reset CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2007 3.G Owner's Manual

Press the customization button until EASY EXIT
SEAT appears on the DIC display. Press the
set/reset button once to access the settings for
this feature. Then press the customization button
to scroll through the following settings:
OFF (default):No automatic seat exit recall
will occur.
ON:The driver’s seat will move back when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The automatic easy exit seat movement will only
occur one time after the key is removed from
the ignition. If the automatic movement has already
occurred, and you put the key back in the
ignition and remove it again, the seat will stay in
the original exit position, unless a memory
recall took place prior to removing the key again.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to
this feature. The current setting will remain.
Choose one of the available settings and press
the set/reset button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it.MEMORY SEAT RECALL
This feature allows you to select your preference
for the remote memory seat recall feature.
SeeMemory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on
page 12for more information.
Press the customization button until MEMORY
SEAT RECALL appears on the DIC display. Press
the set/reset button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the customization
button to scroll through the following settings:
OFF (default):No remote memory seat recall
will occur.
ON:The driver’s seat will automatically move
to the stored driving position when the unlock
button on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is pressed.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this
feature. The current setting will remain.
Choose one of the available settings and press
the set/reset button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it.
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REMOTE START
If your vehicle has this feature, it allows you to
turn the remote start off or on. The remote
start feature allows you to start the engine from
outside of the vehicle using your Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. See″Remote Vehicle
Start″underRemote Keyless Entry System
Operation on page 93for more information.
Press the customization button until REMOTE
START appears on the DIC display. Press
the set/reset button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the customization
button to scroll through the following settings:
OFF:The remote start feature will be disabled.
ON (default):The remote start feature will
be enabled.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this
feature. The current setting will remain.
Choose one of the available settings and press
the set/reset button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it.
DISPLAY DIGITAL SPEED
This feature allows you to enable or disable the
digital speedometer on the DIC.
Press the customization button until DISPLAY
DIGITAL SPEED appears on the DIC display.
Press the set/reset button once to access
the settings for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll through the
following settings:
OFF:The digital speedometer will be disabled.
ON (default):The digital speedometer will
be enabled.
NO CHANGE:No change will be made to this
feature. The current setting will remain.
Choose one of the available settings and press
the set/reset button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it.
FACTORY SETTINGS
This feature allows you to set all of the
customization features back to their factory
default settings.
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Press the customization button until FACTORY
SETTINGS appears on the DIC display. Press the
set/reset button once to access the settings for
this feature. Then press the customization button
to scroll through the following settings:
RESTORE ALL (default):The customization
features will be set to their factory default settings.
DO NOT RESTORE:The customization features
will not be set to their factory default settings.
Choose one of the available settings and press
the set/reset button while it is displayed on the
DIC to select it.
EXIT FEATURE SETTINGS
This feature allows you to exit the feature
settings menu.
Press the customization button until PRESS
VTO
EXIT FEATURE SETTINGS appears in the DIC
display. Press the set/reset button once to exit the
menu.
If you do not exit, pressing the customization
button again will return you to the beginning of the
feature settings menu.
Exiting the Feature Settings Menu
The feature settings menu will be exited when any
of the following occurs:
The vehicle is no longer in RUN.
The trip/fuel or vehicle information DIC buttons
are pressed.
The end of the feature settings menu is
reached and exited.
A 40 second time period has elapsed with no
selection made.
Audio System(s)
Determine which radio your vehicle has and then
read the pages following to familiarize yourself
with its features.
Driving without distraction is a necessity for a
safer driving experience. SeeDefensive Driving on
page 322. By taking a few moments to read this
manual and get familiar with your vehicle’s
audio system, you can use it with less effort, as
well as take advantage of its features. While your
vehicle is parked, set up your audio system by
presetting your favorite radio stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the speakers.
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Then, when driving conditions permit, you can
tune to your favorite stations using the presets and
steering wheel controls if the vehicle has them.
{CAUTION:
This system provides you with a far greater
access to audio stations and song listings.
Giving extended attention to entertainment
tasks while driving can cause a crash and
you or others can be injured or killed.
Always keep your eyes on the road and
your mind on the drive — avoid engaging
in extended searching while driving.
Keeping your mind on the drive is important for
safe driving. For more information, seeDefensive
Driving on page 322.Here are some ways in which you can help avoid
distraction while driving.
While your vehicle is parked:
Familiarize yourself with all of its controls.
Familiarize yourself with its operation.
Set up your audio system by presetting your
favorite radio stations, setting the tone, and
adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving
conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite
radio stations using the presets and steering
wheel controls if the vehicle has them.
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment
to your vehicle, such as an audio system,
CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone,
or two-way radio, make sure that it can be
added by checking with your dealer. Also,
check federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone units. If sound equipment can be
added, it is very important to do it properly.
Added sound equipment may interfere with the
operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or
other systems, and even damage them.
Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with
the operation of sound equipment that
has been added.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to select AM, FM1, FM2,
or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped).
w(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
©¨(Seek):Press the left single arrow button
to go to the previous station and stay there.
