Parking Brake - Cadillac 2008 SRX Owner's Manual

When Tow/Haul is activated the Tow/Haul symbol
will illuminate on the instrument panel cluster.
See Tow/Haul Mode under Towing a Trailer on
page 4-41 for more information.
Grade Braking
Grade Braking assists when driving on a downhill
grade. It maintains the vehicle's speed by automatically
implementing a shift schedule that uses the engine
and the transmission to slow the vehicle. This reduces
wear on the brakes system and increases control of the
vehicle. The system constantly monitors the vehicle's
speed, acceleration, throttle position, and whether the
brake pedal is being pressed, and determines when
to keep the current vehicle speed or to slow down.
The system will then automatically command downshifts
that reduces the vehicles speed, until the brake pedal is
no longer being pressed. This indicates the desired
vehicle speed has been reached.
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The tow/haul mode and grade braking shift modes can
be activated by pressing the button on the instrument
panel console. While in the DSC mode, grade braking is
deactivated, allowing the driver to select a gear.
See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-30.

Parking Brake

To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal
down with your right foot and push the parking brake
pedal down with your left foot.
The parking brake pedal
is located on the lower
portion of the instrument
panel to the left of the
steering wheel.