CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2009 Owners Manual

All functions are available when the vehicle is parked.
Do the following before driving:
Become familiar with the navigation system
operation, hard keys on the faceplate, and
touch-sensitive screen buttons of the navigation
system.
Set up the audio by presetting favorite stations,
setting the tone, and adjusting the speakers.
Set up the navigation features before beginning
driving, such as entering an address or a preset
destination.
Set up your phone numbers in advance so they can
be called easily with the press of a single button or
a single voice command (for navigation systems
equipped with phone capability).
{ CAUTION: Taking your eyes off the road too long or too often
while using the navigation system could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death to you or others.
Focus your attention on driving. { CAUTION: Avoid looking too long or too often at the moving
map on the navigation screen. This could cause a
crash and you or others can be injured or killed.
Use the turn-by-turn voice guidance directions
whenever possible.
Use the navigation system to:
Plan a route.
Select a destination using various methods and
choices.
Follow turn-by-turn route and map guidance with
voice prompts, only if permitted by traffic laws,
controls, and conditions.
You should always be alert and obey traffic and
roadway laws and instructions, regardless of the
guidance from the navigation system. Because the
navigation system uses street map information that
does not include all traffic restrictions or the latest road
changes, it may suggest using a road that is now closed
for construction or a turn that is prohibited by signs
at the intersection. Because the system uses limited
information, you must always evaluate whether following
the system’s directions is safe and legal for the current
conditions.
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When the navigation system is turned on, a screen
may appear with the information below, and you must
read and acknowledge the information it contains.
{ CAUTION: Taking your eyes off the road for extended periods
could cause a crash resulting in injury or death to
you or others.
To help avoid a crash in which you or others could be
killed:
Always concentrate on your driving rst by keeping
your eyes and mind on the road, and your hands
on the wheel.
Follow system directions only if permitted by traffic
laws, controls, and conditions.
Before using this system, read the owner manual
and learn how it operates.
Some system controls cannot be used the when
vehicle is moving. After you acknowledge the start up information you
will be able to access the NAV (navigation) and DEST
(destination) functions. Once accessed, you can enter or
delete information in the navigation system or access
other functions. See instructions later in this section.
Every fty times the vehicle is started and the navigation
system is turned on, the Caution screen appears.
After reading the caution, select OK to load the map
DVD information. If OK is not selected, all hard keys
except for NAV (Navigation) and DEST (Destination)
can be accessed. You can also press the NAV hard
key to have this Caution screen appear.
When getting started, set the navigation system to your
preference or delete information you may have entered
using various options.
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Language — English/Metric To change the language of the navigation screens,
see Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 3-47
for more information.
To change the navigation screens from English or
metric, see DIC Operation and Displays on page 3-48
for more information.
Deleting Personal Information This navigation system can record and store personal
information such as names and addresses. Delete
this information when selling your vehicle or returning
a leased vehicle. See “Edit Address Book — Edit/View”
under Configure Menu on page 4-43 for deleting
information from the address book. Limit Features While Driving The navigation system may have this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button
to turn the ability to limit functions on and off while
driving. When this screen button is highlighted,
the following functions are limited while driving:
Music Navigator Scrolling
Radio Category Scrolling
Navigation Menu Scrolling and some functions
See “Category” under Navigation Audio System on
page 4-62 for more information. See “From Map” under
Destination on page 4-25 for more information.
Some functions will remain limited regardless of the
setting.
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Storing Radio Station Presets To set preset radio stations, do the following:
1. Press
O to turn the system on.
2. Press the AUDIO hard key and select the desired
band (AM, FM, or XM (if equipped)).
3. Use the
w (tuning) knob or the SEEK arrows to
tune to the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the ve preset screen
buttons, at the bottom of the screen, until a beep
is heard or if the station displays on the selected
preset button.
5. Repeat the steps for each preset.
See “Storing Radio Station Presets” under Navigation
Audio System on page 4-62 for more information. Setting the Clock The navigation system time and the analog clock
operate independently. Changing the time through
the navigation system does not change the time on
the analog clock. See Analog Clock on page 3-26 to
change the analog clock time.
To set the time for the navigation system:
1. Press the CONFIG key to enter the congure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly
until the time is selected or touch the time screen
button.
