1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 75

1995 Chevrolet Lumina Manual

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SECOND (2): This position gives you more power but lower fuel economy. You can use SECOND(2) on hills. as It can help control your speed you go down steep mountain roads, but then you would also want to use your brakes off and on. FIRST (1): This position givesyou even rrioPe power (but lower fuel economy) than SECOND You can (2). use it on very steephills, or in deep snow ormud. If the (l), shift lever is put in FIRST the transaxle won't shift into first gear until the vehicle going slowly enough. is NOTICE: Don't drive in SECOND for more than (2) 5 miles (8 km), or at speeds over55 mph (88 km/h), or you can damage your transaxle. Use DRIVE (D) or OVERDRIVE (0)much as as possible. (2) Don't shift into SECOND unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you can damage yourengine. I I NOTICE: If your frontwheels can't rotate, don'ttry to drive. This might happen you were stuck in if very deep sand mud or or were up against a solid object. You could damage your transaxle. Also, if 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 brakes or shift into PARK (P) to hold yourvehicle in position on a hill. 2-19

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SECOND
(2):
This
position
gives
you
more
power
but
lower
fuel
economy.
You
can
use
SECOND
(2)
on
hills.
It can help control
your
speed
as
you
go
down
steep
mountain
roads,
but
then
you
would
also
want
to
use
your
brakes
off
and
on.
NOTICE:
Don’t drive
in
SECOND
(2)
for
more
than
5
miles
(8
km), or
at
speeds
over
55
mph
(88
km/h), or you can
damage
your
transaxle.
Use DRIVE (D) or OVERDRIVE
(0)
as
much
as
possible.
Don’t shift
into
SECOND
(2)
unless you are
going slower than
65
mph
(105
km/h), or you can
damage
your engine.
FIRST
(1):
This
position
gives
you
even
rrioPe
power
(but
lower
fuel
economy)
than
SECOND
(2).
You can
use
it
on
very
steep hills, or in deep
snow
or
mud.
If
the
shift
lever
is
put
in
FIRST
(l),
the
transaxle
won’t
shift
into first
gear
until
the
vehicle
is going
slowly
enough.
I
I
NOTICE:
If your
front wheels can’t rotate,
don’t
try
to
drive.
This
might
happen
if you were stuck
in
very
deep
sand or
mud
or
were up against
a
solid
object. You could damage
your
transaxle.
Also,
if
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
brakes
or
shift
into
PARK
(P)
to
hold
your vehicle in position on
a
hill.
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