Repeatthisuntilhelparrivesbutonlywhenyoufeel
reallyuncomfortable fromthecold.Movingaboutto
keepwarmalsohelps.
{WARNING:
Ifittakessometimeforhelptoarrive,nowandthen
whenyouruntheengine,pushtheaccelerator pedal
slightly sotheenginerunsfasterthantheidlespeed.
Thiskeepsthebatterychargedtorestartthevehicle
andtosignalforhelpwiththeheadlamps. Dothisas
littleaspossibletosavefuel.
Ifthevehicle's tiresspinathighspeed,they
canexplode, andyouorotherscouldbeinjured.
Thevehiclecanoverheat, causinganengine
compartment fireorotherdamage.Spinthe
wheelsaslittleaspossible andavoidgoingabove
55
km/h(35mph)asshownonthespeedometer.
IfYourVehicleisStuckinSand,
Mud,Ice,orSnow
Forinformation aboutusingtirechainsonthevehicle,
seeTireChainsonpage6‑75.
Slowlyandcautiously spinthewheelstofreethe
vehiclewhenstuckinsand,mud,ice,orsnow.
SeeRockingYourVehicletoGetItOutonpage5‑17.
RockingYourVehicletoGetItOut
Turnthesteeringwheelleftandrighttoclearthearea
aroundthefrontwheels.Turnoffanytraction orstability
system.ShiftbackandforthbetweenR(Reverse) anda
forwardgear,spinning thewheelsaslittleaspossible.
Topreventtransmission wear,waituntilthewheelsstop
spinning beforeshifting gears.Releasetheaccelerator
pedalwhileshifting, andpresslightlyontheaccelerator
pedalwhenthetransmission isingear.Slowlyspinning
thewheelsintheforwardandreversedirections causes
arockingmotionthatcouldfreethevehicle. Ifthatdoes
notgetthevehicleoutafterafewtries,itmightneedto
betowedout.Ifthevehicledoesneedtobetowedout,
seeTowingYourVehicleonpage5‑24.
Ifthevehiclehasatraction system,itcanoftenhelp
tofreeastuckvehicle. Refertothevehicle's traction
systemintheIndex.Ifstucktooseverelyforthetraction
systemtofreethevehicle, turnthetraction systemoff
andusetherockingmethod.
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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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