1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE trailer

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axle inboard
of the spring.
Engine Overheating
You will find an ENGINE COOLANT HOT-IDLE
ENGINE message or a STOP ENGINE ENGINE
OVERHEATED message on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). There is also an engine temperature
warning light and/or gage on the instrument panel. See
“Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light” or
“Engine Coolant Temperature Gage” in the Index.
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode
Should a low coolant condition exist and the message
STOP ENGINE ENGINE OVERHEATED is displayed,
an overheat protection mode which alternates firing
groups
of four cylinders helps prevent engine damage.
In this mode, you will notice a loss in power and engine
performance. This operating mode allows your vehicle
to be driven to a safe place in
an emergency; you may
drive up to
50 miles (80 km). Towing a trailer in the
overheat protection mode should be avoided.
NOTICE:
After driving in the overheated engine protection
operating mode, to
avoid engine damage, allow
the engine to cool before attempting any repair.
The engine oil will
be severely degraded. Repair
the cause
of coolant loss, change the oil and reset
the oil life indicator. See “Engine Oil, When to
Change” in the Index.
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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:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
0 Stop after high-speed driving.
0 Idle for long periods in traffic.
0 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.
2. Dial temperature control to the highest heat setting
and open the window, as necessary.
3. If you’re in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N);
otherwise, shift to the highest gear while
driving
-- OVERDFUVE (a) or THIRD (3).
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can
drive. Just to be safe, drive slower for about
10 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. Also, see “Overheated
Engine Protection Operating Mode” listed previously in
this section.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.

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When to Check and Change
A good time to check your automatic transaxle fluid
level
is when the engine oil is changed.
Change both the fluid and filter every
50,000 miles
(83
000 km) if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or
more of these conditions:
0 In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature
regularly reaches
90°F (32°C) or higher.
0 In hilly or mountainous terrain.
0 When doing frequent trailer towing.
0 Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.
Use such as limousine service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of these
conditions, the fluid and filter do not require changing.
See “Scheduled Maintenance Services”
in the
Maintenance Schedule booklet.
How to Check
Because this operation can be a little difficult, you may
choose to have this done at your Cadillac dealership
service department.
If you do it yourself, be sure to follow
all the instructions
here,
or you could get a false reading on the dipstick.
NOTICE:
Too much or too little fluid can damage your
transaxle.
Too much can mean that some of the
fluid could come out and fall on hot engine parts or exhaust system parts, starting a
fire. Be sure to
get an accurate reading if you check your
transaxle fluid.
Wait at least 30 minutes before checking the transaxle
fluid level if you have been driving:
When outside temperatures are above 90°F (32°C).
At high speed for quite a while.
0 In heavy traffic -- especially in hot weather.
e While pulling a trailer.
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Jump Starting
................................. 5-4
No Charge Message
........................... 2-89
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
.............. 2- 11
Volts High Message ........................... 2-89
Volts Low Message
........................... 2-89
Warnings
................................ 5.4. 5.6
Battery Guard Storage ........................... 2-52
Battery Saver
.................................. 2-50
Exterior Lighting
............................. 2-50
Inadvertent Power
............................ 2-52
BBB Auto Line ................................ 7-11
Better Business Bureau Mediation
.................. 7- 11
Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-29
Fluid
....................................... 6-27
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Parking
..................................... 2-28
PedalTravel
................................. 6-29
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-30
System Warning Light
......................... 2-76
Trailer
...................................... 4-36
Transaxle Shift Interlock
....................... 2-33
Wear
....................................... 6-29
Brake Vacuum Problem Message
.................. 2-90
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking
in Emergencies .......................... 4- 10
Break-Iny New Vehicle
.......................... 2-20
Brightness Control .............................. 2-50
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-3 1
BTSI ......................................... 2-33 Capacities
and Specifications
.................... 6-69
Carbon Monoxide
.................... 2.34.4.29. 4.36
Cassette Tape Player
.................. 3.17.3.20. 3.24
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-31
CeUularTelephone
.............................. 2-63
Center Console Storage Area
...................... 2-60
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp. Bulb Replacement
... 6-37
Central Door Unlocking System
.................... 2-4
Certification Label
.............................. 4-31
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-48
Change Engine Oil Message
...................... 2-90
Change Trans Fluid Message
...................... 2-90
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-25
Charging System Indicator Light
................... 2-75
Check Brake Fluid
Level Message ................. 2-90
Check Coolant Level Message
..................... 2-90
Check Fuel Gage Message
........................ 2-90
Check Oil Level Message
........................ 2-90
Check Washer Fluid Message
..................... 2-91
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-48
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-56
Child Restraints
................................ 1-37
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
........... 1-39
Securing in the Center Rear Seat Position
.......... 1-41
Securing in
the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-43
TopStrap
................................... 1-38
Where to Put
................................ 1-37
Chrome Wheels. Cleaning
........................ 6-54
Cassette Tape Player Errors
............. 3.17. 3.20.
