Plymouth Cranbrook Manuel utilisateur

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.GOING

IN

YOUR

NEW

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IMPORTANT

MILEPOSTS

fo

...

you

...

moto

...

ing

enjoyment

Page

Your

Keys to Good

Going

. . . . .

..

2

Ins

id

e Locks for

yo

ur Prot

ec

tion. 3

Pl

ymo

uth

Fea

tu

res for yo

ur

Com-

fo

rt

..

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..

....

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...

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.......

4

Good

Li

g

ht

s for Yo

ur

Safety

. . . . 5

S

tart

th

e

En

gine

th

e Easy

Way.

..

6

In

struments for your Conve

ni

ence

and Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

For

Smoo

th

Going a

nd

Smooth

St

o

ppin

g . . . . . . . .

..

.

..

. . . . . . . 8

For

Sm

ooth

Shiftin

g fr

om

on

e

Speed to

An

o

th

er

. . . . . . . . . .

..

9

Get your

Pl

ymo

uth

O

ff

to

a

Good

Sta

rt

. .

...

.

.....

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..

. . 10

Yo

ur

Pl

ymo

uth

Dealer

Kn

ows

yo

ur

C

ar

Bes

t.

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

..

II

Th

e M

il

eage

Mainte

nance

Plan

.

..

12

Se

asonal

Ma

intenan

ce.

. . . . . . . .

..

14

Th

e

En

g

in

e Oil

Story.

. . . . . . . . . . 16

Pag

e

Mileage Ma

int

enanceSche

dul

es.

1

8,

19

Wh

en

to

A

dd

and

Change E

ngi

ne

Oil

..

.

..

.

.......

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.....

20

For Maximum Tire "Mileage and

Easy

Rid

ing

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...

21

Ho

w ·to Change a W

heel.

. . . . . .

..

22

Kee

g

up

A

pp

earance .

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24

«-

Plym

outh Automatic 'Overdrive . . 26

Conve

rtibl

e C

luh

Cou

pe

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. 28

Pl

ymo

uth

All-Metal S

uburban

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"

MoP

a, All-Wea

th

er C

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tems .

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32

· '

Mo

Par Pa

rt

s and Accesso

ri

es.

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A

ut

omo

bil

e Manufacturers Asso-

ciation Uniform Wa

rr

anty . .

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34

Your License Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Useful I

nf

o

rm

ation

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35

Available Plymouth Servi

ce

Lite

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36

·Sfec

ial E(}uipme

nt-Acc

es

sori

es

:

Int

erest

in

g

inf

orma

ti

on

abo

ut

the

op

erat

ion

a

nd

ca

re of

all

it

ems

of

sp

ec

i

al

e

qui])m

e

nt

(av

a

il

able at

extra cos

t)

have b

ee

n

includ

ed

in

this bo

okl

et

fo

r the benefit

of

Pl

ym

outh o

wn

ers

who

se

cars

ar

e so e

quiP

llcd. All MoPar a

cces!!Io

ri

es

d

ePic

rib

ed nre obtu.inable

throu

gh y

ou

r

Pl

ym

ou

th dealer.

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7-/

· 7

~

'1

r1':l

ill

l

he

folks

ere

a

~

e

~?r

t

ho

helped

design

and

I;'

uild

a

your

new

Plymouth

want

you

to

fully

enjoy

the

pr

~

of

ownership

this

fine

car

represents.

.

cf

\

To

help

you

get

the

most

pl

.:

!asurc

from

the

use

of

your

new

PlYlnouth

we

prescnt

this

/2

\

eas)'~to·relUl

booklet

.

In

it

you

will

find

some

valuable

information

about

approved

.7

~

.,

Plymouth

car"

and

mainlenance

Ihat

will

increase

your

(,Ieasuro

and

salis

-

o

"2...

fuction

of

ownership.

We

hope

you

will

take

the

few

minutes

thne

require(l

to

read

it

carefully.

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\Vlwn

it

comes

to

service,

your

Plymouth

dealer

stands

ready

now,

and

in

D

the

future,

to

help

you

maintain

the

dependable

performance

3D V

0\"

1..--

huilt

into

your

new

Plymouth.

At

your

Plymouth

dealer

you

will

find

experienced

servicemen

ready

to

serve

you

-

Master

Te(

~

hnicians

who

continually

study

PIYlnoutll

maintenance

requirements

so

that

they

can

give

you

the

fine

service

your

new

car

deserves.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION

t

2

YOUR KEVS

to

good

going-

The

keys

for

your

new

Plymouth

have

different

shapes

for

easy

iden-

tification,

by

sight

or

touch.

For

your

protection,

the

key

number

is

stamped

on

a

separate

metal

tag.

