1998 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 298

A CAUTION: Operating the engine with air cleaner off can the cause you or others to be burned. The air cleaner not only cleans air, it stops flame if the engine the backfires. If it isn'tthere, and the engine backfires, you could be burned. Don't drive with it off, and be careful working on the engine with the air cleaner off. Automatic Transaxle Fluid When to Check and Change A good time to check your automatic transaxle fluid level is when the engine oil is changed. Change both the fluid and filter every50,000 miles (83 000 km) if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or more of these conditions: 0 In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature regularly reaches 90"F (32O Cj or higher. In hilly or mountainous terrain. When doing frequent trailer towing. Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service. 0 0 NOTICE: If the air cleaner is off, a backfire can cause a damaging engine fire. And, dirt can easily get into your engine, which willdamage it. Always have the air cleaner in place when you're driving. 0 If you do not use your vehicle under any of these conditions, the fluid and filter do not require change until the message CHANGE TRANS FLUID appears on the Driver Information Center. See "Scheduled Maintenance Services" in the Maintenance Schedule booklet. 6-18