DrivingandOperating
8-5
Iftheengineeverstopswhilethe
vehicleisbeingdriven,brake
normallybutdonotpumpthe
brakes.Ifthebrakesarepumped,
thepedalcouldgethardertopush
down.Iftheenginestops,therewill
stillbesomepowerbrakeassistbut
itwillbeusedwhenthebrakeis
applied. Oncethepowerassistis
usedup,itcantakelongertostop
andthebrakepedalwillbeharder
topush.
SpeedVariableAssistSteering
SteeringTips
Thevehiclehasasteering system
thatvariestheamountofeffort
required tosteerthevehiclein
relation tothespeedofthevehicle.
Itisimportant totakecurvesata
reasonable speed.
Tractioninacurvedependsonthe
condition ofthetiresandtheroad
surface, theangleatwhichthe
curveisbanked,andvehiclespeed.
Whileinacurve,speedisthe
Theamountofsteering effort
required islessatslowerspeeds
tomakethevehiclemore
maneuverable andeasiertopark.
Atfasterspeeds,thesteering effort
increases toprovideasport-like feel
tothesteering. Thisprovides
maximumcontrolandstability.
onefactorthatcanbecontrolled.
Ifthereisaneedtoreducespeed,
doitbeforeentering thecurve,while
thefrontwheelsarestraight.
Addingnon-dealer/non-retailer
accessories canaffectvehicle
performance. SeeAccessories and
Modifications onpage9‑3.
Trytoadjustthespeedsoyoucan
drivethroughthecurve.Maintaina
reasonable, steadyspeed.Waitto
accelerate untiloutofthecurve,and
thenaccelerate gentlyintothe
straightaway.
Ifthevehicleseemshardertosteer
thannormalwhenparkingordriving
slowly,theremaybeaproblemwith
thesystem.Youwillstillhavepower
steering, butsteering willbestiffer
thannormalatslowspeeds.See
yourdealer/retailer forservice.
Steering
PowerSteering
Ifpowersteering assistislost
becausetheenginestopsorthe
powersteering systemisnot
functioning, thevehiclecanbe
steeredbutitwilltakemoreeffort.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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