2010 Cadillac Escalade Owners Manual

StabiliTrak®System
UsingABS
Donotpumpthebrakes.Justholdthebrakepedal
downfirmlyandletantilock   work.Thebrakesmight
vibrateorsomenoisemightbeheard,butthisis
normal.
Thevehiclehasavehiclestability   enhancement system
calledStabiliTrak. Itisanadvanced  computercontrolled
systemthatassiststhedriverwithdirectional    controlof
thevehicleindifficult  drivingconditions.
StabiliTrakactivates whenthecomputer  senses
adiscrepancy betweentheintended  pathandthe
direction thevehicleisactually  traveling. StabiliTrak
selectively appliesbrakingpressureatanyoneofthe
vehicle's brakestoassistthedriverwithkeepingthe
vehicleontheintended  path.
BrakinginEmergencies
ABSallowsthedrivertosteerandbrakeatthesame
time.Inmanyemergencies,  steering canhelpmore
thaneventheverybestbraking.
BrakeAssist
Whenthevehicleisstarted   andbeginstomove,the
systemperforms severaldiagnostic checkstoinsure
therearenoproblems.  Thesystemmaybeheardorfelt
whileitisworking.  Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaproblemwiththevehicle.    Thesystemshould
initialize beforethevehiclereaches20mph(32km/h).
Insomecases,itmaytakeapproximately    twomilesof
drivingbeforethesysteminitializes.
ThisvehiclehasaBrakeAssistfeaturedesigned    to
assistthedriverinstopping   ordecreasing vehicle
speedinemergency  drivingconditions. Thisfeature
usesthestability  systemhydraulic brakecontrolmodule
tosupplement thepowerbrakesystemunderconditions
wherethedriverhasquicklyandforcefully    appliedthe
brakepedalinanattempttoquicklystoporslowdown
thevehicle. Thestability systemhydraulic brakecontrol
moduleincreases brakepressureateachcornerofthe
vehicleuntiltheABSactivates.   Minorbrakepedal
pulsations orpedalmovementduringthistimeisnormal
andthedrivershouldcontinue   toapplythebrakepedal
asthedrivingsituation  dictates TheBrakeAssist
featurewillautomatically  disengage whenthebrake
pedalisreleased  orbrakepedalpressure  isquickly
decreased.
IfcruisecontrolisbeingusedwhenStabiliTrak
activates, thecruisecontrolautomatically  disengages.
Thecruisecontrolcanbere-engaged   whenroad
conditions allow.SeeCruiseControlonpage48.
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CategoriesCadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals
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Model Year2010
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