Cadillac 1937 LaSalle VVI Information page 15

entilation
The ventilating panes in the front door windows and the
rear windows of sedans can be pivoted to secure any degree
of ventilation, with a minimum of drafts.
In cold weather or in rain or snow, they can be opened
slightly to provide just enough air circulation to prevent
window and windshield steaming or fogging.
In extremely hot weather, the front ventilators can be
turned almost completely around to a position that will
"scoop" air into the car.
Additional air can be secured in warm weather through
the cowl ventilator, which is screened to keep out insects,
etc.
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tarting the Engine
Automatic features have greatly simplified the starting
procedure. First of all, depress the clutch pedal, then switch
on the ignition and press the starter button at the left of the
panel. Built-in carburetor controls provide the correct
starting mixture and idling speed.
The engine should start in from 5 to 25 seconds of crank-
ing. If it does not, release the starter button and look for
the cause:
Check the contents of the gasoline tank.
See that the throttle button is pushed in to the dash,
especially in cold weather.
Make sure the ignition key is turned all the way on.
Crank the engine with the accelerator pedal held all the
way down to open the throttle fuliy. This will correct any
tendencies to a flooded or over-rich condition.
Do not run down the battery by too much use of the
starting motor when the engine does not start readily. First
find the cause; otherwise the battery may be run down
sufficiently to make starting impossible.
If a hot engine is
hard to start, open the
throttle fully by pushing
the accelerator slowly
to the floorboards, and
then crank the engine.
Release the accelerator
after the engine starts.
Starting a cold engine
is covered on page 23.
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