RockingYourVehicletoGetItOut
LoadingtheVehicle
Turnthesteeringwheelleftandrighttoclearthearea
aroundthefrontwheels.Turnoffanytraction orstability
system.ShiftbackandforthbetweenR(Reverse) anda
forwardgear,spinning thewheelsaslittleaspossible.
Topreventtransmission wear,waituntilthewheelsstop
spinning beforeshifting gears.Releasetheaccelerator
pedalwhileshifting, andpresslightlyontheaccelerator
pedalwhenthetransmission isingear.Slowlyspinning
thewheelsintheforwardandreversedirections causes
arockingmotionthatcouldfreethevehicle. Ifthatdoes
notgetthevehicleoutafterafewtries,itmightneedto
betowedout.Ifthevehicledoesneedtobetowedout,
seeTowingYourVehicleonpage5‑29.
Itisveryimportant toknowhowmuchweightyour
vehicle cancarry.Thisweightiscalledthevehicle
capacity weightandincludes theweightofall
occupants, cargo,andallnonfactory‐installed
options. Twolabelsonyourvehicle showhow
muchweightitmayproperly carry,theTireand
Loading Information label,andtheCertification
label.
{WARNING:
Donotloadthevehicleanyheavierthanthe
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR),
oreitherthemaximumfrontorrearGross
AxleWeightRating(GAWR).Ifyoudo,parts
onthevehicle canbreak,anditcanchange
thewaythevehicle handles. Thesecould
causeyoutolosecontrol andcrash.Also,
overloading canshorten thelifeofthe
vehicle.
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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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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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