1996 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 194

The traction you can get in a curve depends the on condition of your tires and the road surface, the angleat which the curveis banked and your speed. While you're in a curve,speed is the one factor you can control. Suppose you're steering througha sharp curve. Then you suddenly accelerate. Both control systems-- steering and acceleration -- have to do their work where the tires meet the road. Unless your traction control system is on, adding the sudden acceleration can demand too much those of places. You can lose control. up What shouldyou do if this ever happens? Ease on the accelerator pedal,steer the vehicle the way you want it to go, and slow down. Speed limit signs near curves warn that you should adjust your speed. Of course, the posted speedsare based on good weather and road conditions. Under less favorable conditionsyou'll want to go slower. Try to adjust your speed so you can "drive" through the curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to accelerate until you are out of the curve,and then accelerate gently into the straightaway. There are times when steering can be more effective than braking. For example, come over a hill and you find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out fromnowhere, or achild darts out from between parked cars and stops right in front of you. You can avoid these problems by braking -- if you can stop in time. But sometimesyou can't; there isn't room. That's the time for evasive action steering around the -problem. Your Cadillac can perform very well inemergencies like these. First apply your brakes. (See "Braking in Emergencies" earlier in this section.) It is better to remove as much speed as you can from a possible collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or right depending on the spaceavailable. If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a curve, doit before you enter the curve, while your front wheels are straight ahead.