1996 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 85

SECOND ( ) This position gives more p-owerbut 2: you lowerfuel economy. You can use SECOND (2) on hills. It can help controlyour speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then you wouldalso want to use your brakesoff and on. FIRST (1): This position gves you even more power (but lower he1 economy) than SECONR (2). You can use it on very steephills, or in deep snow or mud. the If selector.lever is put FIRST (l),the transaxle won't in shift into FIRST (1) mtil the vehicle is going slowly enough. NOTICE: Don't drive in. SECOND (2) for more than 25 miles (41 km), or atspeeds oveF55 mph (88 kndh), or y.ou can damageyour tr'ansaxle. Use AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0) THIRD (3) as much as or possible. Don't shift intoSECOND(2) unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you can damage yourengine. NOTICE: If your frontwheels can't rotate, don't. try to drive. This might happenif you werestuck in very deep sand or mud or were up against a solid object. You could damage your transaxle. Also,?f you stop when going uphill, don't hold your vehicle there with only the accelerator pedal. This could overheat and damage the transaxle. ,Use your brakesor shift intoPARK (P) to hold your vehicle in position on a hill.'