Cadillac 2008 Escalade Automobile User Manual


 
Tow/Haul Mode
Your vehicle has a tow/haul mode. The tow/haul mode
adjusts the transmission shift pattern to reduce shift
cycling, providing increased performance, vehicle
control, and transmission cooling when towing or hauling
heavy loads.
Press the button located on the end of the shift lever to
turn the tow/haul on or off. When the tow/haul is on,
a light on the instrument panel cluster will come on.
See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 3-47 for more
information.
Also see “Tow Haul Mode” under Towing a Trailer on
page 4-44 for more information.
The tow/haul mode works with the Autoride
®
feature, if
the vehicle has this, to enhance the ride when
trailering or with a loaded vehicle. See Autoride
®
on
page 4-43.
Grade Braking
Grade Braking assists when driving on a downhill grade.
It maintains the vehicle’s speed by automatically
implementing a shift schedule that uses the engine and
the transmission to slow the vehicle. This reduces
wear on the brakes system and increases control of the
vehicle. The system constantly monitors the vehicle’s
speed, acceleration, throttle position, and whether
the brake pedal is being pressed, and determines when
to keep the current vehicle speed or to slow down.
The system will then automatically command downshifts
that reduces the vehicles speed, until the brake pedal
is no longer being pressed. This indicates the desired
vehicle speed has been reached.
The tow/haul mode and grade braking shift modes can
be activated by pressing the button on the end of
the shift control stalk. While in the DSC mode, grade
braking is deactivated, allowing the driver to select
a gear.
See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-30 for
more information.
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