1993 CADILLAC ELDORADO Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably neeas service.
13. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent electrical shorting.
%ke care that they don’t touch each other or any other metal.
GENERATOE
BRACKET
GENERATOR
I r
-+
GOOD BATTERY
@
- +
DEAD BATTERY
LMOVE CABLES IN THIS ORDER
TOWING YOUR VEHICLE
Try to have a GM dcalcr or a professional towing service tow your
Cadillac. The
usual towing equipment is a sling-type or a wheel-lift or car
carrier tow truck.
227

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I SLING-TYPE
WHEEL LIFT
If your vehicle has been changed or modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps, aero skirting, or spec\
ial tires and
wheels, these instructions and illustrations may not be correct.
Before
you do anything, turn on the hazard warning flashers.
When
you call, tell the towing service:
0 That your vehicle cannot be towed from the front or rear with
That your vehicle has front-wheel drive.
The make, model, and year of your vehicle.
0 Whether you can still move the shift lever.
sling-type equipment,
0 If there
was an accident, what was damaged.
When the towing service arrives, let the
tow operator know that this
manual contains detailed towing instructions and illustrations. The
operator may want
to see them.
228

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine r
I
I
r- 1-
i-
i-
1
A CAUTION:
To help avoid injury to you or others:
0
0
0
0
0
0
Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is being towed.
Never tow faster than safe or posted speeds.
Never tow with damaged parts not fully secured.
Never get under your vehicle after it has been lifted by the
tow truck.
Always use separate safety chains on each side when towing a
vehicle.
Never use
“J” hooks. Use T-hooks instead.
When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition key off. The steering
wheel should be clamped in
a straight-ahead position, with a clamping
device designed for towing service.
Do not use the vehicle’s steering
column lock for this. The transaxle should be in Neutral and the parking
-
F brake released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the front wheels, unless you must.
If
the vehicle must be towed on the front wheels, don’t go more than 55
mph (88 km/h) or farther than 500 miles (804 lun) or your transaxle will
be damaged.
If these limits must be exceeded, then the front wheels have
to. be supported on a dolly.
c
m
IC
229

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
-. .:
- .. .- .
A vehicle can fall from a car carrier if it isn’t prope secured.
Lis can cause a collision, serious personal injury and vehicle
damage. The vehicle should be tightly secured with chains or
:.-
steel ca‘ - - ’ Iefore it is transported.~~--.l~~~~~:~~:. -: - *i.., >..- .,;.
Dodc auditUtes (ropes, leather s~~~ps’;’~anva~webLll~~-’.- , ~ 7. - , I
-
-L:.) that can be cut by sharp edg-- underneath the towed
vehic
.-
m. -
.. -. --. ..,
4r*’ -&cz&-’;L? . 2- - -- L-...;, . ..
ir“7r
.. . >. .. - ,,- -. . . ..~ -:- .. ..
-. . _.. ., . .-- , . ._ . .. , ..
._. , . -z- -. .- . -. -. --: -. .. s. .. . . _, ._f-- - :-; : . - .. .-
ENGINE OFERHEATING
You will find the warning light about a hot engine on your Cadillac
instrument panel (Export Only).
The driver information will display either “ENGINE COOLANT HOT
IDLE ENGINE” or
“STOP ENGINE ENGINE OVERHEATING.”
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine:
230

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine you just open the hood. Stay away from the engine if you see or '.:,
hear steam coming from it. Just turn it off and get everyone '-i::::skT- -.
away from the vehicle until it cools down. Wait until there is no ;'-?
&
. f,..: c
<.-+,.<-
in it :can catch fire. You.0.r otherscould-be badly burned. Stop
your engine if it overheats,-an.d get out of the vehicle until the
&e .--a- 73;:F-;-*g5.e: I -.=..;*.-- -. ** - . . - . .- I *+ *b'.bT .- I -'; . .= 0 -.*.;-I .> -
, ;L =&:?. -:;? ---c--= L.' .?. .. .*. -- %. .;> ~ .:,..-::. . .. * ;-; :-?- . : .-% . - ' - . &e--? A.iJ.- .:-,:, .. . .... -. . .: -2-,
1
NOTICh:
If your engine catches fire because you keep drivmg with no
coolant, your vehicle can be badly damaged. The costly repairs
lwuld not be covered
by your warranty.
I - ,. .
If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine:
If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem
may not be too serious. Sometimes the engine can get a little too hot
when you:
e Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
e Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning with no sign
of steam, try this for a
minute or
so:
1. Turn off your air conditioner.
23 1

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the
window as necessary.
3. Try to keep your engine under load (in a drive gear where the engine
runs slower).
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe,
drive slower
for about ten minutes. If the warning doesn’t come back on,
you can drive normally.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your vehicle right
away.
If there’s still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine for two or three
minutes while you’re parked, to see
if the warning stops. But then, if you
still have the warning, TURN
OFF THE ENGINE AND GET
EVERYONE OUT OF THE VEHICLE until it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away.
COOLING SYSTEM- 4.9 LITER
When you decide it’s safe to lift the hood, here’s what you’ll see:
Coolant recovery tank
Radiator pressure cap
Electric engine fans
232

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I
A CAUTION:
An electric fan under the hood can start up even when the
engine is not running and can injure you. Keep hands, clothing
and tools
away from any underhood electric fan.
If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling, don’t do
anything else until it cools down.
The coolant level should be at or above
“FULL COLD.” If it isn’t, you
may have
a leak in the radiator hoses, heater hoses, radiator, water pump
or somewhere else
in the cooling system.
I
Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine parts, can be very
hot. Don’t touch them. If you do, you can be burned.
Don’t run the engine if there is
a leak. If you run the engine, it
z;:s- could lose all coolant. That could cause an engine fire, and you
%-?7 ..- I could be burned. Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle.
2 . Y -- I
-
- .:.- .. .
.-I. * .C, . --
233

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine NOTICE:
Engine damage fro running: your
covered hv vow 1 rrant
wine withc bolant isn’t
If there seems to be no leak, check to see if the electric engine fans are
running. If the engine is overheating, both fans should be
running. If they
aren’t, your vehicle needs service.
How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Recovery Tank
If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant level isn’t at or above
“FULL COLD,” add a 50/50 mixture of clean water (preferably distilled)
and
a proper antifreeze at the coolant recovery tank. (See “Engine
Coolant’’
in the Index for more information about the proper coolant
mix.)
,/!1 CAUTIO
Adding only plain water ur coomg syscem can De
dangerous. Plain water, or some other liquid like alcohol, can
boil before the proper coolant mix
will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system
is set for the proper coolant mix. With plain
water
or the wrong mix, your engine could get too hot but you
wouldn’t get the overheat warning. Your engine could catch
fir6
and you or others could be burned. Use a 50/50 mix of ( m
water I d a Droner antifreeze
I
I
NOTICE:
1
In cold weather, water can L Jeze and crack the engine, radiato,,
heater core and other parts. Use the recommended coolant.
234