Steering
Trytoadjustthespeedsoyoucandrivethroughthe
curve.Maintainareasonable, steadyspeed.Waitto
accelerate untiloutofthecurve,andthenaccelerate
gentlyintothestraightaway.
PowerSteering
Ifpowersteering assistislostbecausetheenginestops
orthesystemisnotfunctioning, thevehiclecanbe
steeredbutitwilltakemoreeffort.
SteeringinEmergencies
Therearetimeswhensteering canbemoreeffective
thanbraking. Forexample, youcomeoverahilland
findatruckstoppedinyourlane,oracarsuddenly pulls
outfromnowhere, orachilddartsoutfrombetween
parkedcarsandstopsrightinfrontofyou.These
problems canbeavoidedbybraking— ifyoucan
stopintime.Butsometimes youcannotstopintime
becausethereisnoroom.Thatisthetimeforevasive
action—steering aroundtheproblem.
MagneticSpeedVariableAssist
SteeringSystem
Thissystemcontinuously adjuststheeffortfeltwhen
steering atallvehiclespeeds.Itprovides easewhen
parking, yetafirm,solidfeelathighwayspeeds.
SteeringTips
Itisimportant totakecurvesatareasonable speed.
Thevehiclecanperformverywellinemergencies
likethese.Firstapplythebrakes.SeeBraking on
page 5‑3.Itisbettertoremoveasmuchspeedas
possible fromacollision. Thensteeraroundthe
problem, totheleftorrightdepending onthespace
available.
Tractioninacurvedependsonthecondition ofthetires
andtheroadsurface, theangleatwhichthecurveis
banked,andvehiclespeed.Whileinacurve,speedis
theonefactorthatcanbecontrolled.
Ifthereisaneedtoreducespeed,doitbeforeentering
thecurve,whilethefrontwheelsarestraight.
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| Categories | Cadillac DTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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