1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Owner's Manual - Page 228

Driving On Grades Reduce speedand shift to a lower gear before you start down a long or steep downgrade. If you don't shift down, you might haveto use your brakes so much that they would get hotand no longer work well. On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduceyour speed to around45 mph (70 kmih) to reduce the possibility of engine and transmission overheating. and you have an automatic transmission with Overdrive, you may prefer to drive in "D" instead of Overdrive 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 have to parkyour rig on ahill, here's how to doit: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into "P"(Park) yet. 2. Have someoneplace chocks under 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 "P" (Park) firmly and apply your parking brake. 5. Release the regular brakes. When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking a Hill on 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you: Start your engine; Shift into a gear; and 0 Be sure the parking brake has released. L 2. Let up on thebrake pedal. 3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks. 4. Stop and have someone pick up and storethe chocks. u 214