1993 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 71

FivemSpeed Manual lLansmission PO348 This is the shiftpattern.Here'show e to operateyourtransmission: 1 (FirstGear)-Press the clutchpedalandshift into 1. Then,slowlylet upontheclutchpedalas you presstheacceleratorpedal. You canshift into 1 whenyou'regoinglessthan 20 mph (32 km/h). If you'vecometo a completestop and it'shardtoshift into 1, putthe shiftleverin N (Neutral) and letupontheclutch.Presstheclutchpedal backdown. Then shift into 1. e 2 (SecondGear)-Presstheclutchpedalasyouletuponthe acceleratorpedal and shiftinto 2. Then,slowlylet up on theclutch pedalasyoupresstheacceleratorpedal. e e 3, 4 and 5 (Third,FourthandFifthGears)-Shiftinto 3, 4 and 5 the sameway you do for 2. Slowlyletupontheclutchpedalasyoupress theacceleratorpedal. To Stop -Letupon theacceleratorpedalandpressthebrakepedal. Justbeforethevehiclestops,presstheclutchpedalandthebrake pedal, and shiftto N (Neutral). N (Neutral)-Usethispositionwhenyoustart or idleyourengine. R (Reverse)-To back up,pressdowntheclutchpedal and shiftinto R. Letupontheclutchpedalslowlywhilepressingtheacceleratorpedal. 2-1 9