2021 CADILLAC ESCALADE wheel

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Remote Unlock Light Feedback
This setting will flash the exterior
lamps when unlocking the vehicle
with the remote key.
Touch Off or Flash Lights.
Remote Lock Feedback
This setting provides what type of
feedback is given when locking the
vehicle with the remote key.
Touch Off, Lights and Horn, Lights
Only, or Horn Only.
Remote Door Unlock
This setting allows selection of which
doors will unlock when pressing
Kon
the remote key.
Touch All Doors or Driver Door.
Relock Remotely Unlocked Doors
This setting secures the vehicle if
doors are not opened within
30 seconds of using the remote key to
unlock doors.
Touch Off or On. Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
This setting will automatically turn on
the cooled seats when using remote
start on warm days. See
Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 048 and
Remote Vehicle Start 014.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
This setting will automatically turn on
the heated seats when using remote
start on cold days. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 048 and
Remote Vehicle Start 014.
If equipped with Auto Heated Steering
Wheel, this feature will turn on when
the Remote Start Auto Heated Seats
turn on.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Window Operation
This setting enables remote operation
of the windows with the remote key.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 07.
Touch Off or On. Passive Door Unlock
This setting specifies which doors will
unlock when using the button on the
driver door handle to unlock the
vehicle.
Touch Off, All Doors, or Driver
Door Only.
Passive Door Lock
This setting specifies if the vehicle will
automatically lock or lock and provide
an alert after all the doors are closed
while walking away from the vehicle
with the remote key. See
Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
0 7.
Touch Off, On with Horn Chirp, or On.
Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
This setting sounds an alert when the
remote key is left in the vehicle that is
not running.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Removed From Vehicle
Alert
This setting beeps the horn three
times if exiting a running vehicle with
the remote key.

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Touch Off or On.
Ride Height
Touch and the following may display:
.Automatic Entry/Egress
Automatic Entry/Egress
This feature specifies if the vehicle
will automatically lower to make it
easier to enter or exit the vehicle.
Touch Off or On.
Running Boards
Touch and the following may display:
.Automatic Running Boards
.Deploy Running Boards
Automatic Running Boards
This feature specifies the position and
use of the running boards.
Touch Off or On.
Deploy Running Boards
This feature moves the running
boards to a deployed position so they
can be used with the doors closed.
Touch Off or Deploy.
Seating Position
Touch and the following may display:
.Seat Entry Memory
.Seat Exit Memory
Seat Entry Memory
This feature automatically recalls the
previously stored 1 or 2 button
positions when the ignition is changed
from off to on or ACC/ACCESSORY.
See Memory Seats 045.
Touch Off or On.
Seat Exit Memory
This feature automatically recalls the
previously stored exit button position
when the ignition is changed from on
or ACC/ACCESSORY to off and the
driver door is open. See Memory Seats
0 45.
Touch Off or On.
Suspension
Touch and the following may display:
.Service Mode
.Alignment Mode Service Mode
This feature disables the air
suspension system and is used to
prevent unintended raising or
lowering of the suspension.
Touch Off or On.
Alignment Mode
This feature will optimize the vehicle
height to provide the most accurate
wheel alignment.
Touch Off or On.
Remote Key Relearn
This sets up a new or forgotten key
for use in the vehicle. Place the key in
the transmitter pocket. Make sure
vehicle is parked and touch Start.
Universal Remote
System
See
Radio Frequency Statement 0467.

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Hazard Warning Flashers
|:Press to make the front and rear
turn signal lamps flash on and off.
Press again to turn the flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers are
on, the vehicle's turn signals will
not work.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Move the turn signal lever all the way
up or down to signal a turn.
Raise or lower the lever for less than
one second until the arrow starts to
flash to signal a lane change. This
causes the turn signals to
automatically flash three times. It will
flash six times if Tow/Haul Mode is
active. Holding the turn signal lever
for more than one second will cause
the turn signals to flash until the
lever is released.
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released. If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrows flash rapidly or do
not come on, a signal bulb could be
burned out.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the fuse.
See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers 0385.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for more
than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime sounds
at each flash of the turn signal. The
message TURN SIGNAL ON will also
appear in the Driver Information
Center (DIC). To turn the chime and
message off, move the turn signal
lever to the off position.
Cornering Lamps
If equipped with cornering lamps, they
automatically come on when all of the
following occur:
.The low-beam headlamps are on.
.The turn signals are activated or the
steering wheel is at a turning angle.
.The vehicle speed is below 40 km/h
(25 mph) .

