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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Starting the Engine
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or N (Neutral). The engine will not start in
any other position. To restart the engine when the vehicle is already moving, use
N (Neutral) only.
Notice: Do not tr ...
Lowering the vehicle
► Place the ratchet wrench onto the
hexagon
nut of the jack so that the letters AB are
visible.
► Turn the ratchet wrench until the vehicle
is
once again standing firmly on the gro ...
Meters and gauges
1. Tachometer
2. Warning/Indicator lights
3. Speedometer
4. Engine coolant temperature gauge
5. Voltmeter
6. Dot matrix liquid crystal display/
Odometer/twin trip odometer
7. Engine oi ...






