Cadillac 2010 STS Automobile User Manual


 
Section 5 Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle .... . . . . . . 5-2
Defensive Driving ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... . 5-2
Drunk Driving ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 5-2
Control of a Vehicle ...... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 5-3
Braking ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-4
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ..... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 5-5
Braking in Emergencies ........ .... .... .... ..... 5-6
StabiliTrak
®
System ......... ..... ..... ...... .... 5-6
Enhanced StabiliTrak
®
..... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... . 5-7
Traction Control System (TCS) ..... ..... .... .... 5-9
Magnetic Ride Control ..... ... ... .. ... .. ... .. 5-11
Limited-Slip Rear Axle ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 5-11
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Steering ..... ... . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5-11
Off-Road Recovery ...... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 5-14
Passing ......... ......... ...... ....... ....... .. 5-14
Loss of Control ...... . .. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. 5-14
Driving at Night ...... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... . 5-16
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..... . .. . . .. . 5-16
Before Leaving on a Long Trip ..... ... .. ... .. .. 5-18
Highway Hypnosis ....... .... ... .... ... ... .... . 5-18
Hill and Mountain Roads ......... ..... ..... .... 5-19
Winter Driving ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 5-20
If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow ..... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 5-22
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out .... ... .. .. .. 5-23
Loading the Vehicle .......... ...... ...... ...... 5-23
Towing ......... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. 5-29
Towing Your Vehicle ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 5-29
Recreational Vehicle Towing .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5-29
Towing a Trailer ......... ..... ..... ..... ...... .. 5-31
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