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Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature adjusts the brightness of
all illuminated controls.
D:Move the thumbwheel up or
down to set the lowest level of
automatic brightness control.
The thumbwheel is functional at
night, or when the headlamps or
parking lamps are ON.
The brightness of the displays
automatically adjusts based on
outdoor lighting. The instrument
panel illumination control will set the
lowest level to which the displays will
be automatically adjusted.
Interior Lamps
Interior Ambient Lighting
If equipped, this feature allows the
color of the interior lighting in the
vehicle to be chosen.
To access, press
{on the
infotainment controls, then touch
AMBIENT LIGHTING to display the
settings screen.
Touch to select from the following:
OFF : Turns the feature off.
ON : Turns the feature on. Ambient
lighting provides the ability to
customize the color and intensity of
the interior accent lighting. Chose the
color on the display screen to make
change to interior lighting color.
DEMO MODE : When the shift lever
is in P (Park), touch to turn the
feature on in colors chosen by the
vehicle. When the shift lever is not in
P (Park) , the interior color will default
to the last active color selected.
LINK TO DRIVE MODE : The light
color is matched to the color being
used for the drive mode.
Dome Lamps
There are dome lamps in the overhead
console and the headliner.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
Press and hold any of the overhead
console lens to turn all dome lamps
on. Press and hold any of the
overhead consoles lens again to turn
all dome lamps off.
Press OFF
jto turn off the dome
lamps when any door is opened,
Kon
the remote key is pressed, or when the
ignition is switched off. An indicator
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Infotainment System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . 160
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . 166
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear Seat Infotainment
Rear Seat Infotainment (RSI) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . 180
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Global PositioningSystem (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
If the System Needs Service . . . . . 190
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using aPhone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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Introduction
Read the following pages to become
familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can cause
a crash. You or others could be
injured or killed. Do not give
extended attention to infotainment
tasks while driving. Limit your
glances at the vehicle displays and
focus your attention on driving. Use
voice commands whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some features
when driving. These features may gray
out when they are unavailable. Many
infotainment features are also
available through the instrument
cluster and steering wheel controls. Before driving:
.Become familiar with the operation,
center stack controls, steering wheel
controls, and infotainment display.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the tone,
and adjusting the speakers.
.Set up phone numbers in advance
so they can be called easily by
pressing a single control or by using
a single voice command.
See Distracted Driving 0230.
Overview
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is controlled
by using the infotainment display,
controls on the center console,
steering wheel controls, and voice
recognition. Infotainment Controls on the
Multifunction Controler (MFC)
1.l(Navigation)
.Press to access the navigation
screen.
.Press and hold to access the
Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto Map View, if connected,
regardless of active route
guidance.
2.e(Radio/Audio)
.Press to open the active audio
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There will always be 10 icons per page
except on the last page. If an icon is
moved from the first page to the
second, then that icon from the
second page will replace the one
removed from the first.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls can
be adjusted at the steering wheel.
g:Press to start voice recognition.
Press and hold to activate a connected
phones voice recognition. See Voice
Recognition 0191.
w:Press to use Conversation
Enhancement. See “Conversation
Enhancement ”in Settings 0203.
C:Press to tune to the next strong
station when listening to the radio,
play the next song/track when
listening to a media source when
supported, or play the next favorite
station/channel when favorites is the
source.
B: Press to tune to the previous
strong station when listening to the
radio, play the previous song/track
when listening to a media source
when supported, or play the previous
favorite station/channel when
favorites is the source.
e: Press to open the audio
source list.
Thumbwheel : Press the thumbwheel
to access the Now Playing song list or
select a list item. Scroll up or down to
move to a list item.
6: Press to answer or end a call when
in a call. Press to access the recent
call list when not in a call.
0: Press to mute or unmute the
volume.
x− :Press to decrease the volume or
press and hold to continually decrease
the volume.
x+ : Press to increase the volume or
press and hold to continually increase
the volume.
Using the System
Audio
Touch the Audio icon on the
infotainment display or
eon the
Multifunction Controler (MFC) to
display the active audio source page.
Examples of available sources may
include AM, FM, SXM (if equipped),
USB, and Bluetooth.
Navigation
Touch the Nav icon on the
infotainment display or
lon the MFC
to display the navigation map. See
Using the Navigation System 0180.

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Composers:1. Touch to view the composers on the USB.
2. Touch a Composer to view a list of albums by that composer.
3. Touch an album or All Songs to view a list of songs.
4. Touch a song from the list to begin playback.
Folders: 1. Touch to view the directories on the USB.
2. Touch a folder to view a list of all files.
3. Touch a file from the list to begin playback.
Podcasts : Touch to view the podcasts
on the connected Apple device and
get a list of podcast episodes.
Audiobooks:
1. Touch to view the audiobooks stored on the Apple device.
2. Touch an audiobook to get a list of chapters.
3. Touch the chapter from the list to begin playback. File System and Naming
File systems supported by the USB
may include:
.FAT32
.NTFS
.HFS+
The songs, artists, albums, and genres
are taken from the file’s song
information and are only displayed if
present. The radio displays the file
name as the track name if the song
information is not available.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices, see
my.cadillac.com/learn.
Media Playback and Mute
USB playback will be paused if the
system is muted. If the steering wheel
mute control is pressed again,
playback will resume.
If the source is changed while in
mute, playback resumes and audio
will unmute.
Bluetooth Audio
Music may be played from a paired
Bluetooth device. See Bluetooth
(Pairing and Using a Phone) 0197 or
Bluetooth (Overview) 0196 for help
pairing a device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the mobile device.
If Bluetooth is selected and no volume
is present, check the volume setting
on both your mobile device and the
infotainment system.
Music can be launched by touching
Bluetooth from the recent sources list
on the left of the display or by
touching the More option and then
touching the Bluetooth device.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, touch Audio from the Home Page, then touch Bluetooth
from the recent sources list on the
left of the display.