3-24
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-30
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-36
CHMSL
...................................... 6-37

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....................... 2-4
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Map Pockets
................................. 2-59
OpenMessage
............................... 2-91
Driver Door Open Message
....................... 2-91
Driver Information Center
........................ 2-85
Driver Information Center Messages
................ 2-89
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 13
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
..... 2-59
Driving City
........................................ 4-21
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-18
Night
...................................... 4-16
OnCurves
.................................. 4-11
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-38
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-24
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-27
Throughwater
............................... 4-20
Wet Roads
.................................. 4- 18
Winter ...................................... 4-26
With a Trailer
................................ 4-37
DRL ......................................... 2-46
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Temperature Control
..................... 3.3. 3-7
Freeway
.................................... 4-22
.
ECC ......................................... 3-2
Electrical Equipment. Adding
........... 2.23. 3.31. 6-59
Electrical Svstem
............................... 6-59 .... -J
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror ..... 2.54, 2.55
Electronic Climate Control ........................ 3-2
Electronic Level Control
......................... 4-32
Electronic Solar Sensor ........................... 3-6
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Compartment Fuse Block
....................... 6-62
Coolant
..................................... 6-21
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-23
Coolant Hot-Idle Engine Message
................ 2-91
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-79
Coolant Temperature Warning Light
.............. 2-79
Exhaust
..................................... 2-34
Identification
................................ 6-58
Misfire
.. Ease Off Gas Pedal Message ........... 2-91
Overheating
................................. 5-15
Running While Parked
......................... 2-34
StartingYour
................................ 2-22
EngineOil
.................................... 6-10
Adding
..................................... 6-11
Additives ................................... 6-13
Checking
................................... 6-11
Used
....................................... 6-14
What Kind
of Oil to Use ....................... 6-12
Whentochange
.............................. 6-13
Engine Speed Limiter
............................ 2-73
Englishhietric Display
.......................... 2-73
Specifications
................................ 6-69
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Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-36
Exterior Lighting
............................... 2- 10
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver .................... 2-50
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-34
Fabric Cleaning
.......................... 6-49, 6-50
Fan Button
................................. 3-2, 3-6
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Finish Care
.................................... 6-54
Finish Damage
................................. 6-55
First Gear, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-28
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flash-To-Pass Feature
........................... 2-38
Flat Tire, Changing
............................. 5-25
Floor Mats
.................................... 2-63
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-69
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-4
Front Storage Armrest
........................... 2-59
Front Towing
.............................. 5-9, 5-11
Front Turn Signal Lamps, Bulb Replacement ......... 6-36
Door Release
............................. 6-5, 6-6
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Level Low Message
........................... 2-91
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-62
FogLamps
.................................... 2-47
FrenchLanguageManual
........................... ii
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
DataPanel
.................................. 2-84
Gage
....................................... 2-83 Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-79
Fuel
....................................... 2-83
Gear Positions, Automatic Transaxle
................ 2-25
Gold Key Courtesy Transportation
.................. 7-8
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-31
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-31
GVWR
....................................... 4-31
Handles, Assist
................................. 2-63
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-7
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-31
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-37
Suggested Message
...................... 2-47, 2-48
Wiper Activated
.............................. 2-46
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance
.............. 7-4
Heatedseats
.................................... 1-5
Heating ....................................... 3-11
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-37
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-24
Hitches, Trailer
................................. 4-36
Tachometer
.................................. 2-73
GAWR
....................................... 4-31
GloveBox
.................................... 2-59
Guide
en FranGais 11 .. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-31
Headlamps
.................................... 2-46
Aiming
..................................... 6-33
OnReminder
................................ 2-46
Wiring
..................................... 6-59

