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SURROUND VISION
FRONT AND REAR PARKING ASSIST
When the vehicle is in Reverse, the Surround Vision System displays a bird’s-eye view of the vehicle along with the front or rear camera views on the touch screen.
REAR CROSS-TRAFFIC ALERT♦
When the vehicle is in Reverse, the Rear Cross-Traffic Alert system warns of traffic coming in either direction by displaying a visual alert on the touch screen and the left or right side of the Safety Alert Seat pulses or beeps sound (see page 14).
To turn the Surround Vision System guidance lines or Rear Park Assist symbols on or off, go to Settings > Rear Camera.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
During low-speed parking maneuvers, the system provides “distance to closest object” information in the Driver Information Center and a caution symbol on the Rear Vision Camera display.
When the vehicle should be stopped immediately to avoid a
collision, a continuous audible tone sounds or the Safety Alert Seat pulses (page 14).
To turn the system on or off, press the Parking Assist button on the right side of the infotainment screen.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR
The Low Tire Pressure warning light on the instrument cluster illuminates when one or more of the vehicle’s tires is significantly underinflated. Fill the tires to the proper tire pressures listed on the Tire and Loading Information label, located below the driver’s door latch. Current tire pressures can be viewed on the Driver Information Center. The Tire Fill Alert provides visual and audible alerts to help when inflating a tire to the recommended tire
pressure.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for information about normal monthly tire maintenance.
See Vehicle Care in your Owner's Manual.
AUTOMATIC PARKING ASSIST
Automatic Parking Assist steers the vehicle to help with parking.
1. Press the Automatic Parking Assist button on the right side of the infotainment screen. A beep sounds and a parking assist display is shown on the touch screen. The system will begin searching for a large enough parking space.
2. To switch between parallel and perpendicular parking, touch the Parking Type screen button during the search process.
3. The system searches for parking spaces to the right of the
vehicle. To search for a parking space to the left, touch the Select Side screen button.
4. Once a space is found, shift the vehicle into Reverse to engage automatic steering.
5. Remove your hands from the steering wheel and accelerate or brake as required. Shifting directions and a progress arrow will be displayed on the infotainment screen.
6. Parking Complete is displayed and a beep sounds when the parking maneuver is complete.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner's Manual.
♦ Optional equipment