.
Iftheenginehasstoppedrunning, youneedto
restartit.Withthebrakepedalpressedandthe
parkingbrakestillapplied,shiftthetransmission to
P(Park)andrestarttheengine.Then,shiftto
R(Reverse), releasetheparkingbrake,andslowly
backdownthehillasstraight aspossiblein
R(Reverse).
If,afterstalling, youtrytobackdownthehillanddecide
youjustcannotdoit,settheparkingbrake,putyour
transmission inP(Park),andturnofftheengine.Leave
thevehicleandgogetsomehelp.Exitontheuphillside
andstayclearofthepaththevehiclewouldtakeifit
rolleddownhill.
DrivingDownhill
.
Whilebackingdownthehill,putyourlefthand
onthesteering wheelatthe12o'clockposition so
youcantellifthewheelsarestraight andcan
maneuver asyoubackdown.Itisbesttoback
downthehillwiththewheelsstraight ratherthan
intheleftorrightdirection. Turningthewheeltoo
fartotheleftorrightwillincrease thepossibility
ofarollover.
Whenoff-roading takesyoudownhill, consider:
.
.
.
.
Howsteepisthedownhill? WillIbeableto
maintainvehiclecontrol?
Whatisthesurfacelike?Smooth?Rough?
Slippery? Hard-packed dirt?Gravel?
Aretherehiddensurfaceobstacles? Ruts?Logs?
Boulders?
Thingsnottodoifthevehiclestalls,orisabouttostall,
whengoingupahill:
Whatisatthebottomofthehill?Istherea
hiddencreekbankorevenariverbottomwith
largerocks?
.
Neverattempttopreventastallbyshifting into
N(Neutral) torev-uptheengineandregainforward
momentum. Thiswillnotwork.Thevehiclecanroll
backwardveryquicklyandcouldgooutofcontrol.
Ifyoudecideyoucangodownahillsafely,trytokeep
thevehicleheadedstraight down.Usealowgearso
enginedragcanhelpthebrakessotheydonothaveto
doallthework.Descendslowly,keepingthevehicle
undercontrolatalltimes.
.
Nevertrytoturnaroundifabouttostallwhen
goingupahill.Ifthehillissteepenoughtostall
thevehicle, itissteepenoughtocauseittoroll
over.Ifyoucannotmakeitupthehill,backstraight
downthehill.
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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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