Before

destroying

the

tags,

record

the

numbers,

80

that

you

can

order

duplicates

from

your

Plymouth

dealer,

should

you

lose

or

misplace

your

keys.

Always

lock

your

Plymouth

when

you

leave

it

unaHended.

AND

DOOR

GLOVE

COMPARTMENT

To

lock

door,

turn

key

~

turn

toward

rear

of

car

and

back

to

verti-

cal

position

.

tile

IUflgage

compartment

hH!k

A

separate

key

enables

you

to

lock

the

compartment

and

take

the

key

with

you

when

leaving

your

car

un-

attended.

Turn

key

one

complete

revolution-to

lock

or

unlock.

Hold

handle

in

horizontal

position

and

pusb

lid

down

firmly

to

close.

To

unlock door,

lurn

key

~

lurn

toward

f

ront

of

car

and

back

to

ver-

tical

position.

0

~

G .

a

suggestion-

The

door

and

luggage

com·

partment

lock

cylinders

are

protected

by

a

sbield

to

help

keep

out

dirt

and

water.

Dur-

ing

cold

weather,

moisture

may

freeze

in

the

lock

cylinder

and

make

it difficult

to

insert

the

key.

If

tbis

sbould

happen,

heat

the

key

with

a

match

or

pocket

lighter

and

insert

it

several

times

into

the

cylinder

until

the

key

can

be

turned.

You

can

al80

lock

the

glove

com-

partment

when

leaving

your

car

un-

attended

and

take

the

key

with

you.

(

Stondord

on

Cronbrook

Models

.)

th..

ig"Uw"

1fH!k

STARTING

For

your

conve

nience

,

the

door

key

also

operates

th

e

combination

star

ter-ignition

-accessories

switch

lo

ck.

To

remove

key,

it

must

be

in

the

vertical

position.

In

the

"acces-

sories"

position

you

can

operate

the

accessories

when

the

engine

is

not

running.

Sec

page

6

for

8uggestio{1s

on

star

ting

Ihe

engine.

-inside

locks

for

your

protection

fr

....

t d

..

or

'_,k

o

The

doors

with

outside

key

operated

locks

can

be

locked

from

the

inside

by

pushing

th

e h

andle

forward,

allowing

it

to

return

to

its

normal

position.

The

door

can

be

unlocked

and

oJ,eoed

(rom

th

e

inside

hy

pulling

the

handle

toward

the

rear

of

the

car,

or

from

the

outside

hy

using

the

key.

rear

d,fHJr

loc/;.-/our

tloor

sedoR

EI

As

an

added

safety

precaution,

a

remote

lock

control

hutton

is

provided

for

th

e

rear

doors

of

th

e

four

door

sedan.

When

the

button

is

de-

pressed,

the

rear

door

cannot

.be

opened

with

the

insid

e

or

outside

handle,

until

the

remote

control

hutton

is

pulled

up.

vent

wing

loci;.

EJ

You

can

regulate

the

amount

of

incoming

air

by

opening

or

closing

lhe

ventilating

wings.

To

unlock

the

wing,

press

the

hutton

"in"

and

rotate

the

latch

handle

downward.

n

To

lock

the

wing

,

rotate

latch

handle

upward.

II

d

....

rs

aut'

....

atieall"

f!f!unloch

.

~~

when

etoile"

Even

though

the

doors

are

locked

with

the

keys

or

by

moving

the

inside

handle

to

the

locked

position

before

closing

the

door

,

an

ingenious

arrangement

in

the

locking

mechanism

causes

the

door

lock

to

move

to

the

unlocked

position

when

the

door

is

closed.

This

prevents

locking

yourself

out

of

the

car.

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1

3

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RAISE

t.

PLYMount

fEATURES

for

your

con.fort

adj'UJt

..

ble

frollt

se

..

t

II

For

your

own

personal

comfort,

the

front

seat

of

your

new

Plymouth

is

adjustable.

Simply

pull

Ihe

handle

all

the

way

Ul'

10

slide

Ihe

seat

forward.

As

the

seat

moves

forward

it

also

rises

to

provide

the

rnost

comfortahle

driv-

ing

position.

IUIh

ref·f!iver

EJ

The

handy,

pull-out

3sh

receiver

is

huilt

into

the

instrlnnent

panel.

To

remove

for

clean-

ing,

press

down

on

the

lOp

edge

while

(.mlling

oul.

,·o,el

I)pntilntor

EJ

To

open

the

cowl

ventilator

press

down

on

the

control

lever.

The

ventilator

Ol)cning

is

protected

by

a

screen

to

I)revcnt

the

entry

of

in-

sccts

with

the

incoming

air.

IJlln

.

viNor

[I

For

more

comfortahle

protef!lion

from

the

SUIl,

the

visor

Can

he

moved

on

its

support

arm

to

vurious

convenient

positions.

hlllld

rf~lf~"Ne

If'vf'r

B

The

hood

release

lever

is

located

at

the

front

of

the

hood,

near

the

center

grille

bar.

