Pontiac Sunbird Owner's Manual page 62

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Shifting the 5-Speed
Manual Transaxle
There are seven different positions:
N Neutral
1 First Gear
2
Second Gear
3 Third Gear
4 Fourth Gear
5 Fifth Gear
R
Reverse
1
3
5
2 4
R
This is your shift pattern. Here's how to
operate your transaxle:
1 (First Gear): Press the clutch pedal
and shift into 1. Then, slowly let up on
the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator pedal.
You can shift into 1 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 1, put the shift lever in
N (Neutral) and let up on the clutch.
Press the clutch pedal back down. Then
shift into 1.
2 (Second Gear): Press the clutch pedal
as you let up on the accelerator pedal
and shift into 2. Then, slowly let up on
the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator pedal.
3,4 and 5 (Third, Fourth and Fifth
Gears): Shift into 3,4 and 5 the same
way you do for 2. 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
N (Neutral).
N (Neutral): Use this position when
you start or idle your engine.
R
(Reverse): To back up, press down
the clutch pedal and shift into
R
(Reverse).
Let up on the clutch pedal slowly while
pressing the accelerator pedal.
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