2022 CADILLAC ESCALADE air suspension

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INTRODUCTION 5
1.Driver Information Center (DIC)
0133.
2. Air Vents 0227.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0155.
Exterior Lamp Controls 0150.
4. Tap Shift Controls (If Equipped). See Manual Mode 0256.
5. Instrument Cluster 0115.
6. Driver Monitoring Camera. See Super Cruise 0286 (If Equipped).
7. Windshield Wiper/Washer 0106.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 0108.
8. Infotainment. See Overview0161.
9. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0154.
10. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0221.
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
0 48 (If Equipped).
11. USB Ports. See USB Port0171.
12. Storage Compartment.
13. Infotainment Controls. See Overview 0161.
14. Hazard Warning Flashers 0155. 15.
Wireless Charging 0112.
16. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0252.
17. Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) 0264
(Out of View).
Auto Stop Disable Switch. See Stop/
Start System 0249 (Out of View).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0330 (If
Equipped) (Out of View).
18. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Ignition Positions 0246.
19. Steering Wheel Controls 0105.
20. Horn 0105.
21. Steering Column Adjustment. See Steering Wheel Adjustment 0105.
22. Hood Release. See Hood0371.
23. Cruise Control 0273 (If Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced)
0 275 (If Equipped).
Super Cruise 0286 (If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 319 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0105 (If
Equipped).
24. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0156. 25. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of
View). See Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Check Engine Light) 0123.
26. Trailer Brake Control. See Towing
Equipment 0344 (If Equipped).
27. Electric Parking Brake 0262.
28. Four-Wheel Drive 0257 (If
Equipped).
Four Corner Air Suspension System
0 270 (If Equipped).
Driver Mode Control 0267

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . 105
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . 105
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . 106
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . 108
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . 117
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Transmission Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . 121
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brake System Warning Light . . . . 125
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . 125
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . 127
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled Light . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . 127
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 127
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . 129 Four Corner Air Suspension
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . 131
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Vehicle Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . 140
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . 140
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . 147
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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This light comes on when My Mode is
selected. SeeDriver Mode Control
0 267.
Four Corner Air Suspension
Light
This light comes on when the air
suspension is raised to maximum
ground clearance height.
This light comes on when the air
suspension is raised to increased
ground clearance height.
This light displays green when the
vehicle is changing to a higher ride
height.
This light comes on when the air
suspension is lowered for easy entry
and exit from the vehicle.
This light displays green when the
vehicle is changing to a lower ride
height.
This light comes on when the air
suspension is in Service Mode or
Alignment Mode.
See Four Corner Air Suspension System
0 270.
Tire Pressure Light
If equipped with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this light
comes on briefly when the vehicle is
started. It is located on the center

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Touch Off, Turn Signal Activated,
or Automatic.
Driver Mode Customization
Touch and the following may display:
My Mode
.Engine Sound
.Steering
.Suspension
For information on the range of
settings, see “Driver Mode
Customization ”in Driver Mode Control
0 267.
Visualization
This setting shows handling and
performance settings on the
infotainment display when changing
drive modes.
Touch Off or On.
Climate
Touch and the following may display:
.Auto Fan Speed
.Auto Cooled Seats
.Auto Heated Seats
.Rear Climate On Startup
.Auto Defog
.Auto Rear Defog
.Auto Air Distribution
Auto Fan Speed
This setting controls the amount of
airf low when the climate control is set
to Auto.
Touch Low, Medium, or High.
Auto Cooled Seats
This feature will automatically turn on
seat cooling at vehicle start up when
the cabin temperature is significantly
warmer than desired. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 048.
Touch Off or On.
Auto Heated Seats
This feature will automatically turn on
seat heating at vehicle start up when
the cabin temperature is significantly
cooler than desired. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 048.
If equipped with Auto Heated Steering
Wheel, this feature will turn on when
the Auto Heated Seats turn on.
Touch Off or On. Rear Climate on Startup
This setting controls the rear climate
system behavior at vehicle startup.
Mimic Front will sync the rear
settings with the front driver climate
settings.
Touch Off or Mimic Front.
Auto Defog
This setting automatically directs air
to the windshield to assist in
defogging, based on temperature and
humidity conditions.
Touch Off or On.
Auto Rear Defog
This setting automatically turns on
the rear window defogger on based on
temperature and humidity conditions.
Touch Off or On.
Auto Air Distribution
This setting controls the way air flows
in the vehicle when using Auto
Climate Control.
Touch Direct Airflow, Normal Airflow,
or Diffuse Airflow.

