1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 97

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 you go down steep as mountain roads, but then you would want to use also your brakes off and on. FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power (but lowerfuel economy) than SECOND (2). You can use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. If the shift leveris put in FIRST (l),the transaxle won't shift into first gear until the vehicle going slowly enough. is NOTICE: Don't drive inSECOND (2)for more than 25 miles (41 km)at speeds over55 mph (90 km/h), or you can damage your transaxle. Use DRIVE (D) or AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@)as much aspossible. (2) Don't shift into SECOND unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you can damage yourengine. NOTICE: If your frontwheels can't rotate,don't try to drive. This might happen you were stuck in if very deep sandor mud or were up againsta solid object. You could damage yourtransaxle. Also, if you stop whengoing uphill, don't hold your vehicle there with only the accelerator pedal. This could overheat and damage the transaxle. Use your brakes or shift intoPARK (P) to holdyour vehicle in positionon a hill. 2-21