Trytoadjustthespeedsoyoucandrivethroughthe
curve.Maintainareasonable, steadyspeed.Waitto
accelerate untiloutofthecurve,andthenaccelerate
gentlyintothestraightaway.
Tohelpyousteerinthedirection youwanttogo,during
certainsharporsuddencornering maneuvers, gear
selection iscontrolled. Thiswillmaximizetheavailable
drivewheeltorqueandminimize thetransmission
response timeandshiftactivity.Duringthiskindof
maneuver,thetransmission shiftsautomatically as
vehiclespeedchanges.
SteeringinEmergencies
Therearetimeswhensteering canbemoreeffective
thanbraking. Forexample, youcomeoverahilland
findatruckstoppedinyourlane,oracarsuddenly pulls
outfromnowhere, orachilddartsoutfrombetween
parkedcarsandstopsrightinfrontofyou.These
problems canbeavoidedbybraking— ifyoucan
stopintime.Butsometimes youcannotstopintime
becausethereisnoroom.Thatisthetimeforevasive
action—steering aroundtheproblem.
Anemergency likethisrequires closeattention anda
quickdecision. Ifholdingthesteering wheelatthe
recommended 9and3o'clockpositions, itcanbe
turnedafull180degreesveryquicklywithoutremoving
eitherhand.Butyouhavetoactfast,steerquickly,and
justasquicklystraighten thewheelonceyouhave
avoidedtheobject.
Thevehiclecanperformverywellinemergencies
likethese.Firstapplythebrakes.SeeBraking on
page 5‑4.Itisbettertoremoveasmuchspeedas
possible fromacollision. Thensteeraroundthe
problem, totheleftorrightdepending onthespace
available.
Thefactthatsuchemergency situations arealways
possible isagoodreasontopractice defensive driving
atalltimesandwearsafetybeltsproperly.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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