tow CADILLAC ESCALADE 2020 Owner's Manual

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6 INTRODUCTION
1.Air Vents 0163.
2. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0132 (If
Equipped).
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 0152.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 0105.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 107.
4. Hazard Warning Flashers 0152.
5. Instrument Cluster 0115.
6. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0191.
Tow/Haul Mode Selector Button.
See Tow/Haul Mode 0195.
Range Selection Mode Buttons (If
Equipped). See Manual Mode
0 194.
7. Magnetic Ride Control Button. See Magnetic Ride Control 0206.
Pedal Adjust Switch (If
Equipped). See Adjustable Throttle
and Brake Pedal 0183.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203. 8. Light Sensor. See
Automatic
Headlamp System 0151.
9. Infotainment 0156.
10. Glove Box Button. See Glove Box
0 100.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0232 (If
Equipped).
Park Assist Button. See
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing 0219.
11. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0157.
Instrument Panel Storage 0100.
12. CD Player. See the infotainment manual.
13. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeIgnition Positions 0184.
14. Steering Wheel Controls 0105.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0130.
15. Horn 0105.
16. Steering Wheel Adjustment 0105.
17. Hood Release. See Hood0258. 18.
Cruise Control 0207 (If
Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control 0210 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0226 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0105 (If
Equipped).
Phone Button. See the
infotainment manual.
19. Automatic Transfer Case Knob (If Equipped). See Four-Wheel Drive
0 196.
20. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0121.
21. Electric Parking Brake 0201 (If
Equipped).
22. Exterior Lamp Controls 0148.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0153.

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Kick Zone
To operate, move your foot in a
forward kicking motion near the
center of the rear bumper at the
location of the projected logo, then
pull it back. The kick must come
within 14 cm (6 in) of the rear
bumper to activate. Then step back.
Caution
Splashing water may cause the
liftgate to open. Keep the RKE
transmitter away from the rear
bumper detection area or turn the (Continued)
Caution (Continued)
liftgate mode to OFF when cleaning
or working near the rear bumper to
avoid accidental opening.
. Do not sweep your foot side
to side.
. Do not keep your foot under the
bumper; the liftgate will not
activate.
. Do not touch the liftgate until it
has stopped moving.
This feature may be temporarily
disabled under some conditions. If the
liftgate does not respond to the kick,
open or close the liftgate by another
method or start the vehicle. The
feature will be re-enabled.
When closing the liftgate using this
feature, there will be a short delay.
The taillamps will flash and a chime
will sound.
Step away from the liftgate before it
starts moving.
Projected Logo
If equipped with this feature, a vehicle
logo will be projected for one minute
onto the ground near the rear bumper
when an RKE transmitter is detected
within approximately 2 m (6 ft) from
the rear bumper. The projected logo
may not be visible under brighter
daytime conditions.
. 1 m (3 ft) Hands-Free Operation
Detection Zone
. 2 m (6 ft) Projected Logo
Detection Zone
The projected logo shows where to
kick towards the rear bumper.

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Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view of the area behind your vehicle.
If equipped with OnStar, there may be
three buttons at the bottom of the
mirror. SeeOnStar Overview 0370.
To avoid accidental OnStar calls, clean
the mirror with the ignition off. Do
not spray glass cleaner directly on the
mirror. Use a soft towel dampened
with water.
Automatic Dimming
Rearview Mirror
The rearview mirror automatically
dims to reduce the glare of the
headlamps from behind. This feature
comes on when the vehicle is started.
Rear Camera Mirror
If equipped, this automatic dimming
mirror provides a wide angle camera
view of the area behind the vehicle.
Pull the tab rearward to turn on the
display. Push the tab forward to turn
it off. When off, the mirror is
automatic dimming. Adjust the mirror
for a clear view of the area behind the
vehicle while the display is off.To adjust the brightness, press the
button (1) on the back of the rearview
mirror without covering the light
sensor (2).
Each button press cycles the
brightness between five settings.