To

unlock

the

hood,

push

the

lever

to

the

side.

To

raise

the

hood,

release

the

safety

catch

at

the

front.

To

close

and

lock

the

hood,

simply

press

down

firmly

to

engage

the

catch

with

the

lock

1)late.

'lJiad"hi"Id

UJifH'r

.'Olltrol

a

An

electrically

operated

windshield

wiper

is

standaru

equipment

on

Plymouth

·

cars.

Turn

the

control

knoh

clockwise

to

start

and

counter-

clockwise

10

S

lOp

the

wiper.

It

is

good

I)raclicc

to

turn

the

wil,erS

off

hefore

SIOl)ping

the

engine

.

In

cold

weather,

the

blades

may

freeze

on

the

windshieM

glass.

lie

sure

they

are

free

to

oper-

.:tIc

hefore

turning

the

switch

on.

gIll

V,! r"",

p"rt

'''f,,,

.t

Personal

articles

such

as

maps,

sun

glasses

and

lir

e

gauge

can

he

kepi

in

the

glove

compartment.

To

Ol)en,

simp

ly

press

the

latch

hutton.

h'Jrn

To

prcv(!Jlt

accidental

or

unnecc8sary

lise

of

the

hOl"II,

while

you."

car

is

.)arked

,

it

is

('onnectecl

through

the

starter

-ignition

switch

.

The

horn

(:3n

I,.·

ol)Crated

only

when

this

switch

is

turnt~d

to

the

"ignit

ion-on

"

position.

~

_

4

______

~

____

__

~

I

Slllp

lights

The

sto,)

lights,

comhin

ed

will) tile

taillight

s,

op

e

rate

when

th

e

hrak

e

pedal

is

de

·

pre

sse

d.

Te

s t yo

ur

stop

lights

oceasionally.

To

do

thi

s,

slo,)

thc

engine

,

turn

th

e

II(

~

adlighL

s

witch

off

and

del,re

ss

th

e

hrake

pedal.

If

the

s

top

light

s

arc

operat·

ing

,

the

ammeter

pointer

will

mov

e

slightly

toward

the

"discharge

"

side

.

hentllight

sI"iteh

Turning

the

swit

ch

to

th

e

fir

st

position

",·ilI

provid

e

you

witll

th

e

(

~

onv

e

nicnc

e

of

th

e S

larlf

!

r.

i

gnition

key

light

,

as well as

the

"~arking

lights

.

To

turn

on

hc

atlli

g

ht

s,

rotat

e

switch

to

extr

e

me

right

posi-

tion

.

_nel

light

sIritch

For

your

clrh

/

ing

("om.forl,

the

8mount

of

light

for

the

instrum

e

nt

s

can

he

regulated

with

the

panel

light

switch.

If

your

car

is

equil)p«

!d

with

a

i\1oPar

Radio

th

e s

anie

switch

will

('ontr

ol

th

e

iIlu-

Jninalion

of

th

e

radio

dial.

headlight

'"'am,,

The

fool

-

operat

ed

switch

hunon

c

ontrol

s

th

e he

ad

-

light

he

am

s. Low he

am

s

ar

e

for

city

driving

or

wh

en

ap-

llroachin

g

another

driv

e

r.

A s

mall

red

lig

ht

on

th

e

S

I)

e

cclol11

~

t

e r

clial

glow

s

wh

en

th

e

high

be

am

s

for

c

ountry

driving

are

in

u

sc

.

The

light

s

on

your

new

Plym-

outh

are

de

signed

for

th

e

ut

-

most

in

driving

comfort

and

saf

ety.

Should

it he

nec

ess

ary

to

replace

on

e

of

the

headlight

se

aled

-be

am

nnit

s,

alway

s

hav

e

your

h e

adlights

properly

aimed

for

saf

e

driving.

direelillUal

"ignals

I(

your

car

is

equipped

wilh

l\1oPar

directional

signal

s,

a s

mall

gr

ee

n

indi

c

ator

light

on

the

speedometer

dial

flashes

wh~n

the

signals

ar

e

in

u

se

.

If

a

directional

s

ignal

hulb

is

burned

out

th

e

indi-

cator

light

",,·ill

not

8a

sh.

5

o

6

start

the

engine

the

easy

way

•• •

Starting

your

powerful

Plymouth

engine

is

eusy.

An

mllolna/ic

choke

Ilroviclc8

just

the

right

fuel

mixture

..

md

raises

the

ielling

speed

until

the

engi.U!

warms

up.

An

(wtollulI

,

ic

heat

control

valve

directs

hot

exhaust

gases

against

the

intake

manifold

to

aid

in

"warming

III)"

the

engine.

