Starting And Driving - Cadillac BLS Owner's Manual

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Starting and driving

Laying the car up
If the car is not going to be used for some
time, e.g. three to four months, the following
steps are recommended:
• Drain the washer fluid reservoir and
hoses.
• Wash and wax the car. Clean the rubber
seals on the bonnet, boot lid and doors,
and lubricate them with glycerol
(glycerine).
• After washing the car, dry the brake discs
to avoid corrosion by taking the car out on
the road and applying the brakes a few
times.
• Fill the fuel tank to prevent condensation
forming in it.
• Top up the coolant and check the anti-
freeze before the onset of winter.
• Park the car in a covered, dry, well-venti-
lated area. Do not apply the handbrake!
• If necessary, place chocks under the
wheels.
• Disconnect the negative (-) battery lead.
If frost is likely to occur during the lay-up
period, remove the battery and store it in
a frost-free place.
• If it is not possible to stand the car on axle
stands, increase the tyre pressure
to 3 bar (43 psi).
Leave all the door windows open a crack
and cover the car with a non-plastic
tarpaulin.
1 Downhill with kerb. 2 Uphill with kerb. Turn
Turn the wheels toward the wheels away from the
the kerb and edge the car kerb and edge the car
forwards until the wheel backward until the wheel
lightly touches the kerb. lightly touches the kerb.
3 Uphill or downhill
without kerb. Turn the
wheel towards the verge
so that the car, should it
move, will not roll towards
the middle of the road.