Your 1952 Champion Owner's Guide
A word with you—
You no doubt have many reasons for your choice of this car. All of them, we are sure, are good reasons. Accept our congratulations and thanks on your purchase of a fine motor car.
Speaking of reasons, we have three for printing this book. First, to tell you what you have in your car. Second, to tell you how to operate it . Third, to tell you what care it should receive to serve you best.
For more technical information as to how your car or any of its parts operates or how to make any of a multitude of adjustments or repairs, we refer you to your Studebaker dealer. Studebaker owners operate their cars with the assurance of a friendly, nation-wide service organization. Dealers’ men are constantly informed by us of the latest advances in technical procedures, tools, and equipment.
The General Service Department THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION
With your new Studebaker you received a Dealer Service Policy from your Studebaker dealer. Please read it carefully.
Under its terms you, as the owner of a new Studebaker, are entitled to receive from your dealer during the warranty period, two thorough check-ups which are important to the efficient operation of your car. These services will be performed gratis only by the dealer from whom you purchased the car and advance arrangements should be made with him if these services are to become due while you are touring or after a change of residence.
Any Studebaker dealer in the U. S. or Canada is authorized to replace, without charge for material or labor, any parts found to be defective under the terms of the Studebaker Factory Warranty.
Always keep your Dealer Service Policy with the car during the warranty period. It will be necessary to present the Policy in order to obtain the parts replacement privileges under the Warranty from other than the Studebaker dealer from whom you bought the car.
GASOLINE AMMETER DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL INDICATOR ODOMETER DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL INDICATOR OIL PRESSURE HEAT INDICATOR HOOD CONTROL FOG LIGHT CONTROL OVERDRIVE CONTROL CLIMATIZER AND DEFROSTER CONTROL PARKING BRAKE CONTROL HANDLE MASTER LIGHT CONTROL IGNITION LOCK AND SWITCH
Studebaker Corporation
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CONTENTS
BE SURE TO READ YOUR DEALER SERVICE POLICY
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
RUN-IN PERIOD
The First 1000 Miles (1609 km.)
Engine Oil During Run-In
LOCATION OF VEHICLE NUMBERS
OPERATING THE CAR
Starting The Engine
Push or Tow Starting
Shifting the Gears
Transmission Overdrive
Automatic Hill Holder
Studebaker Climatizer and Defroster
Climatizer Operation
Operation of the Convertible Top
Top Operation Motor Circuit Breaker
NOTICE
LUBRICATION
Periodic Inspections
Lubrication Operations
If you must change a tire ...
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF CAR
Storage Battery
Minimize Oil Dilution and Sludge
Rust and Corrosion Inhibitor
CAUTION
Gasoline Economy
Tire Inflation and Care
Ignition Timing
Carburetor Air Cleaner
Draining The Cooling System
Anti-Freeze Solutions
Care of Car Finish
Washing the Car
Care of Cloth Upholstery
Cleaning Leather Upholstery
Cleaning Rubber Parts
Care of the Convertible Fabric Top
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
Engine Tune-Up
Adjustments and Other Service
TECHNICAL REFERENCE DATA
MINIMUM SEASONAL SERVICES
FALL
SPRING
WIRING DIAGRAM
INDEX
STUDEBAKER FACTORY WARRANTY
BATTERY WARRANTY
Transcriber’s Notes