Cadillac BLS Owner's Manual page 141

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Cars with 5-speed transmission
In this mode, only 2nd and 5th gears are
available. Select 2nd gear when driving at
low speeds and 5th gear at higher speeds.
2nd gear must be selected manually. Select
5th gear manually or move the selector
lever to D, see page 143.
Cars with 6-speed transmission 3
• The car may seem totally powerless. If
this is the case, have the car towed to a
workshop to have the problem remedied.
We recommend that you contact an
authorised Cadillac workshop.
• The car may seem to have greatly
reduced power, but can be carefully
driven to a workshop to have the problem
remedied. We recommend that you con-
tact an authorised Cadillac workshop.
• Driveability may barely be affected.
Regardless of how driveability is perceived,
the car must be taken to a workshop to have
the problem checked and remedied. We
recommend that you contact an authorised
Cadillac workshop.
Park Brake Shift Lock
The transmission has a security function
known as Park Brake Shift Lock. To move
the gear selector out of the P or N position,
the gear selector detent (catch) must be
pressed in at the same time as the brake
pedal is held depressed.
Temporary override of this function
An electrical fault can prevent the gear
selector being moved out of the P position.
If this is the case and the car must be
moved, for example to tow it a short dis-
tance, follow the instructions below:
1 Apply the handbrake.
2 Lift up the rubber mat in the storage
compartment ahead of the selector
lever.
3 Under the floor of the storage compart-
ment is a yellow plastic lever. Use a thin
tool, such as a screwdriver, to press and
hold the plastic lever while moving the
selector lever from P to N.
4 Remove the tool.
5 Release the handbrake if the car is to be
moved immediately, otherwise it should
remain on.
Check fuse 6 in the engine bay electrical
centre. If the fuse is whole the battery may
be flat. We recommend that you contact an
authorised Cadillac workshop to have the
problem checked and rectified.
Starting and driving
Temporary override of Park Brake Shift
Lock
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