Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Driving with the Chevrolet Automatic Transmissions
Your Chevrolet is equipped with a
Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic
transmission. After starting the
en
gine with.the selector lever in N
(Neutral) or P (Park) position,
select the range desired (see table)
and
dt)press the a.ccelerator. A
gradual start with a steady increase
in accelerator pressure will result in
best possible fuel economy. Rapid
acceleration for fast starts
will re
sult in greater fuel consumption.
Automatic transmission shift
quadrants of all
OM cars continue
the uniform sequence of selector
positions. This particularly benefits multicar
families and those
Who oc
casionally drive. other cars. Shift in
dicators are arranged with "Park"
position at one end, followed in se
quence by "Reverse""" "Neutral"
and the forward driving ranges.
All automatic
tnlOsmiSsions are
equipped
witha. starter safety
switch designed to. permit starting
the engine only when the.
transmis
sion selector is in the "Park" or
"Neutral" position. For additional
engine braking
effect, as sometimes
needed
in mountainous driving,
place the transmission in a
inter
mediate range.
Column Shift Lever
The heavy line in the illustra
tions indicates the niovement of the
shift lever as
it is lifted to shift into
Reverse, L
2, L., and
into or out
of Park position.
