1997 CADILLAC CATERA night vision

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If your traction control system is off, then an
acceleration skid is also best handled by easing your
foot
off the accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the
vehicle to go.
If you start steering quickly enough, your
vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material is on the road. For safety, you’ll
want to slow down and adjust your driving to these
conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best
to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or
braking (including engine braking by shifting to a lower
gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to
slide.
You may not realize the surface is slippery until
your vehicle is skidding. Learn
to recognize warning
clues
-- such as enough water, ice or packed snow on
the road to make a “mirrored surface”
-- and slow
down when you have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti-lock brake system (ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.
Driving at Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely
to be
impaired
-- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision
problems,
or by fatigue.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Here are some tips on night driving,
0 Drive defensively.
0 Don’t drink and drive.
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow
down and keep more space between you and
other vehicles.
0 Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place
and rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example, if you spend the day
in bright
sunshine you
are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you’re
driving, don’t wear sunglasses at night. They may cut
down
on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of things invisible.
You can be temporarily blinded by approaching
headlamps. It can take a second’or two,
or even several
seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the
dark. When
you
are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who
doesn’t lower the high beams, or a vehicle with
misaimed headlamps), slow down
a little. Avoid staring
directly into the approaching headlamps.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Nightvision ................................... 4-16
Odometer
.................................... 2-6 1
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-61
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 12
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Oil Pressure LighVGage
.......................... 2-72
Outside Temperature Display
....................... 3-3
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 14
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 7- 13. 7- 14
Outside Rearview Mirror. Manual Folding
........... 2-47
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-53
Park
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 19
Shifting Into
................................. 2-25
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-27
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-11
Brake
...................................... 2-24
Lots
....................................... 2-11
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-28
With a Trailer
................................ 4-38
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
................... 3-8
Passenger Compartment Air Filter Replacement
....... 6-17
Passenger’s Side Instrument Panel
Fuse Block ........ 6-60
Passenger’s Side Temperature Knob
................. 3-2
Passing
....................................... 4-13
Power DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Option Fuses
................................ 6-56 Recliner
..................................... 1-8
Remote Control Mirror ........................ 2-47
Retained Accessory
........................... 2-16
Seats
........................................ 1-4
Steering
.................................... 4-10
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-23
Windows
................................... 2-30
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-24
Problems
on the Road ............................ 5-1
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
............... 2-5
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 7- 13. 7- 14
Radio Reception .............................. 3-21
Radios
.................................. 3.10. 3.13
Rain. Driving
In ................................ 4-17
RAP
......................................... 2-16
ReadingLamps
................................ 2-45
Rear Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Lock
............................ 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-32
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-32
Window Defogger
............................. 3-9
RearSeats ..................................... 1-10
Rear Turn Signal Lamp, Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-34
Rear Window Lockout
........................... 2-31
Recirculation
................................... 3-5
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-6
Refrigerants, Air Conditioning
.................... 6-63
Rearview Mirror, Electrochromic
Daymight
......... 2-46
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