1993 CADILLAC SEVILLE Owners Manual

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Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated, with a comfortably cool
Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road ahead and to the sides. Check
interior.
your rearview mirrors frequently and your instruments from time
to
time. This can help you avoid a fixed stare.
Wear good sunglasses in bright light. Glare can cause drowsiness. But
don't wear sunglasses at night. They will drastically reduce your
overall vision at the
very time you need all the seeing power you have.
If you get sleepy, pull off the road into a rest, service, or parking area
and take a nap, get some exercise,
or both. For safety, treat drowsiness
on the highway as an emergency.
As in any driving situation, keep pace with traffic and allow adequate
following distances.
HILL AND MOUNTMN ROADS
Driving on steep hills or mountains is different from driving in flat or
rolling terrain.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If you drive regularly in steep country, or if you’re planning to visit there,
here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable.
Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the
brakes, tires, cooling system and transaxle. These parts can work hard
on mountain roads.
Know how to go down hills. The most important thing to know is this:
let your engine do some of the slowing down. Don’t make your brakes
do it all. Shift to a lower gear when you go down a stcep or long hill.
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If you don’t shift down, your brakes could get so hot that tht?
wouldn’t work well. You would then have pr braking or men
none going down a hill. You could crash. Shin down to let your
engine assist your brakes on a steep downhill slope.
A CAUTION
Coasting downhill in “N” (Neutral) or with the ignition off is
dangerous. Your brakes will have
to do all the work of slowing
down. They could get
so hot that they wouldn’t work well. You
could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle
in
gear when you go downhill.
Know how to go uphill. You may want to shift down to a lower gear.
The lower gears help cool your engine and transaxle, and you can
climb the hill better.
Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills or
mountains. Don’t swing wide or cut across the center
of the road.
Drive at speeds that let you
stay in your own lane. That way, you won’t
be surprised
by a vehicle coming toward you in the same lane.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine It takes longer to pass another vehicle when you're going uphill. You'll
want to leave extra room
to pass. If a vehicle is passing you and
doesn't have enough
room, slow down to make it easier for the other
vehicle to
get by.
0 As you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There could be something in
your lane,
like a stalled car or an accident.
You may see highway signs on mountains that warn of special
problems. Examples are long grades, passing or no-passing zones, a
falling
rocks area, or winding roads. Be alert to these and take
appropriate action.
Winter driving can present special problems. See "Winter Driving" in
the Index.
Parking on Hills
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Another part of this manual tells how to use your parking brake (see
"Parking
Brake" in the Index). But on a mountain or steep hill, you can
do one more thing. You can turn your front wheels to keep your vehicle
from rolling downhill or out into traffic.
Here's
how:
Parking Downhill
Parking Uphill
Turn your wheels to
the
right.
You don't have to jam
your tires against the
curb,
if there is a curb.
A gentle contact is all
you need.
If there is
a curb, turn
your wheels to the left
if the curb is
at the
right side
of your
vehicle.
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If you’re going uphill
on a one-way street
and you’re parking on
the left side, your
wheels should point to
the right.
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If there is no curb
when you’re parking
uphill, turn the wheels
to the right.
If there is no,curb when you’re parking uphill on the left side
of a
one-way street, your wheels should
be turned to the left.
Torque Lock (Automatic Transaxle)
If you are parking on a hill and you don’t shift your transaxle into “P”
(Park) properly, the weight
of the vehicle may put too much force on the
parking pawl in the transaxle. You may find it difficult to
pull the shift
lever out
of “P” (Park). This is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque
lock, always
be sure to shift into “P” (Park) properly before you leave the
driver’s seat.
To find out how, see “ Shifting Into ’P’ (Park)” in the Index.
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yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the transaxle, so
you can pull the shift lever out of “P” (Park).
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Here are some tips for winter driving:
0 Have your Cadillac in good shape for winter. Be sure your engine
coolant
mix is correct.
Snow tires can help in loose snow, but they may give you less traction
on ice than regular tires.
If you do not expect to be driving in deep
snow,
but may have to travel over ice, you may not want to switch to
snow tires at all.
You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your trunk.
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Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a supply of windshield
washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel,
a
flashlight, a red cloth, and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if
you will be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a
piece of old carpet or a couple
of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be
sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle.
Driving on Snow or Ice
Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably\

have
good traction.
However,
if there is snow or ice between your tires and the road, you can
have
a very slippery situation. You’ll have a lot less traction or “grip” and
will need to be very careful.
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What’s the worst time for this? “Wet ice.” Very cold snow or ice can be
slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be
even more trouble because
it may offer the least traction
of all. You can get “wet ice” when it’s about
freezing
(32°F; O’C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid driving
on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there.
Whatever the condition
-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow --
drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction.
If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels
will spin and polish the surface
under the tires even more.
Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hard stop on a
slippery road. Even though you have the anti-lock braking system, you’ll
want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See
“Anti-lock” in the Index.
Allow greater following distance on any slippery road.
0 Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until you hit a spot
that’s covered with ice.
On an otherwise clear road, ice patches may
appear
in shaded areas where the sun can’t reach: around clumps of
trees,
behind buildings, or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a
curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are
clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of you, brake before
you are on
it. Try not to brake while you’re actually on the ice, and avoid sudden
steering maneuvers.
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