DrivingOnGrades
ParkingonHills
Reducespeedandshifttoalowergearbeforestarting
downalongorsteepdowngrade. Ifthetransmission is
notshifteddown,thebrakesmightgethotandno
longerworkwell.
{WARNING:
Parkingthevehicleonahillwiththetrailer
attached canbedangerous. Ifsomething goes
wrong,therigcouldstarttomove.Peoplecanbe
injured, andboththevehicleandthetrailercanbe
damaged.Whenpossible, alwaysparktherigon
aflatsurface.
VehiclescantowinD(Drive). Shiftthetransmission to
alowergearifthetransmission shiftstoooftenunder
heavyloadsand/orhillyconditions.
Thetow/haul modemaybeusedifthetransmission
shiftstoooften.SeeTow/HaulModeonpage3‑36.
Whentowingathighaltitude onsteepuphillgrades,
consider thefollowing: Enginecoolantwillboilata
lowertemperature thanatnormalaltitudes. Iftheengine
isturnedoffimmediately aftertowingathighaltitude on
steepuphillgrades,thevehiclemayshowsignssimilar
toengineoverheating. Toavoidthis,lettheenginerun
whileparked,preferably onlevelground,withthe
automatic transmission inP(Park)forafewminutes
beforeturningtheengineoff.Iftheoverheatwarning
comeson,seeEngineOverheating onpage7‑34.
Ifparkingtherigonahill:
1. Pressthebrakepedal,butdonotshiftinto
P(Park)yet.Turnthewheelsintothecurbiffacing
downhill orintotrafficiffacinguphill.
2.
Havesomeoneplacechocksunderthetrailer
wheels.
3.
Whenthewheelchocksareinplace,releasethe
regularbrakesuntilthechocksabsorbtheload.
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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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