Cadillac Escalade: Active Fuel Management® - Starting and Operating - Driving and Operating - Cadillac Escalade Owner's ManualCadillac Escalade: Active Fuel Management®

Vehicles with V8 engines may have Active Fuel Management™. This system allows the engine to operate on either all or half of its cylinders, depending on the driving conditions. When less power is required, such as cruising at a constant vehicle speed, the system will operate in the half cylinder mode, allowing the vehicle to achieve better fuel economy. When greater power demands are required, such as accelerating from a stop, passing, or merging onto a freeway, the system will maintain full-cylinder operation.

If the vehicle has an Active Fuel Management™ indicator, see Driver Information Center (DIC)   for more information on using this display.

    Parking over Things That Burn
    WARNING Things that can burn could touch hot exhaust parts under the vehicle and ignite. Do not park over papers, leaves, dry grass, or other things that can burn. ...

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    Hill descent control (green)
    Illuminates continuously when HDC is selected and HDC operating conditions are met - i.e. vehicle speed below 30 mph (50 km/h). If the lamp flashes, HDC has been selected, but the operating condi ...

    Lamp Messages
    AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL OFF This message displays when the automatic headlamps are turned off. This message clears itself after 10 seconds. AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL ON This message displays when th ...

    Restore system defaults
    If you have made any changes to the system’s default settings, use this menu to restore the original settings. ...