DrivingandOperating
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tirecontactsthepavement edge.
Thenturnthesteering wheeltogo
straight downtheroadway.
Thethreetypesofskidscorrespond
tothevehicle's threecontrol
systems.Inthebrakingskid,the
wheelsarenotrolling. Inthe
steering orcornering skid,toomuch
speedorsteeringinacurvecauses
tirestoslipandlosecornering force.
Andintheacceleration skid,too
muchthrottle causesthedriving
wheelstospin.
Whiledrivingonasurfacewith
reducedtraction, tryyourbestto
avoidsuddensteering, acceleration,
orbraking, including reducing
LossofControl
vehiclespeedbyshifting toalower
gear.Anysuddenchangescould
causethetirestoslide.Youmight
notrealizethesurfaceisslippery
untilthevehicleisskidding. Learnto
recognize warningclues—suchas
enoughwater,ice,orpackedsnow
ontheroadtomakeamirrored
surface—andslowdownwhenyou
haveanydoubt.
Letusreviewwhatdrivingexperts
sayaboutwhathappenswhenthe
threecontrolsystems—brakes,
steering, andacceleration—donot
haveenoughfriction wherethetires
meettheroadtodowhatthedriver
hasasked.
Ifthevehiclestartstoslide,ease
yourfootofftheaccelerator pedal
andquicklysteerthewayyouwant
thevehicletogo.Ifyoustart
steering quicklyenough,thevehicle
maystraighten out.Alwaysbeready
forasecondskidifitoccurs.
Inanyemergency,donotgiveup.
Keeptryingtosteerandconstantly
seekanescaperouteorareaof
lessdanger.
Remember: Antilock brakeshelp
avoidonlythebrakingskid.
Skidding
Ofcourse,traction isreducedwhen
water,snow,ice,gravel,orother
material isontheroad.Forsafety,
slowdownandadjustyourdrivingto
theseconditions. Itisimportant to
slowdownonslippery surfaces
becausestopping distance islonger
andvehiclecontrolmorelimited.
Inaskid,adrivercanlosecontrolof
thevehicle. Defensive driversavoid
mostskidsbytakingreasonable
caresuitedtoexisting conditions,
andbynotoverdriving those
conditions. Butskidsarealways
possible.
| 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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