Tow/Haul Mode - Cadillac 2008 Escalade EXT Owner's Manual

Tow/Haul Mode

Your vehicle has a tow/haul mode. The tow/haul mode
adjusts the transmission shift pattern to reduce shift
cycling, providing increased performance, vehicle
control, and transmission cooling when towing or
hauling heavy loads.
Press the button located on the end of the shift lever
to turn the tow/haul on or off. When the tow/haul is on,
a light on the instrument panel cluster will come on.
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See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 3-44 for more
information.
Also see "Tow Haul Mode" under Towing a Trailer
on page 4-43 for more information.
The tow/haul mode works with the Autoride
if the vehicle has this, to enhance the ride when trailering
or with a loaded vehicle. See Autoride
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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feature,
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on page 4-42.