Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV

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Starting and driving
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Selector lever detent
The detent button on the selector lever has
to be pressed in before the lever can be
moved between certain positions.
The brake pedal must be depressed before
shifting the selector lever from P or N.
Adaptive gear change patterns
The adaptive gear change pattern function
adapts gear changing to the prevailing
driving conditions. The transmission control
module senses the engine load, vehicle
speed and temperature of the transmission.
A suitable gear change pattern is then
selected automatically to avoid unnecessary
gear changes and undesired increases
in transmission temperature.
Certain variants use a special change pattern
for the first few minutes after a cold start
so that the catalytic converter reaches its
working temperature more quickly.
Alternatives Sentronic and SPORT,
see page 143 and page 144.
Thermal transmission protection
of the gearbox
If the temperature of the transmission fluid
exceeds 150 °C, engine torque will be
limited to 200 Nm.
the following message then appears on
the DIC:
Gearbox too hot. Make a
safe stop. Open hood.
If this message appears, stop the car as
soon as it is safe to do so and allow the
engine to idle until the message has gone
out. The selector lever should be in
position P.