1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 69
1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual
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When this light CoLmries you can shift to the next on, higher gear if weather;-road and,:traffic conditions let you. Fa; the best fuel economy, accelerate slowly and -:shiftwhen the light..come,son.. Locking Rear Axle If you. have this feature, your 1acking.rear axle- give can you additional tracfim ~n snow, mud,"ice, sand or gravel. It.works like a standard axlemost ofthe t h e , has but when one of the rear wheels- no tractimand the other does, this €eatwe will allow the wheel with traction to move .the vehicle. -Whil.e accelerate, it is normal for the bght to go ,on you and off -if you quickly change the pwition of the accelerator. Ignore the-SHIFT.light whenyou downshift. I If you.skip more I in one gear when you downshift, you could lose control of your vehicle. ;And y.ou could injure yourself or others. Don't shift down more than om gear when you downshift. If your vehicle has four-wheel drive and is equipped with a ~znanual transmissim, disregard the shift light when the- transfer case is in 4LO. Four-wheel Drive (fEquipped) I If your vehicle has. four-wheel drive, you-cansend your engine's dwi.ving power to all four wheels for extra traction. To shift QUt of tw-o-wheel drive and into four-wheel drive, move the transfer case shift lever to 4HI or 4LO. You should use, 2HI-fix.xnostnormal driving conditions. NOTICE: ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ Driving in the 4HI or 4L.Opusitions for a Icing. time 0.ndry or wet pavement .could shorten the life of.your vehicle's drivetrain. 2-22