1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 234

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 green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal a turn Parking on Hills or lane change. Properly hooked the trailer lamps up, will also flash, telling other drivers you're about to turn, You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hill. something goes wrong, your rig If change lanes or stop. could start to move. People can be injured, and both When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. instrument panel will flash turns evenif the bulbs for But if you ever have to park your rig on a here's hill, on the trailer are burnedout. Thus, you may think how to do it: drivers behind you are seeing your signal when they are not. It's important to check occasionally to be sure 1. Apply your regular brakes, but do not shift into the trailer bulbs arestill working. PARK (P). Climbing grades steeper than 4 degrees at temperatures above 90°F (32"C) with a loaded vehicle and trailer is not recommended. The cooling system may temporarily overheat. See "Engine Overheating" in Index. the Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to lower gearbefore you start a down a longor steep downgrade. If you don't shift so down, you might have to use your brakes much that they would get hot and no longer work well. On long uphill grades, reduce speed to to 50 mph 45 (70 to 90 km/h) and avoid prolonged use of SECOND ( 2 ) gear and engine speeds above3800 rpm. 2. Have someone place chocks under trailer wheels. the 3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load. 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then shiftinto PARK (P) firmly and apply your parking brake. 5. Release the regular brakes. 4-37