Black plate (42,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6081529) - 2014 - CRC 1st Edition - 4/23/139-42 Driving and Operatinghills, pressing the accelerator pedalmay be necessary to maintainvehicle speed. When goingdownhill, Cruise Grade Brakinghelps maintain the driver selectedspeed.Cruise Grade Braking is enabledwhen the vehicle is started andCruise Control is active. It is notenabled in Range Selection Mode.It assists in maintaining driverselected speed when driving ondownhill grades by using the engineand transmission to slow thevehicle.To disable and enable Cruise GradeBraking for the current ignition keycycle, press and hold the Tow/Haulbutton for three seconds. A DICmessage displays. SeeTransmission Messages onpage 5-34.For other forms of Grade Braking,see Automatic Transmission onpage 9-28 andTow/Haul Mode onpage 9-32.Ending Cruise ControlThere are three ways to end cruisecontrol:. To disengage cruise control,step lightly on the brake pedal.. Press [ on the steering wheel.. To turn off the cruise control,press I on the steering wheel.Erasing Speed MemoryThe cruise control set speed iserased from memory by pressingthe I button or if the ignition isturned off.Object DetectionSystemsUltrasonic Parking AssistIf available, the Ultrasonic RearParking Assist (URPA) system usessensors on the rear bumper toassist with parking and avoidingobjects while in R (Reverse).{ WarningThe URPA system does notdetect children, pedestrians,bicyclists, animals, or objectsbelow the bumper or that are tooclose or too far from the vehicle.It is not available at speedsgreater than 8 km/h (5 mph). Toprevent injury, death, or vehicledamage, even with URPA, alwayscheck the area around the vehicleand check all mirrors beforebacking.
