Chevrolet 1998 C/K Full-Size Pickup Owner's Manual page 102

Manual Transmission Operation
5-Speed (MW3 Transmission with
Low Gear) (If Equipped)
Here's how to operate
your transmission.
FIRST (1) is intended only for heavy loads and is not
recommended for normal driving.
During the first 500 miles (805 km) of vehicle use, start
your vehicle moving in FIRST (1). This allows clutch
components to break-in properly.
FIRST (1): Press the clutch pedal and shift into
FIRST (1). Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal as
you press the accelerator pedal. Shift into FIRST (1)
only when the vehicle is below 5 mph (8 k m h ) . If you
try to shift down into FIRST (1) at excessive vehicle
speeds, the shift lever will not move into the FIRST (1)
position until vehicle speed is reduced.
SECOND (2): Press the clutch pedal and shift into
SECOND ( 2 ) . Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal as
you press the accelerator pedal.
You can shift into SECOND (2) when you're going less
than 20 mph (32 km/h). If you've come to a complete stop
and it's hard
to
shift into SECOND (2), put the shift lever
into NEUTRAL (N) and let up on the clutch. Press the
clutch pedal back down. Then shift into SECOND (2). If
you try to downshift into SECOND (2) at excessive
vehicle speeds, the shift lever will not move into the
SECOND ( 2 ) position until the vehicle speed is reduced.
THIRD (3): Press the clutch pedal and shift
into
THIRD (3). Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal as
you press the accelerator pedal.
FOURTH (4) and FIFTH (5): Shift into the higher
forward gears the same way you do for THIRD (3).
Slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator pedal.
To stop, let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake
pedal. Just before the vehicle stops, press the clutch pedal
and the brake pedal, and shift to
NEUTRAL
(N).
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