Cadillac Escalade: Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well the cruise control works on hills depends on the vehicle speed, the load, and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, pressing the accelerator pedal may be necessary to maintain vehicle speed.
While going downhill, the Cruise Grade Braking feature may automatically shift to a lower gear to keep the vehicle's speed down. It may be necessary to apply the brake or manually shift the transmission to a lower gear. The vehicle may shift to a higher gear when grade braking assistance is no longer required. Cruise Grade Braking is not available while in Range Selection Mode. See "Range Selection Mode" under Manual Mode .
When the brakes are manually applied the cruise control is disengaged.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase the vehicle speed. When you take your foot
off the pedal, the vehicle will slow down to the previous set cruise speed. ...
Ending Cruise Control
There are three ways to end cruise control:
To disengage cruise control, step lightly on the brake pedal.
Press on the steering wheel.
To turn off the cruise control, press
on the steering ...
See also:
How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
Reset the system whenever the engine oil is changed so that the system can calculate
the next engine oil change. Always reset the engine oil life to 100% after every
oil change. It will not reset it ...
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
WARNING
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could begin to move.
You or others could be injured and property could be damaged.
Make sure there is room in front of the vehicle in case it begi ...
Maximum load rating
WARNING
Do not overload the tires by exceeding the
specified load limit as indicated on the Tire
and Loading Information placard on the
driver's door B-pillar. Overloading the tires
c ...