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Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
12460268) - 2019 - CRC - 4/18/18
260 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Leaving After Parking on a Hill
1. Apply and hold the brake pedal.
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Start the engine.
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Shift into a gear.
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Release the parking brake.
2. Let up on the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is
clear of the chocks.
4. Stop and have someone pick up
and store the chocks.
Launching and Retrieving a Boat
Backing the Trailer into the Water
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Warning
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Have all passengers get out of
the vehicle before backing
onto the sloped part of the
ramp. Lower the driver and
passenger side windows
before backing onto the ramp.
This will provide a means of
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Warning (Continued)
escape in the unlikely event
the vehicle slides into the
water.
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If the boat launch sur face is
slippery, have the driver
remain in the vehicle with the
brake pedal applied while the
boat is being launched. The
boat launch can be especially
slippery at low tide when part
of the ramp was previously
submerged at high tide. Do
not back onto the ramp to
launch the boat if you are not
sure the vehicle can maintain
traction.
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Do not move the vehicle if
someone is in the path of the
trailer. Some parts of the
trailer might be underwater
and not visible to people who
are assisting in launching
the boat.
Disconnect the wiring to the trailer
before backing the trailer into the
water to prevent damage to the
electrical circuits on the trailer.
Reconnect the wiring to the trailer
after removing the trailer from the
water. If the trailer has electric brakes
that can function when the trailer is
submerged, it might help to leave the
electrical trailer connector attached to
maintain trailer brake functionality
while on the boat ramp.
To back the trailer into the water:
1. If equipped, place the vehicle in
four-wheel-drive high.
2. Slowly back down the boat ramp
until the boat is floating, but no
further than necessar y.
3. Press and hold the brake pedal,
but do not shift into P (Park) yet.
4. Have someone place chocks
under the front wheels of the
vehicle.
5. Gradually release the brake pedal
to allow the chocks to absorb the
load of the trailer.
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