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Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2011

9-6 Driving and Operating

Off-Road Recovery

The vehicle's right wheels can drop

off the edge of a road onto the

shoulder while driving.

If the level of the shoulder is

only slightly below the pavement,

recovery should be fairly easy.

Ease off the accelerator and then,

if there is nothing in the way, steer

so that the vehicle straddles the

edge of the pavement. Turn the

steering wheel 8 to 13 cm (3 to

5 in), about one-eighth turn, until

the right front tire contacts the

pavement edge. Then turn the

steering wheel to go straight

down the roadway.

Loss of Control

Let us review what driving experts

say about what happens when the

three control systems — brakes,

steering, and acceleration — do not

have enough friction where the tires

meet the road to do what the driver

has asked.

In any emergency, do not give up.

Keep trying to steer and constantly

seek an escape route or area of

less danger.

Skidding

In a skid, a driver can lose control of

the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid

most skids by taking reasonable

care suited to existing conditions,

and by not overdriving those

conditions. But skids are always

possible.

The three types of skids correspond

to the vehicle's three control

systems. In the braking skid,

the wheels are not rolling. In the

steering or cornering skid, too much

speed or steering in a curve causes

tires to slip and lose cornering force.

And in the acceleration skid, too

much throttle causes the driving

wheels to spin.

If the vehicle starts to slide, ease

your foot off the accelerator pedal

and quickly steer the way you

want the vehicle to go. If you start

steering quickly enough, the vehicle

may straighten out. Always be ready

for a second skid if it occurs.

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