CADILLAC SEVILLE 1993 4.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4.9 Liter
4.6 Liter
(Northstar)
7. Connect the red positive (+) cable to the positive (+) terminal of the
vehicle
with the dead battery.
8. Don't let the other end touch metal. Connect it to the positive (+ )
9. Now connect the black negative (-) cable to the good battery's
terminal
of the
good battery.
negative
(-) terminal.
10. Don't let the other end touch anything until the next step. The other
end
of the negative cable doesn't go to the dead battery. It goes to a
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine heavy unpainted metal part on the engine of the vehicle with the dead
battery.
Attach the cable at least 18 inches (45 cm) away from the dead
battery, but not near engine parts that move. The electrical connection
is just as good there, but the chance of sparks getting back to the
battery is much less.
4.9 Liter
4.6 Liter
(Northstar)
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11. Now start the vehicle with the good battery and run the engine for
awhile.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I 12. Try to start the vehicle with the dead battery.
If it won’t start after a few tries, it probably needs service.
13. Remove the cables in reverse order to prevent electrical shorting.
Take care that they don’t
touch each other or any other metal.
MAD BATTERY
TOWNG YOUR WHICLE
Try to have a GM dealer or a professional towing service tow your
Cadillac. The usual towing equipment is a sling-type, or a wheel-lift, or
car carrier tow truck.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If your vehicle has been changed or modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps, aero skirting, or special tires and
wheels, these instructions and illustrations may not be correct.
Before
you do anything, turn on the hazard warning flashers.
When
you call, tell the towing service:
That your vehicle cannot be towed from the front or rear with
That your vehicle has front-wheel drive.
sling-type
equipment.
The make, model, and year of your vehicle.
Whether you can still move the shift lever.
If there was an accident, what was damaged.
When the towing service arrives, let the tow operator know that this
manual contains detailed towing instructions and illustrations. The
operator may want to see them.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
To help avoid injury to you or others:
Never let passengers ride in a vehicle that is being towed.
Never tow faster than safe or posted speeds.
Never tow with damaged parts not fully secured.
Never get under your vehicle after it has been lifted by the
tow truck.
Always use separate safety chains on each side when towing a
vehicle.
Never use '3" hooks. Use T-hooks instead.
When your vehicle is being towed, have the ignition key off. The steering
wheel should be clamped
in a straight-ahead position, with a clamping
device designed
for towing service. Do not use the vehicle's steering
column lock for this. The transaxle should be
in Neutral and the parking
brake released.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Don’t have your vehicle towed on the front wheels, unless you must. If
the vehicle must be towed on the front wheels, don’t go more than 55
mph (88 km/h) or farther than 500 miles (804 km) or your transaxle will
be damaged. If these limits must be exceeded, then the front wheels have
to be supported on a dolly.
A CAUTION:
A vehicle can fall from a car carrier if it isn’t properly secured.
This can cause
a collision, serious personal iqjury and vehicle
damage. The vehicle should be tightly secured with chains
or
steel cables before it is transported.
Don’t use substitutes (ropes, leather straps, canvas webbing,
etc.) that
can be cut by sharp edges underneath the towed
vehicle.
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You will find the warning light about a hot engine on your Cadillac
instrument panel (Export
Only).
The driver information will display either “ENGINE COOLANT HOT
IDLE ENGINE” or “STOP ENGINE ENGINE OVERHEATING.”
If Steam Is Coming From Your Engine:
A CAUTION
Steam from an overheated engine can burn you badly, even if
you just open the hood. Stay
away from the engine if you see or
hear steam coming from it. Just turn it off and get everyone
away from the vehicle until
it cools down. Wait until there is no
sign of steam or coolant before opening the hood.
If you keep driving when your engine is overheated, the liquids
in it can catch fire. You or others could be badly burned. Stop
your engine
if it overheats, and get out of the vehicle until the
engine
is cool.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine IfNo Steam Is Coming From Your Engine:
If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem
may not be too serious. Sometimes the engine can get a little too hot
when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
0 Idle for long periods in traffic.
0 Tow a trailer.
If you get the overheat warning with no sign
or steam, try this for a
minute or so:
1. Turn off your air conditioner.
2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the
window as necessary.
3. Try to keep your engine under load (in a drive gear where the engine
runs slower).
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can drive. Just to be safe,
drive slower for about ten minutes.
‘If the warning doesn’t come back on,
you can drive normally.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your vehicle \
right
away.
If there’s still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine for two or three
minutes while you’re parked, to see
if the warning stops. But then, if you
still have the warning,
TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GET
EVERYONE
OUT OF THE VEHICLE until it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the
hood but to get service help right away.
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When you decide it's safe to lift the hood, here's what you'll see:
v Coolant recovery tank
v Radiator pressure cap
Electric engine fans
1 A CAUTION:
An electric fan under the hood can start up even when the
engine is not running and can injure you,
Keep hands, clothing
and
tools away from any underhood electric fan,
If the coolant inside the coolant recovery tank is boiling, don't do
anything else until
it cools down.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The coolant level should be at or above “FULL COLD.” If it isn’t, you
may have a
leak in the radiator hoses, heater hoses, radiator, water pump
or somewhere else
in the cooling system.
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A CAUTION
Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine parts, can be very
hot. Don’t touch them.
If you do, you can be burned.
Don’t run the engine
if there is a leak. If you run the engine, it
could lose all coolant. That could cause an engine fire, and you
could be burned. Get any leak
fixed before you drive the vehicle.
If there seems to be no leak, check to see if the electric engine fans are
running.
If the engine is overheating, both fans should be running. If they
aren’t, your vehicle needs service.
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