1994 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 56

Features & Controls D (Third Gear): This position is like (Dl, but you never gointo Overdrive. Here are some timesyou might choose D instead of [D): When driving on hilly, windingroads. When towing a trailer,so there is less shifting between gears. When going down asteep hill. 2 (Second Gear): This position gives you more powerbut lower fuel economy. You can use 2 on hills. It can help control your speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then you would alsowant to use your brakes off and on. 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 shift lever isput in 1, the transmission won't shift into first gear until the vehicle is going slowly enough. NOTICE: If your rear wheels can'trotate, don't try to drive. This might happen if you were stuck in very deep sand or mud or were up against a solid object. You could damage your transmissionor transfer case or both. Also, if you stop when going uphill, don't hold your vehicle there with only the accelerator pedal. This could overheat and damage the transmission. Use your brakes or shift into P (Park) tohold your vehicle in positionon a hill. Forward Gears ID1 (Automatic Overdrive): This position is for normal driving. you If need more power for passing, and you're: Going lessthan 35 mph (56 km/h), push your accelerator pedalabout halfway down. Going about 35 mph (56 ltm/h) or more, push the accelerator pedal all the way down. You'll shift downto thenext gear and have more power. Locking Rear Axle Your rear axle can give you additional traction on snow, mud, ice, sand or gravel. It works like astandard axle most of the time, but when one of the rear wheels has no traction and the other does, the locking feature will allow the wheel with traction to move the vehicle. 50