Cadillac Escalade: Continuous Damping Control (CDC)
This vehicle may have a continuous damping control system called Autoride® or MagneRide™. With this feature, improved vehicle ride and handling is provided under a variety of passenger and loading conditions.
Autoride and MagneRide are fully automatic and use a computer controller to continuously monitor vehicle speed, wheel to body position, lift/dive and steering position of the vehicle. The controller then sends signals to each shock absorber to independently adjust the damping level to provide the optimum vehicle ride.
Autoride and MagneRide also interact with the tow/haul mode that, when activated, will provide additional control of the shock absorbers. This additional control results in better ride and handling characteristics when the vehicle is loaded or towing a trailer. See “Tow/ Haul Mode” under Trailer Towing for more information.
Road Sensing Suspension
The Road Sensing Suspension (RSS) feature provides superior vehicle ride and
handling under a variety of passenger and loading conditions.
The system is fully automatic and uses a computer controlle ...
Automatic Level Control
The automatic level control rear suspension is available on light-duty vehicles
and comes as a part of the Continuous Damping Control (CDC) suspension, if equipped.
This type of level control is ful ...
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Driving on Snow or Ice
Drive carefully when there is snow or ice between the tires and the road, creating
less traction or grip. Wet ice can occur at about 0°C (32°F) when freezing rain
begins to fall, resulting in even ...
Seat belt retractor
The inertia reel can be used to secure light
loads against the side wall of the cargo
compartment to prevent them from moving
around.
► Insert two mounting elements 2 into a
loading rai ...
Instrument Panel
A. Air Vents .
B. Turn and Lane-Change Lever.
See Turn and Lane-Change Signals .
Windshield Wiper/Washer .
C. Instrument Cluster .
D. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Informa ...