1996 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 197

0 Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and start your left lanechange signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in your inside mirror, activateyour right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to be farther away fromyou than it really is.) Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to theright. In a skid, a driver can losecontrol of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existingconditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The three types of skids correspond to your Cadillac's three control systems. In the brakingskid, your wheels aren't 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 accelerationskid, too much throttle causes thedriving wheels to spin. A cornering skid is best handled easing your foot off by the accelerator pedal. Remember: Any traction control system helps avoid only the acceleration skid. If your traction control system isoff, then an acceleration skid is also best handled easing your by foot off the accelerator pedal. If your vehicle starts toslide, ease your foot off the accelerator pedal and quicklysteer the way you wantthe vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready a for second skid if it occurs. 'C s review wnat arlving experts say about what happens when the three control systems(brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road to do what the driver has asked. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek an escape route or area less danger. of