Driving and operating, Driving and operating 8-1 – Cadillac SRX 2010 User Manual

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Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2010

Driving and Operating

8-1

Driving and
Operating

Driving Information

Driving for Better Fuel

Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 8-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . 8-11
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Starting and Operating

New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 8-17
Adjustable Throttle and

Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Starting the Gasoline

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Parking Over Things

That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24

Engine Exhaust

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25

Automatic Transmission

Automatic Transmission . . . . . 8-25
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 8-29

Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30

Brakes

Antilock Brake

System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30

Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 8-33

Ride Control Systems

Traction Control

System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34

StabiliTrak

®

System . . . . . . . . . 8-35

Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 8-37
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . 8-37

Cruise Control

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37

Object Detection Systems

Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 8-40
Rear Vision

Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43

Fuel

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . 8-47
California Fuel

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48

Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 8-48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51

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