1954 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

CONVENIENT DOOR LOCKS
POWER BRAKE
The Cadillac Power Brake is faster acting,
easier to apply and completely safe for all
driving conditions. If your car is equipped
with this feature, you will find that braking
effort is reduced considerably for
moderate to severe applications.
The conventional brake pedal and
system have been retained. This has been
done so that if the power system should become
inoperative, or if it is ever necessary
to apply the brakes when the engine is
not running, there is sufficient leverage to
stop the car with foot power alone.
Each door -on your Cadillac can be locked
from the inside by pushing down the lock
button on the sill. Doors may also be
locked from the outside with this button
by pushing the button.down while the
door is open, and then holding the door
handle opening button all the way in while
closing the door. Locks on the rear doors
of Sedans are set so that both the inside
and outside door handles are inoperative
when the lock button is depressed. To
open a door, it is then necessary to lift the
lock button before operating the door handle. If desired, the locks
on the rear doors of Sedans can be reset by any Authorized Cadillac
Dealer so that pushing down the lock button makes only the outside
handle inoperative to outside opening.
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ELECTRIC WINDOW
REGULATION
The electrically-operated windows on
cars so equipped are connected so that
they will not operate unless the ignition
switch is "ON" or in the accessory (left)
position. The button controls for raising
and lowering the windows are located
on each door in the finish panel. Four
master control switches are located on
the left front door to operate all four
windows. The Series 75 models have
four buttons on the left front door
which control the raising and lowering
of the two front windows and the raising
only of the two rear compartment
windows. On the Series 75 Limousine,
controls for the rear-door windows and
division glass are conveniently on the
rear armrests.
On all Coupe models, the control switches for the rear quarter
windows are in the armrest.
LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
The luggage compartment lid on your 1954 Cadillac has a counterbalanced
construction and is fitted with a key-lock release. To
open, insert the key with the rounded head, turn in a clockwise
direction and, using the grip under the "V" of the Cadillac
emblem, lift the lid up. To close, pull down to a position 6 or 8
inches from closing, remove the key and push lid firmly downward.
This automatically locks the luggage compartment. An automatic
interior light operates for your convenience when the luggage
compartment lid is raised.