.
.
Surfaceconditions canbeaproblem. Loose
gravel,muddyspots,orevenwetgrasscancause
thetirestoslipsideways, downhill. Ifthevehicle
slipssideways, itcanhitsomething thatwilltrip
it—arock,arut,etc.—androllover.
DrivingAcrossanIncline
Anoff-roadtrailwillprobably goacrosstheinclineofa
hill.Todecidewhethertotrytodriveacrosstheincline,
consider thefollowing:
Hiddenobstacles canmakethesteepness ofthe
inclineevenworse.Ifyoudriveacrossarockwith
theuphillwheels,orifthedownhill wheelsdrop
intoarutordepression, thevehiclecantilt
evenmore.
{WARNING:
Drivingacrossaninclinethatistoosteepwill
makeyourvehiclerollover.Youcouldbe
seriously injuredorkilled.Ifyouhaveanydoubt
aboutthesteepness oftheincline, donotdrive
acrossit.Findanotherrouteinstead.
Forthesereasons, carefully consider whethertotryto
driveacrossanincline. Justbecausethetrailgoes
acrosstheincline doesnotmeanyouhavetodriveit.
Thelastvehicletotryitmighthaverolledover.
Ifyoufeelthevehiclestarting toslidesideways, turn
downhill. Thisshouldhelpstraighten outthevehicleand
preventthesideslipping. Thebestwaytopreventthis
isto“walkthecourse”first,soyouknowwhatthe
surfaceislikebeforedrivingit.
.
Ahillthatcanbedrivenstraight upordown
mightbetoosteeptodriveacross.Whengoing
straight upordownahill,thelengthofthewheel
base—thedistance fromthefrontwheelstothe
rearwheels—reducesthelikelihood thevehicle
willtumbleendoverend.Butwhendrivingacross
anincline, thenarrower trackwidth—thedistance
betweentheleftandrightwheels—mightnot
preventthevehiclefromtilting androllingover.
Drivingacrossaninclineputsmoreweightonthe
downhill wheelswhichcouldcauseadownhillslide
orarollover.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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