1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE wheel

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Driving with a Trailer
Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience. Before setting
out for the open road, you’ll want to get to know your rig. Acquaint
yourself
with the feel of Ilandling and braking with the added weight of
the trailer. And always keep in mind that thc vehicle you are driving is
now a good deal longer and not nearly as responsivs as your vehicle is by
itself.
Before you start, check thc trailer hitch
and platform (and attachments),
safety chains, electrical connector, lamps, tires
and mirror adjustment. If
the trailer has electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailer moving and
then apply the trailer brake controlier by hand
to be sure the brakes are
working.
This lets you check your electrical connection at the same time.
During \Tour trip, check occasionally to
be sure that the load is secure, and
that the’lights and any trailer brakes are still working.
Following Distance
Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would when
driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help
you avoid situations
that require heavy braking and sudden turns.
Passing
You’ll need more passing distance up ahead when you’re towing a trailer.
And, because you‘re a good deal longer,
you’ll need to go much farther
beyond
the passed vehicle before you can return to your lane.
Bucking Up
Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the
trailer
to the left, just move that hand to the left. To move the trailer to
the right, move your hand to the right. Always back up slowly and, if
possible, havc someone guide you.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TOWING YOUR VEHICLE
Ti-y to have a GM dealer or a professional towmg service tow your
Cadillac. The usual towing equipment is :
Sling Type
0 Wheel Lift
8 Car Carrier
If your vehicle has been changed or modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps, aero skirting or speciai 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:
That your vehicle cannot be towed from the front or rear with
That your vehicle has front-wheel drive.
sling-type
equipment.
8 The makc, model and year of your whicie.
Whether you can still move the shift lever.
0 If thcre was an accident., wha1 was damaged.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 selvicc. Do not use the whicle's steering
colunln lock for this. The trallsaxlc should he in NEUTRAL (N) and the
parking hrake relc;lsd.
ENGINE OVERHEATING
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TIIC Driver Information Center will displav either ENGINE COOL.ANT
HOT-IDLE ENGINE 01 STOP ENGINEdENGINE OVERHEATING.
In addition you will find the warning light about a hot engine on your
instrument panel on Canadian vehiclcs.

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7. Position the jack under the vehicle. Your vehicle has a notch 011 the
frame near each of the wheels. Fit the lift head into the notch nearest
the wheel with the flat tire.
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9. Remove all of the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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10. Remove any rust
or dirt from the
wheel bolts,
mounting
surfaces and
spare wheel.
Place the spare
on the wheel
mounting
surface.
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12. Lower the vehicle
by rotating the
wheel wrench
counterclockwise.
Lower the jack
completely.
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Don't try to put a wheel cover on your compact spare tire. It won't fit.
Store the wheel cover in the trunk until you have the flat tire repaired or
replaced.
I NOTICE:
Wheel covers won't fit on your compact spare. If you try to put a
wheel cover on your compact spare, you could damage the cover
or the spare.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine COMPACT SPARE TIRE
I NOTICE:
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Don't take your compact spare through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact spare can get caught
on the rails.
That can damage
the tire and wheel. and maybe other parts of
your vehicle.
Don't use your compact spare on some other vehicle.
And don't mix your compact spare or wheel with other wheels or tires.
They won't fit. Keep your spare and its wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won't fit your compact spare. Using them will
damage your vehicle and destroy the chains too. Don't use tire
chains
on pour compact spare.