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Manual Fold and Tumble Feature
{Warning
Do not leave the second row seat in
a tumbled position while the
vehicle is in motion. A tumbled seat
is not locked. It can move when the
vehicle is in motion. People in the
vehicle could be injured in a sudden
stop or crash. Be sure to return the
seat to the passenger seating
position before driving the vehicle.
Push and pull on the seat to make
sure it is locked into place.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the seat
belts. Always unbuckle the seat
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.Folding and Tumbling the Seat
To fold and tumble the seat:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
2. Lift the lever on the outboardside of the seat to release the
seatback.
The seatback will fold forward to
create a flat load floor.
If the seatback cannot fold flat,
try moving the front seat forward
and/or put the front seatback in
the upright position.

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stop or crash. Be sure to return the
seat to the passenger seating
position before driving the vehicle.
Push and pull on the seat to make
sure it is locked into place.
{Warning
Automatically folding and tumbling
the seat when someone is sitting in
the seat, could cause injury to the
person sitting there. Always make
sure there is no one sitting in the
seat before pressing the automatic
seat release switch.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the seat
belts. Always unbuckle the seat(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
The transmission must be in P (Park)
for this feature to work.
Folding and Tumbling the Seat
To fold and tumble the seat: 1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
Driver Side Rear Panel Switch 2. Press the automatic seat release
switch on the panel behind the
rear doors. The seatback
automatically folds flat.
3. Press the switch again to release the rear of the seat from the
floor. The seat will tumble
forward.
Folding and Tumbling the Second
Row Seat from the Cargo Area
1. Second Row Power Seat Fold and Tumble Switches
2. Third Row Power Seat Fold and Raise Switches

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To fold and tumble the seat from the
cargo area:1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
2. Press the switch (1) on the side trim of the cargo area to fold the
second row seatback.
The left switch folds the left
seatback, and the right switch
folds the right seatback.
3. Press the switch again to release the rear of the seat from the
floor. The seat will tumble
forward.
The switches (2) can be used to fold
the third row seatbacks from the
cargo area. See Third Row Seats 055.
Returning the Seat to the Sitting
Position
{Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
To return the seat to the sitting
position from the tumbled position: 1. Pull the seat down until it latches to the floor. The seatback
cannot be raised if the seat is not
latched to the floor.
2. Lift the seatback and push it rearward. Push and pull on the
seatback to make sure it is
locked.
3. For the 60/40 split-bench seat, make sure the seat belt in the
center seating position is not
caught between the two seats
and is not twisted.
Third Row Seats
Folding the Seatback
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the seat
belts. Always unbuckle the seat
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
The transmission must be in P (Park)
for this feature to work.
The third row seatbacks can be folded
to increase cargo space.

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1. Second Row Power Seat Foldand Tumble Switches
2. Third Row Power Seat Fold and Raise Switches
To fold the seatback:
1. Open the liftgate to access the controls for the third row seat.
2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
3. Fully lower the head restraints. See Head Restraints 041. Put the
second row seatback in the
upright position. See Second Row
Seats 051.
4. Disconnect the rear seat belt
mini-latch, using a key in the
slot on the mini-buckle, and let
the belt retract into the
headliner.5. Stow the mini-latch in the holderin the headliner.
6. Press and hold the switch (2) on the side trim of the cargo area to
fold the third row seatback.
The left switch folds the left
seatback, and the right switch
folds the right seatback.
7. Repeat the steps for the other seatback, if desired.
The switches (1) can be used to fold or
fold and tumble the second row seats
from the cargo area. See Second Row
Seats 051.

