Cadillac Escalade Blind Zone Alert

**ephone1** · 11-30-2010, 01:04 PM

I currently have a V1 and Passport 8500/X2 and have been using a radar detector since the Eighties. I am considering buying a Cadillac Escalade, but just found out that it, like an increasing number of luxury cars, has blind zone radar.

IMO, this will be the death of the radar detector unless Bell or Valentine come up with a way to filter them - which seems pretty unlikely. The luxury features of today inevitably become standard equipment on mid-priced cars in a few years.

One thing that I don't think anyone here has considered is how do these new radar systems affect radar detector detectors in places like Virginia?

I am not sure what I am going to do, because I have to tow a boat, and this is the perfect vehicle.

By the way, I've lurked here for about eighteen months - its a great source information.

**aradarnut** · 11-30-2010, 01:19 PM

I work on Cadillacs for a living. The blind zone feature won't bother your radar detector. I've tested it out. It is OK. I'm not sure I understand what that has to do with Virginia as opposed to anywhere else. Were you talking about radar detector detectors?? BTW the adaptive cruise control on Cadi's wont bother it either.

**ephone1** · 11-30-2010, 01:27 PM

Does the Escalade use a different frequency than police X, K, or KA? That would be great if it did. The issue in Virginia, is that any of the cars that do use radar warning systems that cause false alerts should also set off radar detector detectors, which make those devices useless to the police over time.

**cjh** · 11-30-2010, 07:58 PM

Has no effect on radar detectors. Similar to parking sensors on cars, no effect.

**aradarnut** · 12-01-2010, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by cjh

Has no effect on radar detectors. Similar to parking sensors on cars, no effect.

Parking sensors are ultrasonic...

**aradarnut** · 12-01-2010, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by ephone1

Does the Escalade use a different frequency than police X, K, or KA? That would be great if it did. The issue in Virginia, is that any of the cars that do use radar warning systems that cause false alerts should also set off radar detector detectors, which make those devices useless to the police over time.

Blind Zone uses K-band but it is modulated differently, beyond my ability to explain. I do know that Cadillac's Adaptive Cruise uses a system that operates on 74 +/- GHz.