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Parking
WHEN LEAVING YOUR CAR UNATIENOEO
• Place automatic transmission selector in
"PARK"
• Turn key to "LOCK" position.
• Set parking brake.
• Remove key (the buzzer will remind you.)
• Lock all doors.
Starting the engine
1. Apply the foot brake.
2. Place transmission selector in "P" or uN"
("P" preferred). A starter safety switch
prevents starter operation while the trans-
mission selector is in any drive position.
(If
it
is necessary to fe·start the engine with the
car moving, place the selector lever in "N".)
3. Depress accelerator pedal and activate starter
as follows for different conditions.
• Cold Engine - Fully depress accelerator
pedal and slowly release. With foot off the
pedal, crank the engine by turning the igni·
tion key to the Start position - release when
engine starts.
If
engine starts, but fails to run, repeat this
procedure. When engine is running smoothly
(approximately 30 seconds), the idle speed
may be reduced by slightly depressing the
accelerator pedal and then slowly releasing.
CAUTIO
Extended running of englOe (5
minutes or more) without depressing accelera-
tor peda CQuid cause damage to engine
or exha
t system
due to overheating.
• Warm Engine - Depress aa:elerator pedal
about halfwly and hold while cranking the
engine.
• Extremely Cold Weath... (Below O·F.) Or
Aftl!r Car Has Been Standing Idle Several
Days - Fully depress and release accelerator
pedal
two
or three times before cranking the
engine. With foot off the accelerator pedal,
crank the engine by turning the key to the
Start position and release when engine starts.
Proper engine oil viscosity
ts
very important for
easy cold weath... starting. See Servicing Instruc·
tions, Section Five.
IF ENGINE FAILS TO START
Starting Flooded Engine - Hold the accelerator
pedal all the way down and crank (not over 15
seconds at a time) until engine starn.
Transmission operation
SHIFT LEVER POSITION INOICATOR
Your Cadillac is equipped with a Turbo Hydra-
matic transmission.
The shih lever position indicator is arranged
from left to right with "P" (Parkl, followed in
seq uence by "R" (Reversel, "N" (Neutral),
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