Cadillac Escalade: Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating are important factors in helping to control a vehicle while driving.
Drunk Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a global tragedy.
WARNING
Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness,
and judgment can be af ...
Braking
Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. Deciding to push the
brake pedal is perception time. Actually doing it is reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is about three-quarte ...
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Sitting in the correct position
WARNING
Riding with a reclined seatback increases your chance of serious or fatal injuries
in the event of a collision or sudden stop. The protection of your restraint system
(seat belts and ...
Memory Seats
On vehicles with the memory feature, the controls on the driver door are used
to program and recall memory settings for the driver seat, outside mirrors, and
power steering column, if available. ...
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The gauge indicates the engine coolant
temperature.
The engine coolant temperature is within
the normal range when the gauge needle
points within the zone 1 shown in the
illustration.
The ...