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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 0481.
Universal Remote System
Programming
If equipped, these buttons are in the
overhead console.
This system can replace up to three
remote control transmitters used to
activate devices such as garage door
openers, security systems, and home
automation devices. These instructions refer to a garage door
opener, but can be used for other
devices.
Do not use the Universal Remote
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.
Keep the original hand-held
transmitter for use in other vehicles
as well as for future programming.
Erase the programming when vehicle
ownership is terminated. See
“Erasing
Universal Remote System Buttons”
later in this section.
To program a garage door opener,
park outside directly in line with and
facing the garage door opener receiver.
Clear all people and objects near the
garage door.
Make sure the hand-held transmitter
has a new battery for quick and
accurate transmission of the
radio-frequency signal.

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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better FuelEconomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 239
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Dynamic Fuel Management . . . . . 251
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 252
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . 262
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic VehicleHold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Four Corner Air Suspension
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Adaptive Cruise Control(Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . 302
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . 304
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . 305
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

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Traction and Stability Menu
To turn off TCS, select or touch the
Traction virtual button on the screen.
The traction off light
idisplays in
the instrument cluster. See Traction
Off Light 0128.
If TCS is limiting wheel spin when
disabled, the system will not turn off
until the wheels stop spinning.
To turn TCS back on, select or touch
the Traction virtual button on the
screen. The traction off light
i
displayed in the instrument cluster
will turn off. To turn StabiliTrak/ESC off, first turn
off TCS to enable the Stability virtual
button on the screen, then select or
touch the Stability virtual button. The
StabiliTrak/ESC off light
gwill display
in the instrument cluster. See
StabiliTrak OFF Light 0128.
To turn StabiliTrak/ESC back on,
select or touch the Stability virtual
button on the screen. StabiliTrak/ESC
will turn on, but TCS will remain off.
TCS cannot be on when StabiliTrak/
ESC is off. If both systems are turned
off, selecting or touching the Traction
virtual button will turn both systems
back on.
StabiliTrak/ESC will automatically
turn on if the vehicle exceeds 56 km/h
(35 mph) and cannot be turned off
again until speed is reduced. Traction
control will remain off. Vehicles
equipped with the four corner air
suspension re-enable StabiliTrak/ESC
at 32 km/h (20 mph). The vehicle has a Trailer Sway Control
(TSC) feature and a Hill Start Assist
(HSA) feature. See
Trailer Sway Control
(TSC) 0354 or
Hill Start Assist (HSA) 0264.
Adding accessories can affect the
vehicle performance. See Accessories
and Modifications 0369.
Driver Mode Control
Driver Mode Control (DMC) allows the
driver to adjust the overall driving
experience to better suit preference by
adjusting multiple subsystems
simultaneously. Drive mode
availability and affected vehicle
subsystems are dependent upon
vehicle trim level, region, and optional
features.
Tour will be the default mode at every
ignition cycle. A unique and persistent
indicator will be displayed in the
instrument cluster for each mode.
Depending on trim level, Tour mode,
Sport mode, Snow/Ice mode, Off-Road
mode, Tow/Haul mode, Terrain mode,
and My mode may be available.

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The following settings may be
available depending on region, trim
level, and optional features.
Engine Sound :Engine sound settings
adjusts the volume of engine noise.
Engine sound is quieter at lower
settings and louder at higher settings.
Steering : Steering setting adjusts the
effort required to turn the steering
wheel. Steering feel is less responsive
at lower settings and more responsive
at higher settings.
Suspension : Suspension adjusts the
stiffness of the shocks and / or
springs. The ride is more comfortable
at lower settings and stiffer at higher
settings for better control.
Visualization
This feature shows handling and
performance settings on the
infotainment display when changing
drive modes.Magnetic Ride Control
This vehicle may have a semi-active
damping system called Magnetic Ride
Control. With this feature, improved
vehicle ride and handling is provided
under a variety of passenger and
loading conditions.
Locking Rear Axle
Vehicles with a locking rear axle can
give more traction on snow, mud, ice,
sand, or gravel. It works like a
standard axle most of the time, but
when traction is low, this feature will
allow the rear wheel with the most
traction to move the vehicle.
Four Corner Air Suspension
System
The Four Corner Air Suspension
feature provides full time load leveling
capability along with the benefit of
adjusting ride height for increased
convenience and capability.
{Warning
To help avoid personal injury or
death, make sure the area
underneath the vehicle and inside
the wheel wells is clear when
lowering the vehicle.
{Warning
To help avoid personal injury or
death, always select the lowest ride
height for the current driving
conditions. Higher ride heights raise
the vehicle's center of gravity,
increasing the chance of a rollover
during extreme maneuvers.
{Warning
Heavy loads on the roof rack will
make the vehicle's center of gravity
higher, increasing the possibility of
a rollover. To avoid losing control of
the vehicle, always select the
normal height setting and avoid
high speeds, sudden starts, sharp
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