Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159314) - 2016 - crc - 6/25/15
Keys, Doors, and Windows
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Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft)
of the door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on a passenger
door handle will unlock all doors.
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
.
The lock/unlock button was used
to unlock all doors.
.
Any vehicle door has been
opened and all doors are now
closed.
Passive Locking
Keyless Access will lock the vehicle
several seconds after all doors are
closed, if the vehicle is off and at
least one RKE transmitter has been
removed from the interior, or none
remain in the interior.
If other electronic devices interfere
with the RKE transmitter signal, the
vehicle may not detect the RKE
transmitter inside the vehicle.
If passive locking is enabled, the
doors may lock with the RKE
transmitter inside the vehicle. Do
not leave the RKE transmitter in an
unattended vehicle.
To customize the doors to
automatically lock when exiting the
vehicle, see
“
Remote Lock, Unlock,
Start
”
under
Vehicle Personalization
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Temporarily Disable of Passive
Locking Feature
Temporarily disable passive locking
by pressing and holding
K
on the
interior door switch with a door open
for at least four seconds, or until
three chimes are heard. Passive
locking will then remain disabled
until
Q
on the interior door is
pressed, or until the vehicle is
turned on.
Keyless Liftgate Opening
Press the touch pad on the rear of
the liftgate above the license plate
to open the liftgate when all doors
are unlocked or when the
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft).
Keyless Liftglass Opening
Press the exterior liftglass button to
open the liftglass when all doors are
unlocked or when the transmitter is
within 1 m (3 ft).
Key Access
To access a vehicle with a dead
transmitter battery, see
Door Locks
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Programming Transmitters to
the Vehicle
Only RKE transmitters programmed
to the vehicle will work. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a
replacement can be purchased and
programmed through your dealer.
The vehicle can be reprogrammed
so that lost or stolen transmitters no
longer work. Each vehicle can have
up to eight transmitters matched
to it.
Programming with a Recognized
Transmitter
A new transmitter can be
programmed to the vehicle when
there is one recognized transmitter.