Whiledrivingonasurfacewithreducedtraction, try
yourbesttoavoidsuddensteering, acceleration,
orbraking, including reducing vehiclespeedbyshifting
toalowergear.Anysuddenchangescouldcausethe
tirestoslide.Youmaynotrealizethesurfaceisslippery
untilthevehicleisskidding. Learntorecognize warning
clues—suchasenoughwater,ice,orpackedsnowon
theroadtomakeamirrored surface—andslowdown
whenyouhaveanydoubt.
Theairbagsystemisdesignedtoworkproperly undera
widerangeofconditions, including off‐roadusage.
Alwayswearyoursafetybeltandobservesafedriving
speeds,especially onroughterrain.
Drinking anddrivingcanbeverydangerous onany
roadandthisiscertainly trueforoff-roaddriving.
Attheverytimeyouneedspecialalertness anddriving
skills,yourreflexes, perceptions, andjudgment canbe
affectedbyevenasmallamountofalcohol. Youcould
haveaserious—orevenfatal—accident ifyoudrink
anddriveorridewithadriverwhohasbeendrinking.
Remember: Antilock brakeshelpavoidonlythe
brakingskid.
Off-roading canbegreatfunbuthassomedefinite
hazards. Thegreatest oftheseistheterrainitself. When
off-roaddriving, trafficlanesarenotmarked,curvesare
notbanked,andtherearenoroadsigns.Surfacescan
beslippery,rough,uphill,ordownhill.
Off-RoadDriving
Vehicleswithall‐wheeldrivecanbeusedforoff‐road
driving. Vehicleswithoutall‐wheeldriveandvehicles
with22‐inchtire/wheel assemblies shouldnotbedriven
off-roadexceptonalevel,solidsurface.
Avoidsharpturnsandabruptmaneuvers. Failureto
operatethevehiclecorrectly off‐roadcouldresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrolorvehiclerollover.
Manyofthevehicledesignfeatures thathelpmakethe
vehiclemoreresponsive onpavedroadsduringpoor
weatherconditions alsohelpmakeitbettersuitedfor
off‐roadusethanconventional passenger vehicles.
Thevehicledoesnothavefeatures usuallythoughtto
benecessary forextended orsevereoff‐roadusesuch
asspecialunderbody shielding andtransfercaselow
gearrange.
Off-roading involves somenewskills. Thatiswhyitis
veryimportant thatyoureadthesedrivingtipsand
suggestions tohelpmakeoff-roaddrivingsaferand
moreenjoyable.
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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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