Chevrolet 1957 Owner's Manual page 17

TUII.OCILIDK DRIYING CAUTION.
Do
not accelerate engine for more than 10 seconds in "0", "R"
or
" HR"
when brokes ore engaged.
When stopped on
0
hill , DO NOT hold cor
by
accelerating except
very
brieRy.
Use brakes.
Always come
10 0
complete
slop
before moving selector lever
10
"P"
"n"
or
~.
Toke care when shihing
10
"N",
,hal
you do
nol
move the selector
lever
pasl
"N" ond
inlo
"0" or "R" position.
STARTING THE ENGINE BY PUSHING
Turn on key, place the selector lever in " N " until cor reaches 25
10
30 miles per hour and m ove the lever
10
"HR"
poSition.
When engine storts, move the selector lever
10
"0" .
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It
is
best
nol 10 low
the
car 10 start.
When
engine storts,
the car may accelerate into the
low
car.
"ROCK" CAR
10
escape from
mud, sand or
snow, by holding down
the accelerator a small amount ond moving the selector lever
between
" 0" ond
"R" .
PARKING
The steering ease of your new Chevrolet, together with a few words
of instruction, will allow you to easi ly back into a space only slightly
longer than the cor itself.
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• Pull up even with the cor ahead of the parking
space.
• Turn the sleering wheel sharply right as you
slowly back up. Keep the wheels hard right
until your front wheels ore exactly opposite
the back wheels of the car beside you .
• Now lurn the steering wheel sharply leh,
continuing to back up.
With only a few trio Is you will
be
able to park
your Chevrolet with ease .
• Always set the hand broke.
• If
parked on a hill, turn the wheels toward the
curb.
• With Synchro-Mesh transmission, set shift lever
in reverse.
• With Overdrive, set shift lever in reverse,
ond LOCK OUT the Overdrive.
• With either Chevrolet automatic transmission,
set selector lever in "P" position.
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