2010 Cadillac Escalade Owners Manual

Passing
Skidding
Passinganothervehicleonatwo-laneroadcanbe
dangerous. Toreducetheriskofdangerwhilepassing:
Inaskid,adrivercanlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Defensive driversavoidmostskidsbytaking
reasonable caresuitedtoexisting  conditions, and
bynotoverdriving  thoseconditions. Butskidsare
alwayspossible.
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Lookdowntheroad,tothesides,andto
crossroads forsituations thatmightaffecta
successful pass.Ifindoubt,wait.
Thethreetypesofskidscorrespond   tothevehicle's
threecontrolsystems.Inthebrakingskid,thewheels
arenotrolling.  Inthesteering orcornering skid,too
muchspeedorsteering  inacurvecausestirestoslip
andlosecornering  force.Andintheacceleration  skid,
toomuchthrottle  causesthedrivingwheelstospin.
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Watchfortrafficsigns,pavement   markings, and
linesthatcouldindicate  aturnoranintersection.
Nevercrossasolidordoublesolidlineonyour
sideofthelane.
.
Donotgettooclosetothevehicleyouwant
topass.Doingsocanreduceyourvisibility.
Remember: Anytraction controlsystemhelpsavoid
onlytheacceleration  skid.Ifthetraction  controlsystem
isoff,thenanacceleration   skidisbesthandledby
easingyourfootofftheaccelerator   pedal.
.
.
Waityourturntopassaslowvehicle.
Whenyouarebeingpassed,easetotheright.
LossofControl
Ifthevehiclestartstoslide,easeyourfootoffthe
accelerator pedalandquicklysteerthewayyouwant
thevehicletogo.Ifyoustartsteering    quicklyenough,
thevehiclemaystraighten  out.Alwaysbereadyfora
secondskidifitoccurs.
Letusreviewwhatdrivingexpertssayaboutwhat
happenswhenthethreecontrolsystemsbrakes,
steering, andaccelerationdonothaveenough
friction wherethetiresmeettheroadtodowhatthe
driverhasasked.
Ofcourse,traction  isreducedwhenwater,snow,ice,
gravel,orothermaterial  isontheroad.Forsafety,slow
downandadjustyourdrivingtotheseconditions.    Itis
important toslowdownonslippery  surfaces because
stopping distance willbelongerandvehiclecontrol
morelimited.
Inanyemergency,donotgiveup.Keeptryingto
steerandconstantly  seekanescaperouteorarea
oflessdanger.
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CategoriesCadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals
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Model Year2010
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