1996 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 82

THIRD (3): This position is also used for normal driving however, it offers more power and lower fuel economy than OVERDRIVE (@). Here are examples for using THIRD (3) instead of OVERDRIVE () a: FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power than SECOND (2). You can use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. (If the shift lever put in is FIRST (l), the transaxle won't shift into first gear until the vehicle is going slowly enough.) 0 When driving on hilly, winding roads. When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting between gears. NOTICE: If your frontwheels can't rotate, don't try to drive. This might happenif you were stuck in very deep sand or mud were up against a solid or object. You could damage yourtransaxle. Also, if you stop when going uphill, don't hold your vehicle there withonly the accelerator pedal. This could cause overheating and damage the transaxle. Use your brakesto hold your vehicle in positionon a hill. 0 When going down a steep hill. SECOND (2): This position gives you more power. You can use SECOND (2) on hills. It can help controlyour speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then you would also want to use your brakes off and on. r I NOTICE: ~~ Don't shift intoSECOND (2) unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you can damage yourengine. 2-23