Black plate (20,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010. If the engine has stopped running, you need torestart it. With the brake pedal pressed and theparking brake still applied, shift the transmissionto P (Park) and restart the engine. Then, shift toR (Reverse), release the parking brake, and slowlyback down the hill as straight as possible inR (Reverse).. While backing down the hill, put your left handon the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position soyou can tell if the wheels are straight and canmaneuver as you back down. It is best to backdown the hill with the wheels straight rather than inthe left or right direction. Turning the wheel too farto the left or right will increase the possibility of arollover.Things not to do if the vehicle stalls, or is about to stall,when going up a hill:. Never attempt to prevent a stall by shifting intoN (Neutral) to rev-up the engine and regain forwardmomentum. This will not work. The vehicle can rollbackward very quickly and could go out of control.. Never try to turn around if about to stall whengoing up a hill. If the hill is steep enough to stallthe vehicle, it is steep enough to cause it to rollover. If you cannot make it up the hill, back straightdown the hill.If, after stalling, you try to back down the hill and decideyou just cannot do it, set the parking brake, put yourtransmission in P (Park), and turn off the engine. Leavethe vehicle and go get some help. Exit on the uphill sideand stay clear of the path the vehicle would take if itrolled downhill.Driving DownhillWhen off-roading takes you downhill, consider:. How steep is the downhill? Will I be able tomaintain vehicle control?. What is the surface like? Smooth? Rough?Slippery? Hard-packed dirt? Gravel?. Are there hidden surface obstacles? Ruts? Logs?Boulders?. What is at the bottom of the hill? Is there a hiddencreek bank or even a river bottom with largerocks?If you decide you can go down a hill safely, try to keepthe vehicle headed straight down. Use a low gear soengine drag can help the brakes so they do not have todo all the work. Descend slowly, keeping the vehicleunder control at all times.6-20InformationProvidedby:
