1993 CADILLAC DEVILLE flat tire

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine This Cadillac Manual is divided into major sections.
Introduction - How to use this Manual ..................... - 1m
This section tells you how to use your Manual and includes
Safety and Vehicle Damage Warnings and Symbols
Section 1 - Seats and Safety Belts .........................
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety
belts properly.
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Section 2 - Features and Controls ........................
This section explains how to start and operate your Cadillac.
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Section 3 = Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .......... 137
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and
comfort controls and how to operate your Sound System.
Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road ................... 166
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the
road and
how to drive under different conditions.
Section 5 - Problems on the Road ....................... 224
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem
while driving, such as a flat tire, or engine overheating.
Section 6 - Service and Appearance Care ................. 260
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac
running properly and looking good.
For more information on “Reporting Safety Defects”, see Owner
Assistance, Page
6.
Second Edition

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 Lights: Are they all working? Are the lenses clean?
0 Tires: They are vitally important to a safe, trouble-free trip. Is the
tread good enough for long-distance driving? Are the tires all inflated
to the recommended pressure?
0 Weather Forecasts: What’s the weather outlook along your route?
Should you delay your trip a short time
to avoid a major storm
system?
Maps: Do you have up-to-date maps?
ON THE ROAD
Unless you are the only driver, it is good to share the driving task with
others. Limit turns behind the wheel to about
100 miles (160 km) or two
hours at a sitting. Then, either change drivers or stop for some
refreshment like coffee, tea or soft drinks and some limbering up. But do
stop and move around. Eat lightly along the
way. Heavier meals tend to
make some people sleepy.
On two-lane highways or undivided multilane highways that
do not have
___ controlled access, you’ll want to watch for some situations not usually
found on freeways. Examples are: stop signs and signals, shopping centers
with direct access to the highway, no passing zones and school zones,
vehicles turning left and right off the road, pedestrians, cyclists, parked
vehicles, and even animals.
HIGHFKAY HIPNOSIS
Is there actually such a condition as “highway hypnosis”? Or is it just
plain falling asleep at the wheel? Call it highway hypnosis, lack of
__ awareness, or whatever.
There is something about an easy stretch
of road with the same scenery,
along with the hum
of the tires on the road, the drone of the engine, and
the rush
of the wind against the vehicle that can make you sleepy. Don’t
let it happen to you! If it does, your vehicle can leave the road in less than
a second, and you could crash and be injured.
What can you do about highway hypnosis? First, be aware that it can
happen.
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Assistance Center,
1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario L1H
8P7.
2. Weight of the Trailer Tongue
When a trailer is connected to your vehicle, the trailer tongue adds
to the weight your vehicle is carrying.
So, remember to subtract the
weight
of the trailer tongue from your vehicle’s capacity weight.
The trailer tongue (A) should weigh
10% of the total loaded trailer
weight
(B). After you’ve loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer and
then the tongue, separately, to see if the weights are proper. If they
aren’t, you may be able to get them right simply by moving some
items around in the trailer.
3. Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires
Be sure your vehicle’s tires are inflated to the limit for cold tires.
You’ll find these numbers
on the Certification label at the rear edge
of the driver’s door (or see “Tire Loading” in the Index). Then be
sure you don’t go over the
GVW limit for your vehicle.
Hitches
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It’s important to have the correct hitch equipment. Crosswinds, large
trucks going by, and rough roads are a
few reasons why you’ll need the
right hitch. Here are some rules to
follow:
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pressure cap. Be sure the arrows on
the pressure cap
line up like this.
IF A TIRE GOES FLAT
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving, especially if you
maintain your tires properly. If air goes out
of a tire, it’s much more likely
to leak out slowly. But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are a
few tips about what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take your foot
off the accelerator pedal and grip the
steering wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane position, then gently brake
to a stop well out
of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a skid and may
require the same correction you’d use
in a skid. In any rear blowout,
remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under
control by steering the way you want the vehicle to go.
It may be very
bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently brake
to a stop, well off
the road if possible.
If your tire goes flat, the next section shows how to use your jacking
equipment to change a flat tire safely.

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If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to
a level place. Turn on your hazard warning flasher.
A CAUTION:
Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle can slip off the
jack and roll over you or other people. You and they could be
badly injured. Find a level place to change your tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
0 Put the shift lever in “P” (Park).
0 Set the parking brake firmly.
0 Turn off the engine.
To be even more sure the vehicle won’t move, you can put chocks
at the front and rear of the tire farthest away from the one being
changed. That would be the tire on the other side of the vehicle,
at the opposite end.
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The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and change a tire.

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wrench to the jack bolt
and rotate it clockwise
(to the right). That
will
raise the lift head a
little.
If your vehicle
has a wire wheel cover or an aluminum wheel, read the
part that describes your wheel.
Aluminum Wheels
Use the flat end of the
wheel wrench. Insert
into the small slot on
the wheel and gently
remove the center
cover. Be careful not
to drop the cover
on
the ground, you could
scratch it.
Now
see “Jacking and Removing Flat Tire.”

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- Use the omer end of
the wire wheel wrench
like this. Remove the
special anti-theft wheel
nut
by turning it
counterclockwise. -
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Remove the wheel disc.
Jacking and Removing Flat Tire
Using the whee-l wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts. Don’t remove them,
yet.
Your Cadillac has a
notch on the frame
near each
of the
wheels.
Fit the lift
head into the notch
nearest the wheel with
the flat tire. e 1
The jack handle has markings at 8” for the rear and lo” for the front to
- use which will help you to locate the jacking notches in the frame.

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A CAUTION:
- !tting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is dangerous. If the
vehicle slips
off the jack, you could be badly injured or killed.
Never get under a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
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Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
Now raise the vehicle.
Just keep rotating the
wheel wrench,
on the
jack, to the right
(clockwise). Raise the
vehicle far enough
off ---.
the ground so there is
enough room for the
flat tire to come
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and the compact spare
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