Oldsmobile 1995 88 Owner's Manual page 71

@ AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE: This position is for
normal driving. If you need more power for passing, and
you're:
Going less than about 35 mph (56
km/h), push your
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
accelerator all the way down.
0
Going about 35 mph (56
km/h)
or more, push the
You'll shift down to the next gear and have more power.
NOTICE:
If your vehicle seems to start up rather slowly, or
if it seems not to shift gears.as you go faster,
something may be wrong with a transaxle system
sensor. If you drive very far that way, your
vehicle can be damaged. So, if this happens, have
your vehicle serviced right away. Until then, you
can use SECOND (2) when you are driving less
than 35 mph (56 kmh) and
0 OVERDRIVE for
higher speeds.
THIRD GEAR (3): This is like @, but you never go
into OVERDRIVE. Here are some times you might
choose THIRD instead of @:
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting
0
When going down a steep hill.
SECOND (2): This position gives you more power but
lower fuel economy. You can use SECOND 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.
between gears.
NOTICE:
Don't drive in SECOND (2) for more than
5 miles (8 km), or at speeds over 55 mph
(88
km/h),
or you can damage your transaxle.
Use
0 or THIRD as much as possible.
Don't shift into SECOND unless you are going
slower than 65 mph (105 kmh), or you can
damage your engine.
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