AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
OPERATING
TIPS
Pushing
to
St
a
rt
Powerglide
Turn
off all electrical loads such as radio, heater and, if
possible, lights until the engine starts.
With the ignition key turned
ON
and the transmission
in
N
(neutral),
allow
the
car
speed
to
reach 25
to
30
miles
per
hour
,
Then
shift the transmission to L (low) po
si
tion,
After
the
engine starts, the transmission may be opetated
in
the normal manner, Never tow the
car
to s
tart
.
Extra
ellort
will be required to operate power steering
and
power
brakes until the engine start
s.
T
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rbo Hydro-malic
The
Turbo
Hydra-Matic transmission
is
designed so that.
the engine cannot be started by pushing the car. Should
the battery become discharged
it
will
be necessary
to
use
an auxiliary battery with jumper cables to start
the
engine.
When connecting the auxiliary battery be especially care-
ful
to
observe the correct polarity to prevent damage to
the De1cotron,
Parking
Your
Car
Always engage the parking brake and place the transmis-
sion se1edor lever in
"Park"
position when leaving
your
car
unattended.
ROClking
th
e
Car
If
it becomes necessary
to
rock
the
car
to
free it from sand,
mud
or
snow, move the selector lever from
"0"
to
"R"
in a repeat pattern while simultaneously applying moder-
ate pressure to the accelerator.
For
this purpose "R" posi-
tion may be engaged
at
speedometer readings below 5
m.p,h.
Do
not
race engine, Avoid spinning wheels when
trying
to
free the
car
from sand. mud or snow.
If
the
car
is
still stuck after a couple
of
minutes
of
rocking, have the
car
pulled
out
of
the ruts
to
prevent
overheating and possibly damaging
the
transmission.
Towing
The
car
may be towed safely
on
its
rear
wheels with
the
selector lever
in
"
N"
(Neutral) position
at
speeds
of
3S
miles
per
hour
or
less under most conditions.
However, the drive shaft must be disconnected
or
the
car
towed on its front wheels if I ) T
ow
speeds
in
excess
of
35 miles
per
hour
are necessary, 2)
car
must be towed
for extended distances
(ove
r
50
miles)
or
3)
transmission
is
not
operating
pr
operly.
If
towing the
car
on its
frODt
wheels. the steering wheel should be secured
to
maintain
a straight ahead position.
