Black plate (9,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012 - 2nd CRC - 11/29/11Instruments and Controls 5-9Power Outlet 110 VoltAlternative CurrentThe vehicle may have a poweroutlet that can be used to plug inelectrical equipment that uses amaximum limit of 150 watts.The power outlet is located on therear of the center console.An indicator light on the outlet turnson to show it is in use. The lightcomes on when the ignition is inON/RUN and equipment requiringless than 150 watts is plugged intothe outlet, and no system fault isdetected.If equipment is connected usingmore than 150 watts or a systemfault is detected, a protection circuitshuts off the power supply and theindicator light turns off. To reset thecircuit, unplug the item and plug itback in or turn the RemoteAccessory Power (RAP) off andthen back on. See RetainedAccessory Power (RAP) onpage 9‑26.The power outlet is not designed forand may not work properly, if thefollowing are plugged in:. Equipment with high initialpeak wattage such as:compressor-driven refrigeratorsand electric power tools.. Other equipment requiringan extremely stablepower supply such as:microcomputer-controlledelectric blankets, touch sensorlamps, etc.Cigarette LighterFor vehicles with a cigarette lighter,it is located in the center consolenear the cupholders. Press on theaccess door to open it and use thelighter.To use the cigarette lighter, push itin all the way, and let go. When it isready, it will pop back out by itself.Notice: Holding a cigarette lighterin while it is heating does not letthe lighter back away from theheating element when it is hot.Damage from overheating canoccur to the lighter or heatingelement, or a fuse could beblown. Do not hold a cigarettelighter in while it is heating.InformationProvidedby:
