User Manual - Page 80

For 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA.

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NOTICE:
Don’t drive in SECOND
(2)
for more than
25
miles
(41
km), or
at
speeds over
55
mph
(88
km/h), or you can damage your transaxle.
Use AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(GO)
or
THIRD
(3)
as
much
as
possible. Don’t shift into
SECOND
(2)
unless you are going slower than
65
mph
(105
km/h)
or
you can damage
your engine.
If you have automatic overdrive,
SECOND
(2)
will select
either
first
or second
gear
depending on vehicle speed.
If
your vehicle
is
slowing, the transaxle will downshift to
first gear at
20
to
25
miles per hour
(32
to
40
h/h)
for
engine braking.
You
may notice some variation in shift
speed in
SECOND
(2)
when accelerating or braking.
FIRST
(1):
This
position
gives
you
even
more
power (but
lower
fuel
economy)
than
SECOND
(2).
You
can
use
it
on
very
steep hills,
or
in
deep snow
or
mud.
If
the selector
lever
is
put in
FIRST
(l),
the
transaxle won’t
shift
into
first gear until the vehicle is
going
slowly enough.
NOTICE:
If your front wheels can’t rotate, 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
can
damage your transaxle.
Also, if you stop when going uphill, don’t hold
your vehicle there with only the accelerator
pedal. This could overheat and damage the
transaxle. Use your brakes or shift into
PARK
(P)
to hold your vehicle in position on
a
hill.
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