OPERATINGTHETRANSMISSION
oppositedirectionduringclutch
engagement.Ifyouneedto
startuponanincline,applyyour
servicebrakesbeforeyourelease
theparkingbrake.Thenrelease
yourservicebrakesasyouengage
theclutchandapplythrottle.
Forfurtherinstructionsonoperating
yourtransmission,seethe
transmissionmanufacturer'smanual
thatisincludedwithyourvehicle.
Ifyouhaveamisalignedgearcondition
inyourvehicle'stransmissionand
cannotstart,graduallyreleasethe
clutch,allowingthedrivegearteethto
lineupproperly.Thenthedrivegear
canrollenoughtoallowtheteethto
lineupproperlyandcompletetheshift.
Thebestengineperformanceand
maximumeconomyisobtainedifgears
areproperlyselected.Thisefciency
isachievedbyalwaysselectinggears
withinoptimumenginerpm,whichis
wheremaximumtorqueandpowerare
obtained.Forfurtherinformation,see
MoreDrivingTipsandT echniqueson
page4-62.
ShiftingGearsinaNewVehicle
Shiftcarefullyinanewvehicle.The
transmissionmaybealittlestiffat
rst.Avoidgearclashingbyclosely
followingtheseprocedures.
Whenyouareoperatinganewvehicle
oronethathasbeenexposedtocold
weather,youwantthetransmission
lubricant(uid)tocirculateandcoat
thecontactingsurfacesofthegears.
Metalcontactingmetalinmoving
partsmayseriouslydamageyour
transmission—donotdriveinone
gearforlongperiodsoftimeuntilthe
transmissionlubricanthasachanceto
coatallcontactingsurfaces.Carefully
observethefreetravelintheclutch
fortherstfewhundredmiles.Asthe
clutchliningwearsandhighspotsget
wornsmooth,youwillgetlessfree
travel.
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