Cadillac Escalade: Locking Rear Axle - Ride Control Systems - Driving and Operating - Cadillac Escalade Owner's ManualCadillac Escalade: Locking Rear Axle

Vehicles with a locking rear axle can give more traction on snow, mud, ice, sand, or gravel. It works like a standard axle most of the time, but when traction is low, this feature will allow the rear wheel with the most traction to move the vehicle.

    Traction Control Operation
    TCS is part of the StabiliTrak system. Traction control limits wheel spin by reducing engine power to the wheels (engine speed management) and by applying brakes to each individual wheel (brake-trac ...

    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 ...

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    Important safety notes
    The HomeLink® garage door opener integrated in the rear-view mirror allows you to operate up to three different door and gate systems. Certain garage door drives are incompatible with the integ ...

    Speed-dependent mode
    If vehicle speed drops below 5 mph (8 km/h) with the wipers operating, the wipers will switch to the next lowest speed. When vehicle speed increases to over 5 mph (8 km/h), the original wiper spee ...

    Useful information
    This Operator's Manual describes all models and all standard and optional equipment of your vehicle available at the time of publication of the Operator's Manual. Country-specific differences are ...