2. Press the Hours and Minutes − (minus) and
+ (plus) signs to decrease or to increase the time.
See “Setting the Clock” under Configure Menu
on page 4-43 for more information.
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Entering an Address and Point
of Interest, and Storing Preset
Destinations Entering an Address Enter a destination by inputting the city name rst:
1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted,
skip to Step 5.
2. Press
O to turn the system on.
3. Insert the DVD map disc. See “Installing the
Map DVD” under Maps on page 4-15 for more
information.
4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button
to proceed.
5. Press the DEST hard key.
6. Press the
2 Address Entry screen button.
7. Select the state/province screen button, if needed,
to change the current state or province. A list of
all of the available states and provinces appear.
Select the state or province. 8. Once a state or province has been selected the City
name category is automatically selected for entry.
If ve or less names are available, a list displays.
If more than ve are available, the List screen button
displays a number. This number represents the
number of available cities. Select this button to
view the list and select a city.
9. Once a city has been selected the Street name
category is automatically selected for entry.
If ve or less streets are available for the selected
city, the system displays the list of streets. If more
than ve streets are available the system displays
the alpha keyboard. Start entering the street name.
If ve or less names are available, a list displays.
If more than ve are available, the List screen button
displays a number. This button represents the
number of available streets. Select this button to
view the list and select a street.
10. Once a street has been selected, select the
House # screen button to enter the house number.
The system displays the house number range
that is available for the street.
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11. Select the Go screen button. A map screen, with
the destination marked appears.
12. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or
Other). The system calculates and highlights the
route.
13. Select the Start Guidance screen button. You are
now ready to start your route.
See “Address Entry ” under Destination on page 4-25
for more information.
Entering a Point of Interest (POI) To set a destination by entering a Point of
Interest (POI), do the following:
1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted,
skip to Step 5.
2. Press
O to turn the system on.
3. Insert the DVD map disc. See “Installing the
Map DVD” under Maps on page 4-15 for more
information.
4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button
to proceed.
5. Press the DEST hard key. 6. Press the
i Point of Interest screen button.
7. Select the state/province screen button, if needed,
to change the current state or province. A list of
all of the available states and provinces appear.
Select the state or province.
8. Enter the specic title of the POI in the POI name
space (e.g. Washington Monument).
If ve or less names are available, a list displays.
If more than ve are available, the List screen button
displays a number. This button represents the
number of available POIs. Select this button to
view the list.
9. Select the Go screen button next to the POI. A map
screen, with the destination marked appears.
10. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or
Other). The system calculates and highlights the
route.
11. Select the Start Guidance screen button. The route
is now ready to be started.
See “Point of Interest (POI)” under Destination on
page 4-25 for more information.
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Storing Preset Destinations 1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted,
skip to Step 5.
2. Press
O to turn the system on.
3. Insert the DVD map disc. See “Installing the
Map DVD” under Maps on page 4-15 for more
information.
4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button
to proceed.
5. Press the DEST hard key.
Enter a destination. See Destination on page 4-25
for more information on how to enter a destination.
6. Press the DEST hard key, the Route screen
displays. Press the Final Destination or Stopover
screen button. The information screen displays
for that location. Press the Add to Address Book
screen button. The address book screen appears.
7. Select the Name screen button. An alpha-keyboard
displays. Enter the name. Select the Back screen
button. 8. Press and hold one of the screen buttons at the
bottom of the screen until the name appears in
the screen button on the display.
The name appears in that preset destination screen
button and is now available to select from the
Destination Entry screen. See “Using Your Stored
Preset Destinations” next in this section to select
it as a destination.
See “Adding or Changing Preset Destinations”
under Destination on page 4-25 for more information
on how to add preset destinations.
Using Your Stored Preset Destinations These destinations are available for selection while
driving.
1. If the radio is already on with a map disc inserted,
skip to Step 5.
2. Press
O to turn the system on.
3. Insert the DVD map disc. See “Installing the
Map DVD” under Maps on page 4-15 for more
information.
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4. A caution may appear. Touch the OK screen button
to proceed.
5. Press the DEST hard key.
6. Select one of the available preset destination
screen buttons. A map screen, with the destination
marked appears.
7. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or
Other). The system calculates and highlights the
route.
