1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE manual transmission

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Reverse
R (Reverse): Use this gear to back up.
To rock your vehicle back and forth to
get out of snow, ice or sand without
damaging your transmission, see the
' Index under If You're Stuck: In Sand,
Mud, Ice OY Snow.
Neutral
N (Neutral): In this position, your
.engine doesn't connect with the wheels.
To restart when you're already moving,
use N (Neutral) only. Also, use
N (Neutral) when yourvehicle is being
towed.
CAUT/ON
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0 (Automatic Overdrive): This
position is. for normal driving. If you
need more power for passing, and
you're:
Going less than about 35 mph
(56,lUn/h), push your accelerator
pedal
about halfway down.
Going about 35 mph (56 ldh) or
more, push the accelerator all .the way
down.
You'll shift down to the next geai and
have more power.
D (Third Gear): This is like m, but
you never go into Overdrive.
Here-are
some times you might choose
D instead of a:
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When going down a steep hill.
2 (Second Gear): This position gives
you more. power but lower -fuel
economy.
You can use 2 on hills. It can
help control your speed as yuu go down
steep mountain roads, but then you
would also want to use your brakes off
and on..
1 (First Gear): This position gives you
even more power (but lower fuel
economy)
than 2. You can use it on
very steep hills, 01 in deep snow or
mud. If
the selector lever is put in 1, the
transmission won't shift into first- gear
until the vehicle is going slowly enough.

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NOTICE
There are eight different positions:
N Neutral
1 First Gear
2 Second Gear
3 ThirdGear
4 Fourth Gear
5 Fifth Gear
6 Sixth Gear
R Reverse
1 3 5
2 4 6 R
This is your shift pattern. Here’s how to
4 operate your transmission.
1 (First Gw): Press the clutch pedal
and shift into 1. Then, slowly let up on
the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator pedal.
You can shift into 1 when you’re goirg
less thah 40 mph (64- lun/h). X€ youJve
come to a- complete stop and it’s hard to
shift into 1, put the shift lever in
N (Neutral) and let up OD the clutch.
Press th.e clu_tch pedal back &urn. Then
shift into 1.
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Y 2- (Second Gear): Press the clutch
pedal as
you let up on t.he accelerator
pedal and
shift into 2. Then, slowly let
up on the clutch pedal .as you -press the
accelerator pedal.
3,4,!5 and 6 (Third, Fourth, E.i€th and
Sixth Gears): Shift ihto 3,4,5 and 6
the same way you do for 2. Slowly let
up on the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator
pedal;
To stop
Let up an the acceleraTor pedal and
press the-brake pedal. Just before the
vehicle
stops, press the clutch pedal
:and.the brake pedal, and shift to
N (Neutral).
N (Neutral): Use this position when
you .startor idle your engine.
R (Reverse): To back up, press down
the clutch pedal-and shift into R (Reverse).
.Let up on the clutch pedal slowly while
pressing the, accelerator pedal.
I-f you shift €ram. RARevefse), the -shift lever must be first
placed
in the N (Neutral) position
centered between
2 and 5 prior to
shifting into .R (Reverse).
Your 6-speed
manual transmission has
a
feature that allows you to s-afely.shift
into-R (Reverse) while the vehicle is
rolling (at
less than 5 mph) . You will be
%clred-out” if you try to shift into
R (Reverse) while y0u.r vehicle is
moving faster than
5. rhph.
If you haveturned your ignition off and
wish to park your car iii R (Reverse),
you wlil have to move the shift leyer
quickly to the right, “crashing” through
the high load spring and then into gear.
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Shift Speeds
(MANUAL TRANSMISSION)
This chart-shows when to shift to the
next higher gear for best fuel economy.
If your speed drops below 20 rnph
(32 hh), .or if the engineis.not
running :smo.othly, ~ou shauld
downshift
-to the next lower gear. 'You
may have to downshift two or mare
gears to keep :the engine mrining
smoothly or far :good performance-.
Acceleration Shift Spe.eds:
1st to 2nd .................. 15 mph (24.Jan/h)
2nd to 3rd ................ 25-mph (40-Imh)
3rd to 4th ................. 40 mph (64.ld.h)
4th-to 5th ............. .... 45 rnph (72 ldh)
5th tu 6th .................. :5O'mph (80 lun/h)
.ShRt .Light
(MANUAL TRANSMISSION)
i This light will display ONE TO FOUR..
When this light comes on, you can only
shift from 1 to 4 insteadaf 1 to 2. This
kelps you to get the best possible fuel
.economy.
Thk light will come on under these
conditions-:
The engine coolant. temperature is
geeeater than 120°F (50°C),
9 You are going 12-19.rnph
(20-29 Bm/h), and
You are at 35% throttle or less.
When
this light is .on, the gear s-hift
lever will kt you shift fiam 1 to"4 only.
Q.nce you we in 4 you-. can press th,e
clutch. again and shift into.:another. gear.
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Fullow the shift speeds hthis chart
when the 0NE.TO FOUR light is an.
Computer Aided .Manual
Transmission Shift Speeds:
1st to 4th .................. -15 mph (24 km/h)
4th t05th ...!. ......... 25 mph (40 ldh)"
5th to 6th ............ 40 mph (64 lm/h)**
Each -time .you: come to a stop, your
vehicle!s Engine Control Moduie
(ECM) determines when to activate the
ONE TO FOUR upshift system. Use
2 only when-you accelerate very qufcldy
€rom'i stop. You can then fdlow the
.-lull gear shift pattern.
30 rnph (48 km/h) when pcceZaa.ting to
highway speeds
**$5 mph (72 km/hj .when accelerati~g to
highmay speeds-
When-you downshift, don? slip more
than one gear. For example, you can
shift from 6 to 5 or from 6 to 4.. But
don't shift from 6 to:3.
Be careful not to drive faster than the-
sp.e:eds shown for each gar.
Maximum Speed Limits When
Douinshifting:
1st ............................ 40 mph (64 km/h)
2nd ......................... 60 nqh ('97 ldh)
3rd ........................ -80 mph. (129 lm/h)
4th ...................... 105 rnph (169: Wli)
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If you skrp marethan one
gear when you downshift,
you could lose- cmtrol of your
vehicle-. And you could injure
yourself and others. Don't shift
from 6 to 3, 5 to 2, or 4 to .3 .......uj.I....

