DrivinginWater
AfterOff-RoadDriving
Removeanybrushordebristhathascollected on
theunderbody,chassis, orunderthehood.These
accumulations canbeafirehazard.
{WARNING:
Afteroperation inmudorsand,havethebrakelinings
cleanedandchecked.Thesesubstances cancause
glazingandunevenbraking.Checkthebodystructure,
steering, suspension, wheels,tires,andexhaustsystem
fordamageandcheckthefuellinesandcoolingsystem
foranyleakage.
Drivingthroughrushingwatercanbedangerous.
Deepwatercansweepyourvehicledownstream
andyouandyourpassengers coulddrown.Ifitis
onlyshallowwater,itcanstillwashawaythe
groundfromunderyourtires,andyoucouldlose
traction androllthevehicleover.Donotdrive
throughrushingwater.
Thevehiclerequires morefrequent servicedueto
off-roaduse.RefertotheMaintenance Schedule for
additional information.
Heavyraincanmeanflashflooding, andfloodwaters
demandextremecaution.
DrivingatNight
Findouthowdeepthewaterisbeforedrivingthrough
it.Donottryitifitisdeepenoughtocoverthewheel
hubs,axles,orexhaustpipe—youprobably willnotget
through. Deepwatercandamagetheaxleandother
vehicleparts.
Nightdrivingismoredangerous thandaydriving
becausesomedriversarelikelytobeimpaired —by
alcoholordrugs,withnightvisionproblems, or
byfatigue.
Nightdrivingtipsinclude:
Ifthewaterisnottoodeep,driveslowlythroughit.At
fasterspeeds,watersplashes ontheignition system
andthevehiclecanstall.Stalling canalsooccurifyou
getthetailpipe underwater.Ifthetailpipe isunder
water,youwillneverbeabletostarttheengine.
Whengoingthroughwater,rememberthatwhenthe
brakesgetwet,itmighttakelongertostop.SeeDriving
inRainandonWetRoadsonpage6‑25.
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Drivedefensively.
Donotdrinkanddrive.
Reduceheadlampglarebyadjusting theinside
rearviewmirror.
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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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