1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 69
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Manual
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NOTICE: Do not try to force the shift lever into SECOND (2) or THIRD (3) when the ONE TO FOUR light comes on. Do not to re-engage try FIRST (1) after starting to shift into FOURTH (4). You will damage your transmission. Shift only from FIRST (1) to FOURTH (4) when the light comes on. This lightwill come on when: The engine coolant temperature is higher than 120 O F (49 O C . ) 0 Downshifting (Manual Transmission) Do not downshift intothe gear shown below at speed a greater than shown in the table: FIRST (1) ...:...44 mph (71 km/h) SECOND (2) ...64 mph (103 km/h) THIRD (3) ...90 mph (145 km/h) m) FOURTH (4) ...116 mph (187 k k You are going 15 to 19 mph (24 to 3 1 km/h), and You are at 21 percent throttle or less. If you skip more than one gear when you downshift, you could lose control your vehicle. of And you could injure yourself or others. Don't shift from SIXTH (6) to THIRD(3), FIFTH (5) to SECOND (2) or FOURTH (4) to FIRST(1).