Cadillac 2014 Escalade ESV - Driving and Operating

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Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-7132796) -
2014 - CRC - 7/12/13
Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-10
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-13
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Run-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Active Fuel Management
®
. . . 9-23
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-25
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-31
Ride Control Systems
StabiliTrak
®
System . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Road Sensing Suspension . . . 9-35
Continuous Damping
Control (CDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Automatic Level Control . . . . . 9-35
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-39
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48