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Shifting Down to Lower Gears
(CONT.)
NOTICE
4
rhe six-speed transmission has springs
'hat center the shift lever near
3 and 4.
rhese springs help you know which
gear
you are in when you are shifting.
Be careful when shifting from 1 to 2 or
downshifting from 6. to 5. The springs
will
try to- pull the gear shift lever
towards 3 and 4. Make sure you move
the lever into
2 or 5. If you let the lever
move in
the direction of the pulling, you
may end up shifting from 1 to 4 or from
6 to 3.
€ngine Power Switch (LT~ ENGIwJ
The LT5 or ZR-1 engine has two sets 0%
intalce runners and fuel injectors-
primary and secondary. The pr-imary set
may
be mn indeperidently from the
secondary system, providing NORMAL
engine power, or both primary-and
secondary systems
may be used to
provide FULL engine power. This
feature allows FULL power
performance only at the driver's
discretiun.
In the NORMAL setting,
engine
and exhaust. noise are less
evident.

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:It can be, dangerous.iu.get: '
.. ..
:out- of .your vehicle'if the: shift
lever is nut fully in P (Park) with
the -parking .brake firmly set.
Your
vehicle can roll,
If you have left the engine. running,
the vehicle can move suddenly. You
.or others could be injured. To be
sure' your vehicle won't move, when
you're on fairly level ground, use
the
steps that follow. If you are
parking on
a hill, also see the Index
under Parking on Hills.
1. Hold the bralre pedal down with your
right foot and set the p-arlting
brake.
2. Move the shift lever into the P (Park)
position
by holding in the button on
the lever and pushing t-he 1ever.all the
way toward the front of the vehicle.
3. Move the ignition key to Lock.
4. Remove the key and take it with YOU.
If you can walk away from your
vehicle with the ignition key in your
hand, your vehicle
is in P (Park).
Leaving Your Vehicle With the
Engine
Running
(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)
If you have-to leave your vehicle with the
engine
running, be sure your vehicle is in
P (Park) and your parking brake is
firmly set be€ore you leave it. After
you've moved the shift lever into the-
P (Park) position, hold the regular brake
pedal
down. Then, see if you can move
the shift lever away from P (.PC&)
without first pushing the button.
If you can, it means that the shift lever
wasn't
fully lockdinto P (Park).