Black plate (32,1)Cadillac Escalade (Europe) Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 6/20/129-32 Driving and OperatingBrake AssistThis vehicle has a brake assistfeature designed to assist the driverin stopping or decreasing vehiclespeed in emergency drivingconditions. This feature uses thestability system hydraulic brakecontrol module to supplement thepower brake system underconditions where the driver hasquickly and forcefully applied thebrake pedal in an attempt to quicklystop or slow down the vehicle. Thestability system hydraulic brakecontrol module increases brakepressure at each corner of thevehicle until the ABS activates.Minor brake pedal pulsation orpedal movement during this time isnormal and the driver shouldcontinue to apply the brake pedalas the driving situation dictates.The brake assist feature willautomatically disengage when thebrake pedal is released or brakepedal pressure is quicklydecreased.Hill Start Assist (HSA)Non-hybrid vehicles with StabiliTrakhave a Hill Start Assist (HSA)feature, which may be useful whenthe vehicle is stopped on a gradient.This feature is designed to preventthe vehicle from rolling, eitherforward or rearward, during vehicledrive off. After the driver completelystops and holds the vehicle in acomplete standstill on a grade, HSAwill be automatically activated.During the transition period betweenwhen the driver releases the brakepedal and starts to accelerate todrive off on a gradient, HSA holdsthe braking pressure for a maximumof two seconds to ensure that thereis no rolling. The brakes willautomatically release when theaccelerator pedal is applied withinthe two-second window. It will notactivate if the vehicle is in a drivegear and facing downhill or if thevehicle is facing uphill and inR (Reverse). There may besituations on minor hills (less than5% gradient) with a loaded vehicleor while pulling a trailer where HSAwill not activate.
