2010 Cadillac SRX Owners Manual

DrivingandOperating
8-5
applied. Oncethepowerassistis
usedup,itcantakelongertostop
andthebrakepedalwillbeharder
topush.
Ifthereisaneedtoreducespeed,
doitbeforeentering  thecurve,while
thefrontwheelsarestraight.
page 8‑4.Itisbettertoremoveas
muchspeedaspossible  froma
collision. Thensteeraroundthe
problem, totheleftorright
Trytoadjustthespeedsoyoucan
drivethroughthecurve.Maintaina
reasonable, steadyspeed.Waitto
accelerate untiloutofthecurve,and
thenaccelerate gentlyintothe
straightaway.
depending onthespaceavailable.
Addingnon‐dealer/non‐retailer
accessories canaffectvehicle
performance. SeeAccessories and
Modifications onpage9‑3.
Steering
SteeringinEmergencies
PowerSteering
Therearetimeswhensteering   can
bemoreeffective  thanbraking. For
example, youcomeoverahilland
findatruckstoppedinyourlane,
oracarsuddenlypullsoutfrom
nowhere, orachilddartsoutfrom
betweenparkedcarsandstopsright
infrontofyou.Theseproblems   can
beavoidedbybraking—ifyoucan
stopintime.Butsometimes   you
cannotstopintimebecausethereis
noroom.Thatisthetimefor
Ifpowersteering  assistislost
becausetheenginestopsorthe
powersteering systemisnot
functioning, thevehiclecanbe
steeredbutitwilltakemoreeffort.
SteeringTips
Anemergency likethisrequires
closeattention andaquickdecision.
Ifholdingthesteering  wheelatthe
recommended 9and3o'clock
positions, itcanbeturnedafull
180degreesveryquicklywithout
removing eitherhand.Butyouhave
toactfast,steerquickly,andjustas
quicklystraighten thewheelonce
youhaveavoidedtheobject.
Itisimportant  totakecurvesata
reasonable speed.
Tractioninacurvedependsonthe
condition ofthetiresandtheroad
surface, theangleatwhichthe
curveisbanked,andvehiclespeed.
Whileinacurve,speedistheone
factorthatcanbecontrolled.
evasiveaction—steering  around
theproblem.
Thevehiclecanperformverywellin
emergencies likethese.Firstapply
thebrakes.SeeBraking  on
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