Black plate (2,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 20128-2 Climate ControlsOff: Press the driver sidetemperature knob to turn the climatecontrol system off. Outside air stillenters the vehicle, and is directedto the floor. This direction can bechanged by pressing the modebutton. The temperature can also beadjusted using either temperatureknob. Press the up or down arrowson the fan switch, the defrost button,the AUTO button, driver sidetemperature knob, or the airconditioning button to turn thesystem on when it is off.Driver and Passenger SideTemperature KnobThe driver and passenger sidetemperature knobs are used toadjust the temperature of the aircoming through the system on thedriver or passenger side of thevehicle. The temperature can beadjusted even if the system isturned off. This is possible sinceoutside air always flows through thesystem as the vehicle is movingforward unless it is set torecirculation mode. See“Recirculation” later in this section.Turn the knob clockwise orcounterclockwise to increase ordecrease the cabin temperature.The display will show thetemperature setting increasingor decreasing.Set the passenger temperaturesetting to match the drivertemperature setting by pressing thepassenger temperature knob.When in defrost mode thepassenger temperature settingcannot be changed.Automatic OperationAUTO (Automatic): Whenautomatic operation is active thesystem will control the insidetemperature, the air delivery, andthe fan speed.Use the steps below to place theentire system in automatic mode:1. Press the AUTO button.When AUTO is selected, thedisplay will change to show thecurrent temperature(s) andAUTO come on the display. Thecurrent delivery mode and fanspeed will also be displayed forapproximately 5 seconds.When AUTO is selected, theair conditioning operation andair inlet will be automaticallycontrolled. The air conditioningcompressor will run when theoutside temperature is overabout 4°C (40°F). The air inletwill normally be set to outsideair. If it is hot outside, the airinlet may automatically switch torecirculate inside air to helpquickly cool down the vehicle.The light on the button comes onin recirculation.