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1. Adjust the seat, if the seat isadjustable, so you can sit up
straight. To see how, see “Seats”
in the Index.
2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it
get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if
you pull the belt across you very
quickly. If this happens, let the
belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
If the shoulder portion of a
passenger belt is pulled out all
the way, the child restraint locking feature may be engaged.
See
Child Restraint Systems 083.
If this occurs, let the belt go back
all the way and start again. If the
locking feature stays engaged
after letting the belt go back to
stowed position on the seat,
move the seat rearward or recline
the seat until the shoulder belt
retractor lock releases.
Engaging the child restraint
locking feature in the front
outboard seating position may
affect the passenger sensing
system. See Passenger Sensing
System 073.
For front seating positions, if the
webbing locks in the latch plate
before it reaches the buckle, tilt
the latch plate flat to unlock.
3. Push the latch plate into the
buckle until it clicks. If the latch
plate will not go fully into the
buckle, check if the correct
buckle is being used.
Pull up on the latch plate to
make sure it is secure. If the belt
is not long enough, see Seat Belt
Extender 066.

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Position the release button on
the buckle so that the seat belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.
4. If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to the
height that is right for you. See
“Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster”
in this section for instructions on
use and important safety
information.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull
up on the shoulder belt. For third row seats, it may be
necessary to pull stitching on the
seat belt through the latch plate
to fully tighten the lap belt on
smaller occupants.
To unlatch the belt, push the button
on the buckle. The belt should return
to its stowed position.
For third row seats, slide the latch
plate up the safety webbing when the
seat belt is not in use. The latch plate
should rest on the stitching on the
seat belt.
Always stow the seat belt slowly. If the
seat belt webbing returns quickly to
the stowed position, the retractor maylock and cannot be pulled out. If this
happens, pull the seat belt straight out
firmly to unlock the webbing, and
then release it. If the webbing is still
locked in the retractor, see your
dealer.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
seat belt is out of the way. If a door is
slammed against a seat belt, damage
can occur to both the seat belt and
the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder belt height
adjuster for the driver and front
outboard passenger seating positions.
Adjust the height so the shoulder
portion of the belt is on the shoulder
and not falling off of it. The belt
should be close to, but not contacting,
the neck. Improper shoulder belt
height adjustment could reduce the
effectiveness of the seat belt in a
crash. See
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly 058.

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Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are
designed to help contain the head and
chest of occupants in the outboard
seating positions in the first, second,
and third rows. The rollover capable
roof-rail airbags are designed to help
reduce the risk of full or partial
ejection in rollover events, although
no system can prevent all such
ejections.
But airbags would not help in many
types of collisions, primarily because
the occupant's motion is not toward
those airbags. SeeWhen Should an
Airbag Inflate? 070.
Airbags should never be regarded as
anything more than a supplement to
seat belts.
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates?
After frontal and seat-mounted side
impact airbags inflate, they quickly
deflate, so quickly that some people
may not even realize the airbags
inflated. The front center airbag and
roof-rail airbags may still be at least
partially inflated for some time after they inflate. Some components of the
airbag module may be hot for several
minutes. For location of the airbags,
see
Where Are the Airbags? 069.
The parts of the airbag that come into
contact with you may be warm, but
not too hot to touch. There may be
some smoke and dust coming from
the vents in the deflated airbags.
Airbag inflation does not prevent the
driver from seeing out of the
windshield or being able to steer the
vehicle, nor does it prevent people
from leaving the vehicle.
{Warning
When an airbag inflates, there may
be dust in the air. This dust could
cause breathing problems for
people with a history of asthma or
other breathing trouble. To avoid
this, everyone in the vehicle should
get out as soon as it is safe to do
so. If you have breathing problems
but cannot get out of the vehicle
after an airbag inflates, then get (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
fresh air by opening a window or a
door. If you experience breathing
problems following an airbag
deployment, you should seek
medical attention.
The vehicle has a feature that may
automatically unlock the doors, turn
on the interior lamps and hazard
warning flashers, and shut off the fuel
system after the airbags inflate. The
feature may also activate, without
airbag inflation, after an event that
exceeds a predetermined threshold.
After turning the ignition off and then
on again, the fuel system will return
to normal operation; the doors can be
locked, the interior lamps can be
turned off, and the hazard warning
flashers can be turned off using the
controls for those features. If any of
these systems are damaged in the
crash they may not operate as normal.