Cadillac Super Cruise and Night Vision: Discover Everything about these Technologies
The Cadillac Super Cruise and Cadillac Night Vision technologies were introduced a few years ago on Cadillac luxury vehicles to make your life easier on the highway or when driving at night.
These technologies are revolutionary and enhance each of your outings.
Here are the essential details about these two technologies:
What is Cadillac Super Cruise?
At its core, the Super Cruise feature is a hands-free driving assist technology for compatible highways.
This feature highlights advanced technologies to simplify your life when using the highway. You can also use it when you need to change lanes, thanks to the lane change feature.
When the automatic lane change is activated, the Super Cruise feature can determine when a lane change is optimal and initiate the manoeuvre while adhering to signalling protocols.
It is also possible, thanks to the towing feature, to tow equipment with Super Cruise.
With Lidar mapping technology, more than 640,000 km of highways in Canada and the United States are compatible with vehicles equipped with Super Cruise. Cadillac ensures to provide you with all the information about compatible highways.
To better visualize the compatible highways, here is the map of the routes allowing you to use Super Cruise:
In short, Super Cruise is an innovative highway driving assist technology with a subscription and a monthly cost. It allows you to drive safely in the comfort of your luxury vehicle. You will love this technology which also aims to make your travel easier.
How to Activate Super Cruise on my Cadillac?
How to use Cadillac Super Cruise? Three small steps are enough to activate Super Cruise on your Cadillac and one to deactivate it.
- Press the adaptive cruise control button located on the vehicle's steering wheel.
- The Super Cruise symbol will illuminate in white on the instrument cluster.
- Press the Super Cruise button on the steering wheel to activate the Super Cruise feature. When the symbol and light bar on the steering wheel illuminate in green, you can remove your hands from the steering wheel.
To deactivate the Super Cruise feature, press the Super Cruise button again or press the brake pedal.
Which Cadillac Models are Equipped with Super Cruise?
Here is the list of vehicles equipped with this technology. This list may evolve over time:
- CT4, CT4-V
- CT5, CT5-V, CT5-V Blackwing
- XT5 (new generation)
- XT6
- Escalade and ESV
- Escalade IQ
- Optiq
- Lyriq
What is Cadillac Night Vision?
Cadillac continues to innovate and now offers the Night Vision technology.
If your luxury vehicle is equipped with this optional function, Cadillac's infrared night vision helps you see beyond the headlights' illumination and alerts you when pedestrians or large animals are detected using the Cadillac night vision system with its camera.
This innovative technology displays the infrared camera signal on your dashboard when you select it. The system is designed to display hotter detected objects, such as pedestrians or large animals, in a lighter colour on the night vision image.
The night vision system is designed to warn you when pedestrians and large animals are detected ahead of you.
In conclusion, Cadillac has highlighted this system to make your night trips safer and allow you to see further.
How to use Night Vision on my Cadillac?
Initially, the night vision video is available at all times, day or night. However, you only receive threat alerts if it is dark enough and your headlights are on when your vehicle is moving on the road.
If you select the Night Vision view when it is not dark enough, you will see the message "Object detection unavailable" to inform you that the system is not detecting objects.
Which Cadillac Models Offer Night Vision?
Here are some Cadillac vehicles equipped with the Night Vision technology:
- XT5
- XT6
- Escalade and Escalade-V
- Celestiq
Frequently Asked Questions
Super Cruise
Which Roads are Compatible with Super Cruise?
There are 640,000 km of highways in Canada and the United States compatible with Cadillac Super Cruise technology.
Does Super Cruise Work in Bad Weather?
It is significantly preferable to use Cadillac Canada's Super Cruise under ideal conditions.
What is the Difference Between Super Cruise and Other Driving Assist Systems?
Super Cruise is a more advanced technology than all other driving assist systems. It is also the most used currently.
Is Super Cruise Technology Included or Optional?
It is optional with a subscription.
Night Vision
Does Night Vision Operate Only at Night?
Night Vision activates as soon as it is sufficiently dark.
What Types of Obstacles Are Detected by Night Vision?
Mainly pedestrians and animals.
Is Night Vision Detection Affected by Rain or Fog?
Rain and fog can reduce detection.
Does This Technology Require Any Special Maintenance?
Like any technology, a safety Cadillac maintenance may be advisable and it would be helpful for it to be done by certified technicians.
Is Night Vision Included or Optional?
Optional.
Does the Cadillac Escalade have Night Vision?
Yes.
Come discover the Cadillac Super Cruise and Cadillac Night Vision technologies at your Cadillac dealer, Cadillac Laval, near Montreal, West Island, and Blainville in Laval.
