2006 Cadillac CTS CTS-V Owners Manual

If you drive regularly in  steep country, or if you are
planning to visit there, here are  some tips that can make
your trips safer and more  enjoyable.
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Keep your vehicle in good  shape. Check all fluid
levels and also the brakes,  tires, cooling system,
and transmission. These parts can  work hard
on mountain roads.
get so hot that they  would not work well. You
would then have poor braking  or even none
going down a hill. You  could crash. Always
have your engine running and  your vehicle in
gear when you go downhill.
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Know how to go down  hills. The most important
thing to know is this:  let your engine do some of
the slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when you  go
down a steep or long  hill.
Know how to go uphill. You may want to shift down to
a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your engine
and transmission, and you can climb the hill better.
Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane
roads in hills or mountains. Do not swing wide or cut
across the center of the road. Drive at speeds that let
you stay in your own lane.
As you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There could
be something in your lane, like a stalled car or an
accident.
You may see highway signs on mountains that
warn of special problems. Examples are long grades,
passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks area,
or winding roads. Be alert to these and take
appropriate action.
If you do not shift  down, your brakes could get
so hot that they would  not work well. You
would then have poor braking  or even none
going down a hill. You  could crash. Shift down
to let your engine assist  your brakes on a
steep downhill slope.
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Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N)  or with the
ignition off is dangerous. Your  brakes will have
to do all the work  of slowing down. They could
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