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TRANSMISSIONS AND AXLES
GOOD DRIVING
PRACTICE:
Before descending a steep or long grade, down a mountain or hillside, reduce speed and shift into a lower gear.
Use the brakes sparingly to prevent them from overheating and thus reducing brake effectiveness.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
Powerglide Shift Positions
The option.iHPowergHde, Turbo Hydra-Matic
400 and TurboHydra-Matic 350 transmissions are
completely automatic
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units replacing the stan-
dard transmission. Control is obtained through
the selector lever located on the right side of
the steering column.
CAUTION: When parking or leaving the vehicle
unattended, even for a few minutes, remove
the ignition key, place the selector lever in
"Park" position and fully apply the parking
brake.
P·Park
f---*Lift
R-Reverse
f---*Lift
N-Neutral
D-Drive
;---*Lift
L-Low
Use on Iy when truck is stopped.
Truck Parked
For backing truck from stop.
For standing (brakes
applied).
For forward driving. Step hard on
Normal
accelerator
.
for extra acceleration
Driving
below 45 mph
(approx.)-V8,
40
Range
mph (approx.)-6 cyl.
For hard pull ing at
low
speeds
Sand, Snow
and climbing or descending steep
or Mud and
dry grades. Shift to L only below
on Steep
40 mph.
Grades
Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 and Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 Shift Positions
P-PARK
Use only when truck is parked or being started. Not used on Cor P 30 Series.
TRUCK PARKED
-*LIFT
R-REVERSE
Used for backing truck from stop.
-*LIFT
N-NEUTRAL
For starting and running engine without moving truck.
NORMAL
D-DRIVE
For normal driving conditions. Downshift for extra acceleration below 65 mph
DRIVING
by depressing accelerator pedal to the floor; below 30 mph by depressing
RANGE
halfway to floor
r -
-*
LIFT
~-LOW2
For driving in heavy traffic or on hilly terrain. Shift into L2 at any vehicle speed.
HIGHER
PERFORMANCE
RANGE
L1-LOW 1
For descending steep grades or hard pulling at low speeds-The unit will not
SAND, SNOW,
downshift into Ll unless vehicle speed is 40 mph or below.
MUD, STEEP
GRADES
..
*Llftlng
clears stops that prevent 'unlntentlonal shifts to Reverse, Park or Low.
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