Press the right single arrow button to go to the
next station and stay there. The sound will
mute while seeking.
The radio will only seek stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
©¨(Scan):Press the double arrow scan button
to enter scan mode. SCAN will appear on the
display. Press this button to scan to the next
station. The radio will go to a station, play for
ve seconds, and then go on to the next station.
Press this button again to stop scanning.To scan preset stations, press and hold the
double arrow scan button for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep and PSCAN
appears on the display. The radio will go to the
rst preset station, play for ve seconds, and
then go on to the next preset station. Press this
button again to stop scanning presets.
The radio will only scan stations with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
ALOCAL/DISTANT Selection:With this feature
you can set the radio to search for local stations
or stations that are further away for a larger
selection. To set this feature to LOCAL or
DISTANT, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until SEEK LOCAL
or SEEK DISTANT appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select either
LOCAL or DISTANT.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
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To search for stations, press the single arrow
buttons. If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK
will appear on the display and seek to stations
with strong signals only. If the system is set
to DISTANT, D-SEEK will appear on the display
and seek to stations with weak and strong signals.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six AM, six FM1, six FM2,
and six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be
programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by
performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1, FM2, or XM1
or XM2 (if equipped).
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons for two seconds until you
hear a beep. The set preset station number
will appear on the display above the
pushbutton that it is set to. Whenever that
numbered pushbutton is pressed for less
than two seconds, the station that was set
will return.5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
To set the preset stations with an equalization
setting, DSP (digital signal processing)
setting, or a PTY (program type) setting, see
each of these features later in this section.
When a preset station is selected, once one of
these additional settings is selected, the
preset station will remember each setting and
it will remain active, until the setting is
selected off for that preset station.
AUTOSTORE PRESETS:To set the preset
stations automatically, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select AM, FM1, or FM2.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
4. Turn the tune/sel knob until AUTOSTORE
PRESETS appears on the display.
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5. Press the tune/sel knob to select.
AUTOSTORE will appear on the display.
The radio will automatically search the band
and select and store the six radio stations with
the strongest signal. The stations will be
stored by signal strength, not sequential order.
The set preset station number will appear
on the display above the pushbutton that it is
set to.
6. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
When battery power is removed and later applied,
you will not have to reset your radio presets.PRESETS HOME/AWAY:This feature gives you
the ability to store two different kinds of station
presets. HOME can be used for stations available
where you live and AWAY can be for stations
available outside of your local broadcasting area.
To set preset stations for home and away
perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until PRESETS
HOME/AWAY appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select. HOME
or AWAY will appear on the display.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
Follow the manual or automatic steps previously
listed for setting the preset pushbuttons for
both home and away.
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Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble,
perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel know until
BASS – MID – TREBLE appears on
the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to scroll through
the settings.
4. Turn the tune/sel knob to increase or to
decrease the bass, midrange, or treble. If
a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble.
5. Press the tune/sel knob to set the adjustment.
6. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.AUDIO EQUALIZER:This feature allows you to
select customized equalization settings. To choose
an equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5),
perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until EQUALIZER
appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to set the equalization
setting. The equalization setting will appear on
the display.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
The equalization settings are preset to
EQ0 (Normal), EQ1 (Pop), EQ2 (Rock),
EQ3 (Jazz), EQ4 (Talk), and EQ5 (Country).
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The radio will play traffic announcements if the
volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of
a CD or DVD if the last tuned station broadcasts
traffic announcements.
To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select ON or OFF.
An X will appear in the box when TA is
selected on.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.Activating Program Type (PTY)
Stations (RDS and XM™)
PTY allows you to search for stations with specic
types of music. The selectable PTYs are POP,
EASY, TALK, CNTRY (Country), CLASS
(Classical), and JAZZ.
To activate program types, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the tune/sel knob to enter the
main menu.
2. Turn the tune/sel knob until PROGRAM TYPE
MODE appears on the display.
3. Press the tune/sel knob to select ON or OFF.
When PTY is selected, an X wil appear in the
ON box.
4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the
display. To return to the original display,
repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or
wait for the display to time out.
Once program type is activated the PTYs will
appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in
place of the preset stations (if programmed).
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If the surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of
Your CDs and DVDs on page 318for more
information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When using the
CD player, use only CDs in good condition
without any label, load one CD at a time, and
keep the CD player and the loading slot free of
foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
Do not add any label to a CD; it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded
CD with a marking pen instead.
If an error appears on the display, see
“CD Messages” later in this section.When a CD is inserted, the CD functions will
appear on the display above the pushbuttons,
in place of the preset stations, if programmed.
M(Load):Press this button to load CDs into the
CD player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs.
To insert one CD, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and release the load button. Please
Wait will appear on the display.
3. When INSERT appears on the display, insert
a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player will pull the CD in.
When a CD is inserted, CD will appear on the
display, the number of the CD and the track number
will appear on the display if the radio is on.
If the radio is on, the CD will begin to play
automatically.
To insert multiple CDs, do the following:
1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off.
2. Press and hold the load button for
two seconds. Please Wait will appear on
the display and you will hear a beep.
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