Cadillac Escalade: 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 affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious — or even fatal — collision if you drive after drinking.
Do not drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you are with a group, designate a driver who will not drink.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always expect the unexpected.” The first step in driving
defensively is to wear the safety belt. See Safety Belts .
Assume that other road users (pedestrians, b ...
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating are important factors in helping to control
a vehicle while driving. ...
See also:
Dot matrix liquid crystal display
The dot matrix liquid crystal display
appears in the vehicle information display
1 located between the speedometer and
odometer, and shows the indicators for the
driving systems, Intelligent ...
Daily checks
• Operation of lamps, horn, direction indicators, wipers, washers and warning
lamps.
• Operation of seat belts and brakes.
• Look for fluid deposits underneath the vehicle that might i ...
Exhaust gas (carbon monoxide)
WARNING
► Do not breathe exhaust gases; they
contain colorless and odorless carbon
monoxide. Carbon monoxide is dangerous.
It can cause unconsciousness or
death.
► If you susp ...