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Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-
6963932) - 2014 - crc - 5/21/13
9-36
Driving and Operating
Press the button located on the end
of the shift lever to turn the tow/haul
on or off. When the tow/haul is on, a
light on the instrument panel cluster
will come on.
See
Tow/Haul Mode Light on
page 5-22
and
Hill and Mountain
Roads on page 9-13
for more
information.
Also see
“
Tow/Haul Mode
”
under
Towing Equipment on page 9-68
for
more information.
The Tow/Haul Mode works with the
Autoride
®
feature, if the vehicle has
this, to enhance the ride when
trailering or with a loaded vehicle.
See
Continuous Damping Control
(CDC) on page 9-44
.
Tow/Haul Mode Grade Braking
(6-Speed Automatic
Transmission)
This feature is only enabled while
the Tow/Haul Mode is selected and
the vehicle is not in the Range
Selection Mode. See
“
Tow/Haul
Mode
”
listed previously and
Manual
Mode on page 9-35
. Tow/Haul Mode
Grade Braking assists in
maintaining desired vehicle speeds
when driving on downhill grades by
using the engine and transmission
to slow the vehicle.
To disable or enable Tow/Haul
Grade Braking within the current
ignition key cycle, press and hold
the Tow/Haul button for
three seconds. A DIC message will
be displayed. See
Transmission
Messages on page 5-41
.
See
Towing Equipment on
page 9-68
for more information.
For other forms of grade braking,
see
Automatic Transmission on
page 9-31
and
Cruise Control on
page 9-46
.