Oldsmobile cutlass supreme 1996 Owner's Manual page 158

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emergency like this reqtiires dose: attention and a
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quick decision. -If
you are holding the' steering wheel a t
the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions, you-can
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turn it a full
180 degrees very quickly without removing,
either hand. But you have to' act fast, shier quickly, and
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just
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as quickly spaighten'the wheel once you have
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The fact that such emergency situations are always
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all times
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wear safety belts prpperly.
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If the level of the shoulder. is
only
slightly
below the
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pavement, recovery shbuld be f&ly easy. Ease off the.
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acceierator and theb, if there is nothing
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the way, steer so
that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You
can t u r n the steering'wheel up to one-quarter turn until the
right h n t tire. contacts the pavement edge.' Then turn your
steerhg wheel to go straight down the
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roadway.
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