1996 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 219

lhrn Signals When Towinga nailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle may need a different turn signal flasher and extra wiring. Check arrows on your with your Cadillac dealer. The green instrument panel will flash whenever signal a turn you or lane change. Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps to will also flash, telling other drivers you're aboutturn, change lanes or stop. Driving On Grades Reduce speed andshift to a lower gear before you start I€ you down a long or steep downgrade. don't shift brakes so much that down, you might have to use your they would get hot and no longer work well. On a long uphill grade,shift down and reduce your 45 / ) speed to around mph (70 b hor less to reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even bulbs on If your vehicle weighs morethan 1,OOO lbs. (450 kg), if the you may want todrive inTHIRD (3) instead of the trailerare burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they are not. It's OVERDRIVE (@). important to check occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs are still working. 4-38