1995 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 97

SECOND (2): This position gives you more power. You can use SECOND (2) on hills. It can help control your speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then you would also want to use your brakes off and on. NOTICE: Don't drive in SECOND (2) for more than five miles (8 km), or at speeds over 55 mph (88 km/h), otherwise you can damage your transaxle. Use AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@) or THIRD (3) as much as possible. Don't shift intoSECOND (2) unless you are going siower man 65 mph (105 km/h), or you can damage your engine. FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power than SECOND (2). You can use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. (If the shift lever is put in FIRST (I), the transaxle won't shift into FIRST (1) until the vehicle is going slowly enough.) NOTICE: If your frontwheels can't rotate, don't try to drive. This might happen if you were stuck in very deep sand ormud or were up against a solid object. You could damage your transaxle. Also, if you stop when going uphill, don't hold your vehicle there with only the accelerator pedal. This could cause overheating and damage the transaxle.Use your brakes to hold your vehicle in position on a hill. 2-26