Cadillac Escalade: Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. Water can build up under the vehicle's tires so they actually ride on the water. This can happen if the road is wet enough and you are going fast enough. When the vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road.
There is no hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when the road is wet.
Driving on Wet Roads
Rain and wet roads can reduce vehicle traction and affect your ability to stop
and accelerate. Always drive slower in these types of driving conditions and avoid
driving through large puddles and de ...
Other Rainy Weather Tips
Besides slowing down, other wet weather driving tips include:
Allow extra following distance.
Pass with caution.
Keep windshield wiping equipment in good shape.
Keep the windshield washer fl ...
See also:
Using TMC
Dynamic route guidance will calculate an alternative route to avoid a traffic
event when the system receives an event warning. The system calculates a new route
for all sections. However, if any w ...
General notes
USA only:
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful
interference, and
2. this device mus ...
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users (U.S. and Canada)
To assist customers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired and who
use Text Telephones (TTYs), Buick has TTY equipment available at its Customer Assistance
Center. Any TTY user can comm ...
