fuel consumption CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 1976 2.G Owners Manual

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.