Cadillac SRX 2010 - Driving and Operating

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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