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DrivingandOperating
FollowingDistance
MakingTurns
Whentowingatrailer,thearrowson
theinstrument panelflashforturns
evenifthebulbsonthetrailerare
burnedout.Forthisreasonyoumay
thinkotherdriversareseeingthe
signalwhentheyarenot.Itis
important tocheckoccasionally to
besurethetrailer bulbsarestill
working.
Stayatleasttwiceasfarbehindthe
vehicleaheadasyouwouldwhen
drivingthevehiclewithoutatrailer.
Thiscanhelptoavoidsituations
thatrequireheavybrakingand
suddenturns.
Notice: Makingverysharpturns
whiletrailering couldcausethe
trailertocomeincontactwiththe
vehicle. Thevehiclecouldbe
damaged.Avoidmakingvery
sharpturnswhiletrailering.
Passing
Whenturningwithatrailer,make
widerturnsthannormal.Dothisso
thetrailerwon'tstrikesoft
shoulders, curbs,roadsigns,trees
orotherobjects. Avoidjerkyor
suddenmaneuvers. Signalwellin
advance.
Morepassingdistance isneeded
whentowingatrailer.Becausethe
rigislonger,itisnecessary togo
muchfartherbeyondthepassed
vehiclebeforereturning tothelane.
DrivingOnGrades
Reducespeedandshifttoalower
gearbeforestarting downalong
orsteepdowngrade. Ifthe
transmission isnotshifteddown,the
brakesmighthavetobeusedso
muchthattheywouldgethotandno
longerworkwell.
BackingUp
TurnSignalsWhenTowinga
Trailer
Holdthebottomofthesteering
wheelwithonehand.Then,tomove
thetrailertotheleft,movethathand
totheleft.Tomovethetrailertothe
right,moveyourhandtotheright.
Alwaysbackupslowlyand,
ifpossible, havesomeone
Thearrowsontheinstrument panel
flashwhenever signaling aturnor
lanechange.Properly hookedup,
thetrailerlampsalsoflash,telling
otherdriversthevehicleisturning,
changing lanesorstopping.
Vehicleswithanautomatic
transmission cantowinD(Drive).
Shiftthetransmission toalower
gearifthetransmission shiftstoo
oftenunderheavyloadsand/orhilly
conditions. Forvehicles witha
manualtransmission, itisbetternot
tousethehighestgear.
guideyou.
| 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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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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