Transmission; Descending A Grade; Driving On Slippery Surfaces; Automatic Transmissions - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

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TRANSMISSION
DESCENDING A GRADE
CAUTION: To
,.we..
the poMibillty
of
P.l'1II]IMI1nfuIY.
betor8
iOIn8
down •
RNp
OIl "
long
grNe. NCIuc,.-.rId
.tIIIt' "
lran .......
Oon
inIo
to.
or 1nt.nMdiMe gur to
help
conttol
yow
tpeed.
Try I'IIIt 10 hold the
lit ........
down 100 long or kJCI
ott.n ..,...
DOing
dowft •
.teep or
long 1I"1Id •• " .
could
c:au.Ie ....
br- " to
gM hat
~
no! - "
....... fflilUre
to
r.Q .....
~
tDllkl.......tt In
I~
01 vMiclt oonuoL
DRIVINCl ON SUPPERY SURFACES
Use care when speeding lip, 'or
when'
shifting into sloWer gear ' w hiie driving on
'8
slippery surface. Sudden
acoel9ration
Of ..
engina braking 'action
ldue
to
8hiftKlg
to,
a,
lower gear) could .cause the wheel$ to
skid. Skid correction is
'C8I1ed
for
at·these
time!!;;
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
Automatic
transmissions-
replace the
sww:wd
cluk:::h and
-transrrission.
After
starting
the
~n9
with
ttie
seledor lever in . ' . 'P" (Plri) or "N"
(Neutral)
,position.
select
~
rMge ·desifed (see
table)
and
depress the
ac~leraf9r .
A
gradual start wllh a steady increase.
In
acceIefator .pressure will result in
best
possible l uel economy. Rapid acceleration
for
fast starts will resuh
in
greater
fuel consumption.
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 3 SPf.ED
P .:, J'ARK)
.
.-~
N
(NEUTRAL)
-.
.:
D
~
(DRJVE)
"
. .
-
' . -
niii
.po.!llon
I. .... r~ .~
IIIe
1dUcl<: •
BriII&
Your
'..Joide to •
ci>mpIeW
no, beror.
Illif'lna lo
R~1W.
nis
it the
(lut-<lf..,ar
position.
Yu. _Y
rf!1tart
• _alkd. en,ine ..... iI..-
the
vehWk'. sliU JIIovina
wijlo
the,
mlKlot
ill
Neutnl ...
'Ill • .
pos.itlon ..
.., o.iIM ";h~n
I_Ina
th~ ¥thid~: See
tM "In
Cue of
Eme~':
_tion for
tow;' ..
facta.
1M
th. poliWn for
au
nOMal forWaM drivln,. ,.
Forcilld do.".nRlifb
~
with .tM _!Klor
Po
"D"
y
.... CM Itl
t il
Mtomatic
do .. ..,)oift .1
~
wer 3S mph (60
km/h)
by
PftM
I,h.,.o.
molOf 'pedaI
''''"'~tely
QlMY to lbe 11_.
Yo. will • • 1 •
forced
dow..tW1 .1
~
~
J5 .. p.h (60
kmfb)
by
p~
lIM-
pNaI aU
II"" ...".
to
ttlc -floor.
nu.
wi!
&f¥e
Y_
i.-.d
KCtoIen'iooI for
~ ~ft
...
Thil
Potittoil
iii
estill
to'proi.id~ ....
iumum
~"&i~
1Nak!.:
when" d,,\'UIi down
,toy
sharp.
8I"'dtl
.or
""bell 1IIW--
perf~
is requ.lred 10
dImh
Ii
Ifft,
hill .... nmtllro"8h
d""p ....,.. or
· ...... Yooa.
.oy
'ollift
into 1 ., .ny IpftIII bUI
I.b.
· tra . . . . .
wi!
MIt
h!d<
in ....
~
uti!
"",Wda
. . . . . . . . . u<Ml ...
pII(60Iua[hJ- - .
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