1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Owner's Manual - Page 184

Turn Signals When Towinga Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle may need a different turn signal flasher and/or extra wiring. Check with your Cadillac dealer. The arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps will also flash,telling other drivers you're about to turn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbs on the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they are not. It's important to check occasionally to besure the trailer bulbs are still working. If your trailer weighs more than 2,000 lbs. (900 kg), you should drive in DRIVE (D or 3) instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@).This allows the torque convertor clutch to engage and the transmission to run cooler. Parking on Hills You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hill. If something goes wrong, your rig could start to move. People can be injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. But if you ever haveto park your rig on a hill, here's how to do it: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet. 2. Have someone place chocks under the downhill side of the trailer wheels. 3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load. 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then shift into PARK (P) and apply the parking brake. ' Driving O n Grades Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start down a long or steep downgrade. If you don't shift down, you might have to use your brakes so much that they would get hot and no longer work well. shift down to a lower gear and On a long uphill grade, reduce your speed to around mph (70 km/h) to reduce 45 the possibility of engine and transmission overheating. 5. Release the regular brakes.