1994 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 61

RNB321 n Forward Gears ID1 (Automatic Overdrive):This position is for normal driving. If you need more power for passing, and you're: Going less than about 35 mph (56 ltm/h), push your accelerator pedal about halfway down. Going about 35 mph (56 km/h) or more, push the accelerator all the way down. You'll shift down to thenext gear and have more power. NOTICE: If your vehicle seemsto start up rather slowly, orif it seems not to shift gears as you go faster, something may bewrong with a transaxle system sensor. If you drive very far that way, your vehicle can be damaged. So, if this happens, have your vehicle serviced right away. Until then, you can use 2 (Second Gear) when you are drivin less than 35 mph (56 km/h) and D (Overdrive) for higher speeds. When driving on hilly, windingroads. When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting between gears. When going down a steep hill. 2 (Second Gear): This position gives you more power but lower fuel economy. You can use 2 on hills. It can help control your speed asyou go down steep mountain roads, but then you would also wantto use your brakes off and on. .~_,.I. ~ . NOTICE: Don't drive in 2 (Second Gear) for more than 5 miles (8 Im), or at speeds over 55 mph (88 lm/h), or you can damage your transaxle. Use (D1 or 3 as much as possible. Don't shift into 2 unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 ltrn/h), or you can damage your engine. 1 (First Gear): This position gives you even more power (but lower fuel economy) than 2. You can use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. If the selector lever is put in 1, the d 3 (Third Gear): This is like [D1, but yo'U never go into Overdrive. Here are som times you might choose 3 instead of E j: 59