8. Select the Start Guidance screen button. The route
is now ready to be started.
See “Preset Destination” under Destination on page 4-25
for more information.
Canceling Guidance Guidance is canceled once the nal destination is
reached. To cancel guidance prior to arrival at the
nal destination:
1. Press the DEST hard key.
2. Press the Cancel Guidance screen button.
3. Press OK to conrm. Guidance Volume Adjust the volume of voice guidance prompts:
1. Press the CONFIG hard key to enter the menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly
until Nav is selected or touch the Nav screen button.
2. Press the Voice Prompt screen button.
3. Press the + (plus) or – (minus) screen buttons to
increase or to decrease the volume of the voice
prompts. The system responds with the adjusted
voice level.
See “Voice Prompt ” under Configure Menu on
page 4-43 for more information.
Cleaning the Display Use a soft clean cotton cloth dampened with clean
water.
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Features and Controls Using the Navigation System This section presents basic information needed to
operate the navigation system.
Use the hard keys located on the navigation system
along with the available touch-sensitive screen buttons
on the navigation screen to operate the system.
See Navigation System Overview on page 4-2 for
more information.
Once the vehicle is moving, various functions are
disabled to reduce driver distractions.
Hard Keys The following hard keys are located on the navigation
system:
O /
n (Power/Volume): Press to turn the system
on and off. Turn to increase or decrease the volume
to the audio system.
Press and hold for more than two seconds to turn off
the navigation system, the Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE), and Rear Seat Audio (RSA). If the vehicle has
not been tuned off, the RSE and the RSA can be turned
back on by pressing this knob and continues play of
the last active source. w (Tune): Turn to go to the next or previous
radio station or disc track or chapter. See Navigation
Audio System on page 4-62 , CD Player on page 4-71 ,
or DVD Player on page 4-78 for more information.
Z (DVD Map Disc Eject): Press to eject the DVD
map disc. This button is located next to the upper disc
slot. See Maps on page 4-15 for more information.
M (Load): Press to load CDs or audio/video DVDs.
See CD Player on page 4-71 or DVD Player on
page 4-78 for more information.
Z (CD/DVD Eject): Press to eject CDs or audio/video
DVDs. This button is located under the load button.
See CD Player on page 4-71 or DVD Player on
page 4-78 for more information.
M (Disc Up/Down): Press the up or down arrows to go
to the next or previous disc.
AUDIO: Press access the full Audio screen to change
AM, FM, XM™ Satellite Radio Service (if equipped),
CD/DVD, and auxiliary input. See “Audio” under
Navigation Audio System on page 4-62 for more
information.
FAV (Favorite): Press to access the preset stations.
See “Storing Radio Station Presets” under Navigation
Audio System on page 4-62 for more information.
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5 (Phone): Press to access calling through OnStar ®
.
See OnStar ®
System on page 2-52 and Bluetooth ®
on page 3-75 for more information.
e (Sound): Press to access the Sound screen to
adjust bass, midrange, treble, and Digital Signal
Processing (DSP). See “Sound Menu” under Navigation
Audio System on page 4-62 for more information.
DEST (Destination): Press to access the Destination
Entry screen to plan a destination. See Destination
on page 4-25 for more information.
CONFIG (Congure Menu): Press to adjust
features for sound, radio, navigation, and the display.
See Configure Menu on page 4-43 for more information.
NAV (Navigation): Press to view your vehicle’s current
position on the map screen. Each press of this key cycles
through Full Map and the tab that displays the current
audio source (AM, FM, CD, etc.). Full Map displays the screen in full map view. Selecting the audio tab splits the
screen between the map screen and the current audio
source screen menu. See “Audio” under Navigation
Audio System on page 4-62 for more information.
RPT (Navigation Repeat): Press to repeat the last
voice guidance prompt.
y©¨z (Seek): Press the seek arrows to seek
and scan radio stations, to seek tracks on a CD, and to
seek chapters on a DVD. See Navigation Audio System
on page 4-62 , CD Player on page 4-71 ,or DVD Player
on page 4-78 for more information.
Touch-Sensitive Screen Buttons Touch-sensitive screen buttons are located on the
screen. When a screen button has been selected,
a beep sounds. Screen buttons are highlighted when
a feature is available.
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