Traction Control System - Cadillac 1998 Eldorado Owner's Manual

Remember: Anti-lock doesn't change the time you need
to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease
stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in
front of you, you won't have time to apply your brakes
if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave
enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have
anti-lock brakes.
Using Anti-Lock
Don't pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down
firmly and let anti-lock work for you. You may hear the
anti-lock pump or motor operate, and feel the brake
pedal pulsate, but this is normal.
If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction
control system begins
to
limit wheel spin, the cruise
control will automatically disengage. When road
conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may
reengage the cruise control. (See "Cruise Control" in
the Index.)
TRACTION
CONTROL
This warning light will
come on to let you know if
there's a problem with your
traction control system.
Traction Control System
Your vehicle has a traction control system that limits wheel
spin. This is especially useful in slippery road conditions.
The system operates only if
it
senses that one or both of
the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction.
When
this
happens, the system works the front brakes and
reduces engine power to limit wheel spin.
The TRACTION ENGAGED message will display on
the Driver Information Center when the traction control
system is limiting wheel spin. See '.Driver Infomation
Center Messages" in the Index. You may feel or hear the
system working, but this is normal.
See "Traction Control System Warning Light" in the
Index. When this warning light is on. the system will not
limit wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly.
The traction control system automatically comes on
whenever you start your vehicle. To limit wheel spin,
especially in slippery
road
conditions, you should
always leave the system on. But you can turn the
traction control system off if you ever need
to.
(You
should turn the system off if your vehicle ever gets stuck
in sand, mud, ice or snow. See "Rocking Your Vehicle"
in the Index.)
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