1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 82

Here are some times you might choose THIRD (3) instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@): 0 0 When driving on hilly, winding roads. When towing a trailer,so there is less shifting between gears. When going down a steep hill. FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power (but (2). lower fuel economy) than SECOND You can use it on IT very steephills, or in deep snow or mud. the selector lever is put in FTRST (l),the transaxle won'tshift into ni first gearutl the vehicle is going slowly enough. SECOND (2): This position gives you more power but lower fuel economy. You can use SECOND(2) on hills. It can help control your speedas you go downsteep mountain roads, but then you would also want to use your brakesoff and on. NOTICE: If your front wheels can't rotate, don't to try drive. This might happenif you werestuck in very deep sand mud or were up against a solid or object. You could damage your transaxle. Also, if youstop when going uphill, don't hold your vehicle there with only the accelerator pedal. This could overheat damage the and transaxle. Use your brakes or shift into PARK (P) to hold your vehicle in position on a hill. NOTICE: Don't drive in SECOND for morethan 5 miles (2) (8 km), or atspeeds over 55 mph (90 km/h), or you can damage your transaxle. Use AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0)THIRD (3) as much as possible. or Don't shift into SECOND (2) unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 kmk), or you can damage your engine. 2-23