Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localising-Europe-11374166) -
2018 - crc - 7/14/17
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DRIVING AND OPERATING
Manual Mode
Range Selection Mode
Range Selection Mode helps control
the vehicle's transmission and vehicle
speed while driving downhill or
towing a trailer by letting you select a
desired range of gears.
To use this feature:
1. Move the gear lever to L
(Manual Mode).
2. Press the plus/minus buttons on
the gear lever to select the
desired range of gears for current
driving conditions.
Hold the plus/minus buttons on the
gear lever to select the highest or
lowest range available for the current
vehicle speed.
When the gear lever is moved from D
(Drive) to L (Manual Mode), a number
displays next to the L, indicating the
current transmission range.
This number is the highest gear that
the transmission will command while
operating in L (Manual Mode). All
gears below that number are available.
As driving conditions change, the
transmission can automatically shift
to lower gears. For example, when 5
(Fifth) is selected, 1 (First) through 5
(Fifth) gears are automatically shifted
by the transmission, but 6 (Sixth)
cannot be used until the plus/minus
button on the gear lever is used to
change to the range.
When the gear lever is moved from D
(Drive) to L (Manual Mode), a
downshift may occur. The gear that
the transmission is operating in when
the gear lever is moved from D (Drive)
to L (Manual Mode) determines if a
downshift occurs. See the following
charts.