1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual
1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual 1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual
THIRD (3) or DRIVE (D): If your automatic transaxledoes not have AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@),DRIVE (D) is for normal driving, at all speeds, in moststreet and highway situations.If your automatic transaxle has overdrive, THIRD (3) isalso used for normal driving, however, it offers morepower and lower fuel economy than AUTOMATICOVERDRIVE (a).Here are some times you might choose THRD (3) orDRIVE (D) instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a):- When driving on hilly, winding roads.- When towing a trailer, so there is less shiftingbetween gears.- When going down a steep hill.SECOND (2): This position gives you more power butlower fuel economy. You can use SECOND (2) on hills.It can help control your speed as you go down steepmountain roads, but then you would also want to useyour brakes off and on.2-18
FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power(but lower fuel economy) than SECOND (2). Youcan use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud.If the selector lever is put FIRST in (I), the transaxlewon’t shift into first gear until the vehicle is goingslowly enough.NOTICE:If your front wheels can’t rotate, don’t try todrive. This might happen if you were stuck invery deep sand or mud or were up against a solidobject. You could damage your transaxle.Also, if you stop when going uphill, don’t holdyour vehicle there with only the acceleratorpedal. This could overheat and damage thetransaxle. Use your brakes to hold your vehicle inposition on a hill.Parking BrakeTo set the parking brake,hold the regular brake pedaldown with your right footand push down the parkingbrake pedal with your left.foot. If the ignition is on,the.brake system warninglight will come on.To release the parkingbrake, hold the regularbrake pedal down. Pull thebrake release lever.2-19
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FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power(but lower fuel economy) than SECOND (2). Youcan use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud.If the selector lever is put FIRST in (I), the transaxlewon’t shift into first gear until the vehicle is goingslowly enough.NOTICE:If your front wheels can’t rotate, don’t try todrive. This might happen if you were stuck invery deep sand or mud or were up against a solidobject. You could damage your transaxle.Also, if you stop when going uphill, don’t holdyour vehicle there with only the acceleratorpedal. This could overheat and damage thetransaxle. Use your brakes to hold your vehicle inposition on a hill.Parking BrakeTo set the parking brake,hold the regular brake pedaldown with your right footand push down the parkingbrake pedal with your left.foot. If the ignition is on,the.brake system warninglight will come on.To release the parkingbrake, hold the regularbrake pedal down. Pull thebrake release lever.2-19
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