Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV

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Starting and driving
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The following message will be displayed on
the DIC if the transmission fluid becomes
too hot:
Gearbox too hot. Make a
safe stop. Open hood.
If this message appears, stop the car as
soon as it is safe to do so and allow the
engine to idle until the message has gone
out. The selector lever should be in
position P.
When continuing your journey, manually
select a low gear in which the engine speed
is about 3500 rpm until the incline eases,
see page 143.
WARNING
Utilise the braking effect of the engine
(gear M1, M2 or M3) when you are
descending long or steep hills to spare
the brakes.
Overheating can cause the brakes to
fade!
Recommendations for cars with
manual gearbox
Rises in coolant temperature are indicated
by the temperature gauge in the main instrument
panel.
When the needle is just outside the red
zone, the A/C compressor will be switched
off and, on certain engine variants, the maximum
engine torque will be limited.
When continuing your journey, select a
low gear in which the engine speed is
about 3500 rpm until the incline eases.
WARNING
Utilise the braking effect of the engine
(1st, 2nd or 3rd gear) when you are
descending long or steep hills to spare
the brakes.
Overheating can cause the brakes to
fade!
Towbar load
The weight distribution on the caravan
makes a lot of difference to the handling
properties of the car and caravan combination.
As regards two-wheel caravans, concentrate
the load over the wheels and keep
it as low as possible.
Distribution of load in caravan
aLight
b Moderate
c Heavy
The caravan should be loaded so that the
load on the towball is 50–75 kg. Note that
this load must be included in the total load
for the car. If this now exceeds the specified
load capacity, the load in the luggage compartment
may have to be reduced by the
corresponding amount.