Leaving After Parking on a Hill; Launching and Retrieving a Boat; Backing the Trailer into the Water- Page 339

2022 Cadillac escalade Owner Manual

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Driving and Operating
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Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-

15567102) - 2022 - CRC - 8/16/21

338

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 escape in the unlikely
event the vehicle slides into the
water.

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Warning (Continued)

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If the boat launch surface 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 necessary.

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.

6. Reapply the brake pedal. Then

apply the parking brake and shift
into P (Park).

7. Release the brake pedal.

Pulling the Trailer from the Water

1. Press and hold the brake pedal.
2. Start the engine and shift into

a gear.

3. Release the parking brake.
4. Let up on the brake pedal.

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  • 1. Apply and hold the brake pedal.
  • 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.
  • 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 necessary.
  • 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.
  • 6. Reapply the brake pedal.
  • 7. Release the brake pedal.
  • 1. Press and hold the brake pedal.
  • 2. Start the engine and shift into a gear.
  • 3. Release the parking brake.
  • 4. Let up on the brake pedal.

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