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Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012

Driving and Operating

9-1

Driving and
Operating

Driving Information

Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-10
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Starting and Operating

New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-16
Adjustable Throttle and Brake

Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Starting the Gasoline

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19

Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Parking over Things

That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23

Engine Exhaust

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24

Automatic Transmission

Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-24
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 9-28

Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28

Brakes

Antilock Brake

System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29

Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-32

Ride Control Systems

Traction Control

System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32

StabiliTrak

®

System . . . . . . . . . 9-34

Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-35
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-35

Cruise Control

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36

Object Detection Systems

Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-38
Rear Vision

Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42

Fuel

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Gasoline Specifications

(U.S. and Canada Only) . . . . 9-47

California Fuel

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47

Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-47
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 9-49
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52