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Geo Prizm 1996 Owner's Manual page 78

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DRIVE (D): This position is for normal driving. If you
need more power for passing, and you're:
0
Going less than about 27 mph (43
km/h),
push your
0
Going about 29 mph (47
km/h)
or more, push your
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
accelerator pedal all the way down.
You'll shift down to the next gear
and
have more power.
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 as you go down steep
mountain roads, but then you would also want to use
your brakes off and on.
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 DRIVE (D)
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.
LOW (L):
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
shift lever is put in LOW (L), the transaxle won't shift
into low gear until the vehicle is going slowly enough.

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