D(Drive): Thisposition isfornormaldriving. Itprovides
thebestfueleconomy.Ifyouneedmorepowerfor
passing, andyouare:
Thevehiclehasashiftstabilization featurethat
adjuststhetransmission shiftingtothecurrentdriving
conditions inordertoreducerapidupshifts and
downshifts. Thisshiftstabilization featureisdesigned to
determine, beforemakinganupshift, iftheenginewill
beabletomaintain vehiclespeedbyanalyzing things
suchasvehiclespeed,throttle position andvehicle
load.Iftheshiftstabilization featuredetermines thata
currentvehiclespeedcannotbemaintained, the
transmission doesnotupshiftandinsteadholdsthe
currentgear.Insomecases,thismayappeartobea
delayedshift,howeverthetransmission isoperating
normally.
.
Goinglessthanabout35mph(55km/h),pushthe
accelerator pedalabouthalfwaydown.
.
Goingabout35mph(55km/h)ormore,pushthe
accelerator allthewaydown.
Bydoingthis,thevehicleshiftsdowntothenextgear
andhasmorepower.
D(Drive)canbeusedwhentowingatrailer,carryinga
heavyload,drivingonsteephills,orforoff-roaddriving.
Youmaywanttoshiftthetransmission toalowergear
selection ifthetransmission shiftstoooften.
Thevehicle's transmission usesadaptive shiftcontrols
thatcompares keyshiftparameters topre-programmed
idealshiftsstoredinthetransmissions computer.The
transmission constantly makesadjustments toimprove
vehicleperformance according tohowthevehicleis
beingused,suchaswithaheavyloadorwhen
temperature changes.Duringthisadaptive shiftcontrols
process, shifting mayfeeldifferent asthetransmission
determines thebestsettings.
Downshifting thetransmission inslippery road
conditions couldresultinskidding, seeSkidding under
LossofControlonpage6‑12.
M(ManualMode): Thisposition letsdriversselect
therangeofgearsappropriate forcurrentdriving
conditions. SeeDriverShiftControl(DSC)laterinthis
section.
Whentemperatures areverycold,theHydra-Matic®
6L80automatic transmission's gearshifting maybe
delayedproviding morestableshiftsuntiltheengine
warmsup.Shiftsmaybemorenoticeable withacold
transmission. Thisdifference inshiftingisnormal.
Notice: Spinning thetiresorholdingthevehiclein
oneplaceonahillusingonlytheaccelerator pedal
maydamagethetransmission. Therepairwillnotbe
coveredbythevehiclewarranty.Ifyouarestuck,do
notspinthetires.Whenstopping onahill,usethe
brakestoholdthevehicleinplace.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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