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per hour the overdrive will automatically disengage.
When overdrive is engaged and gear shift lever is in either
second or third position, extra power for rapid acceleration or
hill climbing is supplied by depressing the accelerator pedal to
the floor.
Parking-When the overdrive control handle is pushed in,
engine compression for "in gear" parking will be effective
only in the reverse position. To park in any other gear the
control handle should be pulled out. Always apply the hand
brake when parking a vehicle.
Push Start-Should it ever be necessary to start the engine by
pushing or towing the vehicle, pull overdrive control handle
all the way out and place shift lever in neutral until vehicle
reaches 15
mph.
Depress clutch, turn key starter to ON and
place shift lever in THIRD
speed.
Engage clutch gradually to
start engine. After the engine starts, the overdrive control
handle may be pushed in at any time.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODELS
EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Hydra-Matic Shift Control Lever
The shift lever located just below the steering wheel can be
moved to select neutral, one of three forward speed ranges, or
reverse. These positions, which are plainly marked on the
indicator segment (fig. 25), are utilized as follows:
Fig.
25-Hydra-Matic Indicator-
Neutral Position
N-Neutral (and starting)
1-4-Normal forward driving
1-3-For faster acceleration
and in congested traffic
1-2-For controlled power
R-Reverse (and parking)
Powermatic Selector Control Lever
The control lever mounted on the transmission tower can
be moved to select neutral, one of three forward speed ranges,
or reverse. These positions, which are plainly marked on the
tower (fig. 26) are utilized as follows:
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