When

you

insert

ami

turn

the

combination

starter-ignition

switch

key

to

its

cxtrClne

right-hand

position,

(clockwise)

the

ignition

is

turned

on,

and

the

starting

motor

operates.

'Vhen

the

key

is

in

the

"start"

position,

all

aC(~CB80rie8

arc

automatically

turned

off,

making

full

current

available

for

starling.

To

start

the

engine,

follow

thcsc

fOUl

'

simple

steps:

1

2

3

4

Depress

tlte

clutch

pedal

to

relieve

the

hattery

and

starler

of

the

extra

hurd

en

of

turning

the

transmission

gears.

Move

the

gearshift

lever

into

neutral

position

to

prevent

acci

-

dental

movement

of

the

car.

Depress

the

accelerlltor

pedal

SLOWLY

about

half

way

to

open

the

throttle

so

that

fuel

can

enter

the

engine

combustion

chambers.

Turn

the

ignition

-

swil

.

ch

key

to

the

extreme

right

(clockwise)

to

connect

the

iginition

and

crank

the

engine.

When

the

engine

starts,

release

the

key

and

it

will

automatically

return

to

the

"ignition

on"

or

driving

position.

~~ma.u

we

"""geNt

,!'

"Pulnping"

the

foot

accelerator

pedal

will

"flood"

the

engine

and

a

strong

odor

of

gasoline

will

be

noticeable

.

If

the

engine

is

flooded

with

fuel,

com-

pletely

depress

the

accelerator

pedal.

Hold

the

I)cdal

in

this

posilion,

and

turn

the

starter-ignition

key

to

the

"Slart"

position.

Operate

the

starting

motor

at

intervals

of

about

fifteen

seconds

until

the

engine

starts.

It

is

not

good

practice

to

"race"

the

engine

after

it

is

slarted

even

though

il

is

warmed

til',

Don't

hesitate

to

hegin

driving

your

Plymouth

immediately

evcn

though

the

engine

is

"cold."

It

will

warIn

up

fasler.

INSTRUMENTS

for-

your-

convenience

and

protection

Now

that

you

have

started

the

engine

you

will

want

to

know

how

to

interpret

the

instrument

readings

to

be

sure

that

your

Plymouth

engine

is

per-

forming

properly.

The

easy-to-read

instruments

are

conveniently

placed

so

you

can

tell

at

a

glance

that

"all

is

well."

D

This

gauge

indicates

the

amount

of

pressure

on

the

oil

lubricating

the

cnginf!.

When

the

engine

is

idling,

the

amount

of

oil

pressure

will

vary

de-

pending

upon

the

temperature

of

the

engine

oil.

Any

pressure,

which

indicates

oil

is

flowing

is

salis-

factory

at

idle.

However,

the

pressure

should

increase

to

approximately

40

pounds

at

speeds

above

30

miles

an

hour.

Operation

of

the

engine

without

adequate

oil

pressure

will

result

in

serious

damage.

fuel

gauge

EJ

The

fuel

gauge

indicates

the

level

of

gasoline

in

the

fuel

tank.

The

gauge

is

electrically

con~

trolled

and

operates

only

when

the

ignition

switch

is

turned

on.

speedometer

EJ

The

speedometer

is

located

directly

in

front

of

you

so

that

you

can

8ee

at

a

glance

just

bow

fast

your

car

is

traveling.

Always

drive

at

a

safe

speed.

Keep

your

car

under

control

at

all

times.

temperature

gauge

B

The

temperature

gauge

indicates

the

operating

temperature

of

the

engine.

"Normal"

tempera.

ture

depends

on

driving

conditions

and

outside

air

temperatures.

Continued

slow

operation

in

heavy

traffic,

or

operation

in

desert

or

mountainous

areas

may

result

in

higher

operating

temperatures.

An

ahrupt

or

continuous

rise

above

"normal"

tem-

perature

is

a

danger

signal

that

the

cooling

system

may

be

clogged,

frozen

or

out

of

water.

If

your

engine

is

overheated

he

sure

you

know

how

to

remove

the

pres8ure~vent

radiator

cap

as

described

on

page

15.

ammeter

EI

The

ammeter

indicates

whether

the

battery

is

being

charged

or

discharged.

If

more

current

is

needed

than

is

produced

by

the

generator

(when

idling

or

at

slow

car

speeds)

the

pointer

will

show

"discharge."

The

pointer

will

show

"charge"

only

when

the

generator

is

storing

energy

in

the

battery.

With

the

engine

running

and

battery

fully

charged,

the

ammeter

will

show

little

or

no

charge.

The

pointer

should

indicate

"zero"

when

the

ignition

key

is

removed

and

all

lights

are

turned

off.

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