D(Drive)canbeusedfortowing.Youmaywanttoshift
thetransmission to3(Third)or,ifnecessary,toalower
gearifthetransmission shiftstoooftenunderheavy
loadsand/orhillyconditions.
1(First): Thisposition reducesvehiclespeedeven
morethan2(Second) withoutusingthebrakes.Youcan
useitonverysteephills,orindeepsnowormud.Ifthe
shiftleverisputin1(First)whilethevehicleismoving
forward, thetransmission willnotshiftintofirstgearuntil
thevehicleisgoingslowlyenough.
See
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formore
information.
Spinning thetiresorholdingthevehiclein
oneplaceonahillusingonlytheaccelerator pedal
maydamagethetransmission. Therepairwillnotbe
coveredbythevehiclewarranty.Ifyouarestuck,do
notspinthetires.Whenstopping onahill,usethe
brakestoholdthevehicleinplace.
3
(Third): Thisposition isalsousedfornormaldriving.
However,itreducesvehiclespeedmorethanD(Drive)
withoutusingthebrakes.Youmightchoose3(Third)
insteadofD(Drive)whendrivingonhilly,windingroads,
whentowingatrailer,sothereislessshifting between
gearsandwhengoingdownasteephill.
2
(Second): Thisposition reducesvehiclespeedmore
than3(Third)withoutusingthebrakes.Youcanuse
(Second) onhills.Itcanhelpcontrolvehiclespeedas
PerformanceShifting
2
yougodownsteepmountain roads,butthenyouwould
alsowanttousethebrakesoffandon.
Ifthevehiclehasthisfeature, itcandetectachangein
drivingpatterns. Ifyoumakeanaggressive driving
maneuver,thevehicle's transmission automatically
shiftstothelowestpossiblegeartomaximizevehicle
performance. Thevehiclewillautomatically returnto
normaloperation whenyoureturntonormaldriving
patterns.
Donotshiftinto2(Second) unlessyouare
goingslowerthan65mph(105km/h),oryoucan
damagetheengineand/ortransmission.
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| Categories | Cadillac DTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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