Parking Brake - Cadillac 1996 Eldorado Owner's Manual

FIRST
(lji
This position gives you even more power
Parking Brake
than SECOND (2). You can use it on very steep hills,
or
in
deep snow
or mud. (If the shift lever is put
in
FIRST (l), the transaxle won't shift into gear until the
vehicle is going slowly enough.)
NOTICE:
- - -
If your front wheels can't rotate, don't try to
dri.ve. This-might happeh if
you
were stuck in
very.deep sand or mud
or
were
up
against a solid
object.
You
could damage
your
transaxle.
Also, if you stop when going uphill, don't hold
Hold the regular brake
pedal down with your right
foot and push, down the
parking brake pedal with
your left foot to set the
parking brake. If the
ignition is on, the PARK
BRAKE indicator light
will come ,on.
your vehicle there with only the accelerator
If you try to drive off with the parking brake on, the
pedal. This could cause overheating and damage
PARK BRAKE indicator light stays on. See "Parking
the transaxle. Use your brakes to
hold your
Brake Indicator Light" in the Index for more
vehicle in position on a hill.
information.
When you move out of PARK (P) or
NEUTRAL.(N),*if
the engine is
running,
the p&king brake should release. I f
it doesn't, you can manually release the parking brake.