Chevrolet 1957 Owner's Manual page 16

DRIVING WITH THE
TURBOGLIDE TRANSMISSION
The transmission selector lever has ~ve positions and a quadrant
position indicator located in the instrument panel.
P
PARK
R
REVERSE
N
NEUTRAL
D
DRIVE
Holds the cor immovable, even when parked on a
hill. Engine may be storted and idled in this position.
lift
up slightly on the selector lever to shih
inlo
PARK
position .
For backing cor. Always bring cor to a complete
hal! before moving lever
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Ihis pasilian.
Allows engine to be storied and idled while car is
standing still. 11 is
nol
necessary
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shift into neutral
when cor is temporarily stopped under ordinary
driving conditions.
With the selector lever set in this position your
Chevrolet is ready
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provide unsurpassed, effortless
performance in any driving
siluolion,
winter or sum-
mer. Just set the lever in drive and press the
occelerator, At speeds below
60 M .P.H.,
the trans-
mission will provide
e)(tra
bursts of speed for quick
acceleration by stepping down hard on the accelera-
tor pedal.
Since no Low range is provided (the wide range of
the transmission includes that normally covered by low
range) the
H ill Retarder
position provides increased
engine braking for downhill coasting. Because of
the wide range of this transmission, you won't use
this range very often. Do not shift into
"HR"
position above 45
M.P.H.
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