Hudson Terraplane De Luxe 1935, Owner'S Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL 9
To operate a car equipped with
"Electric Hand": (1) depress the
clutch pedal, (2) turn on theignition
switch, (3) press the starter but-ton.
Now, with the engine running and the
clutch disengaged (if vacuum clutch
control is being used it is not neces-
sary to hold the clutch disen¬gaged
with the foot after the engine is start-
ed; simply take the foot off the accel-
erator pedal), move the finger tip con-
trol to the gear position desired and
the shift will be com¬pleted immedi-
ately. Allow the clutch to engage
while depressing the accelerator and
the car will. move normally for the
gear selected. When it is desired to
make another shift, simply depress the clutch pedal, move the finger tip control
to the gear desired, and allow the clutch to re-engage.
With vacuum clutch the entire operation consists simply of removing the foot
from the accelerator pedal, moving the finger tip control to the desired gear,
then depressing the accelerator pedal to re-engage the clutch and feed the
desired amount of gasoline mixture to the carburetor.
A small toggle switch mounted on the control arm can be used to make the
finger tip control inoperative when the car is being serviced or to prevent
tampering with the shifting mechanism.
The need of a gear shift lever is eliminated on cars equipped with finger tip
control, except should it be desired to shift the transmission when the engine is
not running. A shifting lever is included in the tool kit for this purpose. By
removing the cover in the floor mat, which exposes the top of the transmis¬sion
control, the shifting lever can be put in place and any desired shift made after
the clutch pedal has been depressed. The toggle switch on the selector switch
housing should be turned off while the shifting lever is in place.
The brakes are operated on all four wheels either by depressing the right foot
pedal or pulling backward on the hand lever located to the left of the clutch
pedal. The engine speed is controlled by the foot accelerator. The engine idling
speed is automatically increased to prevent stalling when the engine is cold.
The lights on the car are operated by the main lighting switch, which is the
knob to the left of the instrument group, the front compartment flood light
switch located under the instrument panel to the right of the ignition switch, the
driving light control switch on the toe board to the left of the clutch pedal, the
dome lamp switch located on the dome lamp, and the stop lamp switch.
The main lighting switch has three positions. Parking, city driving and
country driving are obtained as the knob is turned.