Chapter M

Maintenance and care of car 37
Map light 10
Model number 53

O
Oil, dilution and sludge 38
filter service 31
level 31
pressure gage 7
renewal 32
viscosities 32
Operating the car 16
Overdrive, operation 18

P
Package compartment 11
card 26
Paint, ordering by symbol 15
Parking brake operation 13
Parking lights 9
Push or tow starting 17

R
Rear Axle, lubricant 31
Run-in period 14
Rust and corrosion inhibitor 38

S
Seasonal services 54
Seat adjustment 11
Serial number 15
Service and adjustments 48
Service policy 3
Shifting gears 17
Starter switch 5
Starting the engine 16
Steering data 53
Stop lights 11

T
Tail lights 10
Technical reference data 51
Tires, care and service 41
changing 35
Transmission lubricant 27
Tune-up 48

U
Universal joints, lubrication 27
Upholstery, care of 45

W
Warming up engine 16
Warranties Inside back cover
Washer, windshield 13
Windshield wiper 13
Wiring diagram 55
Word to the owner 2

Printed in U.S.A.
115130M

STUDEBAKER FACTORY WARRANTY

We warrant each new motor vehicle sold by us to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service, our obligation under this warranty being limited to making good at Studebaker factories any part or parts thereof, including all equipment or trade accessories (except tires) supplied by Studebaker as standard or optional equipment, which shall, within ninety (90) days after making delivery of such vehicle to the original purchaser or before such vehicle has been driven four thousand (4,000) miles, whichever event shall first occur, be returned to us with transportation charges prepaid and which our examination shall disclose to our satisfaction to have been thus defective; this warranty being expressly in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part, and we neither assume nor authorize any other person to assume for us any other liability in connection with the sale or use of our motor vehicles.

This warranty shall not apply to any motor vehicle which shall have been repaired or altered outside of Studebaker factories in any way so as, in our judgment, to affect its stability or reliability, nor which has been subject to misuse, negligence or accident, nor to any commercial motor vehicle sold by us which shall have been operated at a speed exceeding the factory rated speed, or loaded beyond the factory rated load capacity.

THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION
South Bend 27, Indiana

_We reserve the right to make changes in design or to make additions to or improvements upon our products without incurring any obligations to install the same on vehicles previously built._

BATTERY WARRANTY

The Willard Storage Battery Company provides a 90 day standard factory warranty on the battery. They also provide an adjustment policy prorated on a sliding scale based on the length of service of the battery. Your Studebaker dealer will be pleased to handle details of battery warranty service for you.

KEEP THIS BOOKLET IN A CONVENIENT PLACE IN YOUR CAR. IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION AND CARE OF YOUR NEW CHAMPION.

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

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—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by
_underscores_.