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Pontiac 1997 Sunfire Owner's Manual page 79

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Forward Gears (3-Speed)
DRIVE (D): This position is for normal driving.
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
k d 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.
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
could 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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