Black plate (1,1)Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-7574628) -2015 - CRC - 8/27/14Driving and Operating 9-1Driving andOperatingDriving InformationDistracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-10Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-11Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-13Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-14Starting and OperatingNew Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-19Adjustable Throttle and BrakePedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-22Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Parking over ThingsThat Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Active Fuel Management ® . . . 9-25Engine ExhaustEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26Automatic TransmissionAutomatic Transmission . . . . . 9-26Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31Drive SystemsFour-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32BrakesAntilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . 9-37Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-39Ride Control SystemsTraction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-42Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43Automatic Level Control . . . . . 9-43Cruise ControlCruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . 9-46Driver Assistance SystemsDriver AssistanceSystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54Assistance Systems forParking or Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-54Assistance Systems forDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60Active Emergency BrakingSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62Side Blind ZoneAlert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . 9-64Lane DepartureWarning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
