Cadillac 1998 DeVille Owner's Manual page 96

OVERDRIVE
( a ) :
This position is for normal driving.
If you need more power for passing, and you're:
Going less than 35 mph (55 kmk), push the
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
Going about
35
mph (55
kmh)
or more, push the
accelerator all the way down.
The transaxle will shift down to the next gear and
have more power.
.NOTICE:
If your vehicle seems to start up rather slowly, or
if
it
doesn't seem to shift gears as you accelerate,
something may be wrong with a transaxle system
sensor.. I f you drive very far that way, your
vehicle can be damaged.
So
if this happens, have
your vehicle serviced right away. Until then, you
can use SECOND (2) when you are driving less
than 35 mph
(55 km/h)
and,OVERDRIVE
(a)
for higher speeds.-
THIRD (3): This position is also. used for normal
driving, however, it offers more power and lower fuel
economy than OVERDRIVE
(0).
Here are examples for using
THIRD (3) instead of
OVERDRIVE (0):
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting
.
When going down a steep hill.
SECOND (2): This position gives you more power. You
can use SECOND (2) on hills. It ,can help control your
speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then
you wbuld also want to use your brakes off and on.
between gears.
'I
NOTICE:
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Don't shift into SECOND (2) unless you are going
slower than 65 mph (105
km/h),
or you can
damage your engine.
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