DrivingOnGrades
ParkingonHills
Reducespeedandshifttoalowergearbeforestarting
downalongorsteepdowngrade. Ifthetransmission is
notshifteddown,thebrakesmighthavetobeusedso
muchthattheywouldgethotandnolongerworkwell.
{WARNING:
Parkingthevehicleonahillwiththetrailer
attached canbedangerous. Ifsomething goes
wrong,therigcouldstarttomove.Peoplecanbe
injured, andboththevehicleandthetrailercanbe
damaged.Whenpossible, alwaysparktherigon
aflatsurface.
Onalonguphillgrade,shiftdownandreducethe
vehicle's speedtoaround45mph(70km/h)toreduce
thepossibility oftheengineandthetransmission
overheating.
VehiclescantowinD(Drive). Shiftthetransmission to
alowergearifthetransmission shiftstoooftenunder
heavyloadsand/orhillyconditions.
Ifparkingtherigonahill:
Whentowingathighaltitude onsteepuphillgrades,
consider thefollowing: Enginecoolantwillboilata
lowertemperature thanatnormalaltitudes. Iftheengine
isturnedoffimmediately aftertowingathighaltitude on
steepuphillgrades,thevehiclemayshowsignssimilar
toengineoverheating. Toavoidthis,lettheenginerun
whileparked,preferably onlevelground,withthe
automatic transmission inP(Park)forafewminutes
beforeturningtheengineoff.Iftheoverheatwarning
comeson,seeEngineOverheating onpage6‑32.
1. Pressthebrakepedal,butdonotshiftintoP(Park)
yet.Turnthewheelsintothecurbiffacingdownhill
orintotrafficiffacinguphill.
2.
Havesomeoneplacechocksunderthetrailer
wheels.
3.
Whenthewheelchocksareinplace,releasethe
regularbrakesuntilthechocksabsorbtheload.
4. Reapplythebrakepedal.Thenapplytheparking
brakeandshiftintoP(Park).
5.
Releasethebrakepedal.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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