Cadillac LYRIQ 2024 - Aquaplaning; Hill and Mountain Roads

Cadillac LYRIQ Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-16878479) -
2024 - CRC - 9/20/23
Driving and Operating 153
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Slow down and adjust your driving
according to weather conditions. Stopping
distance can be longer and vehicle control
can be affected when traction is reduced
by water, snow, ice, gravel, or other
material on the road. Learn to recognise
warning clues - such as enough water, ice,
or packed snow on the road to make a
mirrored surface - and slow down when
you have any doubt.
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Try to avoid sudden steering, acceleration,
or braking, including reducing vehicle
speed by shifting to a lower gear. Any
sudden changes could cause the tyres to
slide.
Remember: Antilock brakes help avoid only
the braking skid.
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 deep-standing or
flowing water.
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Warning
Wet brakes can cause crashes. They
might not work as well in a quick stop
and could cause pulling to one side. You
could lose control of the vehicle.
After driving through a large puddle of
water or a car/vehicle wash, lightly apply
the brake pedal until the brakes work
normally.
Flowing or rushing water creates strong
forces. Driving through flowing water
could cause the vehicle to be carried
away. If this happens, you and other
vehicle occupants could drown. Do not
ignore police warnings and be very
cautious about trying to drive through
flowing water.
Aquaplaning
Aquaplaning is dangerous. Water can build
up under the vehicle's tyres 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 aquaplaning, it
has little or no contact with the road.
There is no hard and fast rule about
aquaplaning. The best advice is to slow
down when the road is wet.
Other Rainy Weather Tips
Besides slowing down, other wet weather
driving tips include:
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Allow extra following distance.
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Overtake with caution.
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Keep windscreen wiping equipment in
good condition, and keep the windscreen
washer fluid reservoir filled.
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Have good tyres with proper tread depth.
See Tyres 0 263.
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Turn off cruise control, if equipped. See
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) 0 173.
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Turn off One-Pedal Driving mode. See
One-Pedal Driving 0 165.
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Turn on the Traction Control System (TCS)
and the Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
See Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0 170.