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Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving .... .. . . .. . .. 9-2
Defensive Driving .... . . . .. . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving .... .. . . . .. . . .. . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle .. .. . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking .. ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . 9-4
Steering .. ........ ....... ...... 9-4
Off-Road Recovery ..... .... ... 9-5
Loss of Control ..... ...... ..... 9-5
Off-Road Driving . .... . . .. . . .. . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads ..... ... 9-11
Highway Hypnosis .... .. . . . .. 9-12
Hill and Mountain Roads .. .. . 9-12
Winter Driving .... . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
If the Vehicle Is Stuck ..... .. . 9-15
Vehicle Load Limits .... . . . . . . 9-16
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . .... .. .. . .. .. .. . 9-22
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In .... . . . . 9-23
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal .. .......... ......... .. 9-23
Ignition Positions .... . . . . . . . . 9-24
Starting the Engine .... . . . . . . 9-25
Engine Heater ..... . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) .... .. . .. . .. . .. 9-27
Shifting Into Park ......... ... 9-28
Shifting out of Park .. .. . . . . . . 9-29
Parking over Things
That Burn .... . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 9-29
Active Fuel Management
®
... 9-30
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust ..... ... .... .. 9-30
Running the Vehicle While
Parked .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . 9-31
Automatic Transmissio n
Automatic Transmission .... . 9-31
Manual Mode .... .. .. .. .. . .. . 9-34
Tow/Haul Mode . .... . . .. . .. . . 9-35
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive .... .. . . .. . .. . 9-36
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) .... .. . .. . .. . . 9-36
Parking Brake .... . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Brake Assist .... .. .. . .. .. .. . . 9-38
Hill Start Assist (HSA) ... . . . . 9-38
Ride Control Systems
StabiliTrak
®
System .. .. . . . . . 9-39
Locking Rear Axle .... . . . . . . . 9-41
Continuous Damping
Control (CDC) ..... . .. .. .. .. 9-42
Automatic Level Control .... . 9-42
Cruise Control
Cruise Control .... . . .. . . . . .. . 9-43
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist .... 9-45
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) .. .. . . . . . . . . . 9-47