Itisimportant toslowdownonslippery surfaces
becausestopping distance willbelongerandvehicle
controlmorelimited.
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Slowdownandkeepmorespacebetweenyouand
othervehicles becauseheadlamps canonlylight
upsomuchroadahead.
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Watchforanimals.
Whiledrivingonasurfacewithreducedtraction, try
yourbesttoavoidsuddensteering, acceleration,
orbraking, including reducing vehiclespeedbyshifting
toalowergear.Anysuddenchangescouldcausethe
tirestoslide.Youmaynotrealizethesurfaceisslippery
untilthevehicleisskidding. Learntorecognize warning
clues—suchasenoughwater,ice,orpackedsnowon
theroadtomakeamirrored surface—andslowdown
whenyouhaveanydoubt.
Whentired,pullofftheroad.
Donotwearsunglasses.
Avoidstaringdirectly intoapproaching headlamps.
Keepthewindshield andallglassonyourvehicle
clean—insideandout.
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Keepyoureyesmoving,especially duringturnsor
curves.
Remember: Antilock brakeshelpavoidonlythe
brakingskid.
Noonecanseeaswellatnightasinthedaytime.
But,aswegetolder,thesedifferences increase.
A50-year-old drivermightneedatleasttwiceasmuch
lighttoseethesamethingatnightasa20-year-old.
DrivingatNight
Nightdrivingismoredangerous thandaydriving
becausesomedriversarelikelytobeimpaired —by
alcoholordrugs,withnightvisionproblems, orby
fatigue.
Nightdrivingtipsinclude:
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Drivedefensively.
Donotdrinkanddrive.
Reduceheadlampglarebyadjusting theinside
rearviewmirror.
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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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