Cadillac Repair: 1988 Cadillac Deville, cadillac deville, gear switch


Question
The other day I talked to the other guy about codes and was just wondering what some of them mean.  It said that there was an open third or fourth gear switch in the transmission, what does that mean.  And how do you clear those codes.  Also where is the drain plug for the radiator.

Answer
Open 3rd or 4th pressure switch means that the switch is supposed to be OPEN or CLOSED to send the signal to the computer so it knows what gear you are in so it will or will NOT allow the overdrive to engage.

To clear codes:

1. Ignition ON. Engine OFF.

2. Simultaneously push and hold the OFF and WARMER buttons on the climate control panel for 3 seconds and release them.

3. Codes will appear if there are any and the display will stop at .7.0

4. Simultaneously push and hold the OFF and HI buttons until you see E.0.0 and release the buttons.

5. Push and release the AUTO button and turn OFF the ignition.

This clears the codes. Drive the car and see if any codes return.