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Anti-Lockout Feature
.......................... 2-7
Automatic Door
............................... 2-5
Door
........................................ 2-4
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Programmable Automatic Door
................... 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-6
Trunk Release
................................ 2- 13
Lumbar Controls ................................ 1-3
Magnasteer
................................ 4- 10
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
............ 6-70
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-56
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-39
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-80
Manual Rearview Mirror
......................... 2-53
MapLamps
................................... 2-52
MapPocket
................................... 2-59
Matching Transmitters
To Your Vehicle ............. 2-11
MaxiFusesRelay Center
......................... 6-60
Memory and Personalization Features
............... 2-85
Memory Seat and Mirrors
......................... 1-3
Methanol ...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-59
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview
......... 2-59
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
......... 2-54. 2-55
Inside Daymight Manual Rearview
.............. 2-53
Memory Seat and Mirrors
....................... 1-3
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-58
Visorvanity
................................. 2-62 MMT
......................................... 6-3
Model Reference
11
MountainRoads ................................ 4-24
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-37
.. ..................................
Monitored Systems OK Message ................... 2-91
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-60
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle ..................... 2-26
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-20
Nightvision
................................... 4-17
odometer .................................... 2-72
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-72
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-13
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Oil Life Indicator ............................... 2-96
Oil Life Indicator. How to Reset
................... 6-14
Oil Pressure Light
.............................. 2-82
OnStar System
................................. 2-63
Overdrive. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-27
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
....... 5-15
Overheating Engine ............................. 5-15
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 7- 13. 7- 14
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-56
ParadeDimming
............................... 2-51
PARK (P)
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-25
Shifting Into
................................. 2-30
Shifting Out of ............................... 2-33
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Stop Engine Low Oil Pressure Message
............. 2-94
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-59
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-30
Stuck In Sand. Mud. Ice
or Snow .................. 5-36
SunVisors
.................................... 2-62
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-22
Surge Tank. Coolant
............................. 5-20
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
......................... 6-24
Symbols. Vehicle
................................ xiii
Stop Engine . Engine Overheated Message .......... 2-94
SUnroOf ....................................... 2-64
Tachometer
.................................. 2-73
Taillamps. Bulb Replacement
..................... 6-38
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-31
Telephone. Cellular
............................. 2-63
Temperature Controls
......................... 3.3. 3.7
Theft
......................................... 2-16
Theft Security Override
.......................... 2- 18
Theft System ProbledCar May Not Restart Message
. . 2-94
Theft-Deterrent
Alarm System .................... 2- 17
Thermostat
.................................... 6-24
Third Gear, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-27
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-36
Time, Setting the
............................... 3- 15
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-30
Tires
......................................... 6-40
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-46
TireLoading
................................... 4-30 BuyingNew
................................. 6-44
Chains
..................................... 6-48
Changing a Flat
.............................. 5-25
Cleaning
.................................... 6-55
Compact Spare
............................... 5-35
Inflation
.................................... 6-41
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-42
Loading
.................................... 4-30
Pressure
.................................... 6-41
Temperature
................................. 6-46
Traction
.................................... 6-45
Treadwe
ar ................................... 6-45
Uniform Quality Grading ....................... 6-45
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-43
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-46
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-43
Top Speed Fuel Cut-Off Message
.................. 2-94
Top Strap
..................................... 1-38
TorqueLock ................................... 2-32
Torque, Wheel
Nut ......................... 5-32, 6-70
Towing a Trailer
................................ 4-32
Towing
Your Vehicle ............................. 5-9
Traction Control System
................................ 4-9
Engaged Message
............................. 2-95
OffMessage
................................. 2-95
ReadyMessage
.............................. 2-95
SuspendedMessage ........................... 2-95
Control System Warning Light
.............. 2-78, 4-9
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