1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 67

ud. If the selector lever is put in thc 1, ansaxle won't shift into first gear unti le vehicle is going slowlyenough. from the parking brakepedal, it will pop up to therelease position. NOTICE: If your front wheels can't rotate, don't try to drive. This might happen if you were stuck in very deep sand or mud or were up against asolid object. You could damage your transaxle. Also, if you stop whengoing uphill, don't hold your vehicle there withonly the accelerator pedal. This could overheat anddamage the transaxle. Use yourbrakes or shift into P (Park) to hold your vehicle in position on a hill. NOTICE: Driving with the parking brake on can causeyour rear brakes to overheat. You may have to replace them, andyou could also damage other partsof your vehicle. Parking Brake To Set the Parking Brake: Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push down the parking brake pedal with yourleft foot. If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will comeon. See the Index under Brake System Warning Light. To Release the Parking Brake: Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot while you push downon the parking brakepedal with your left foot. (To releasethe tension on the parking brakecable, you will need to apply about the same amount of pressure to theparking brakepedal as you did when you set the parking brake.) When you remove your foot If You are Towing a Trailer and are Parking on Any Hill: See the Index under Towing a Trailer. That sectionshows what to do to first keep the trailer from moving.