OWNER’S GUIDE
1952

CONTENTS

Instruments and Controls 5

Run-in Period 14

Operating the Car 16

Lubrication 27

If You Must Change a Tire 35

Maintenance and Care of the Car 37

Service and Adjustments 48

Technical Reference Data 51

Seasonal Services 54

Wiring Diagram 55

Index 56

A word with you—

You no doubt have many reasons for your choiceof this car. All of them, we are sure, are good reasons.Accept our congratulations and thanks on yourpurchase of a fine motor car.

Speaking of reasons, we have three for printing thisbook. First, to tell you what you have in your car. Second,to tell you how to operate it. Third, to tell youwhat care it should receive to serve you best.

For more technical information as to how yourcar or any of its parts operates or how to make anyof a multitude of adjustments or repairs, we referyou to your Studebaker dealer. Studebaker ownersoperate their cars with the assurance of a friendly,nation-wide service organization. Dealers’ men areconstantly informed by us of the latest advances intechnical procedures, tools, and equipment.

The General Service DepartmentTHE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION

BE SURE TO READ YOUR DEALER SERVICE POLICY

With your new Studebaker you received a Dealer ServicePolicy from your Studebaker dealer. Please read itcarefully.

Under its terms you, as the owner of a new Studebaker,are entitled to receive from your dealer during the warrantyperiod, two thorough check-ups which are importantto the efficient operation of your car. These serviceswill be performed gratis only by the dealer from whomyou purchased the car and advance arrangements shouldbe made with him if these services are to become duewhile you are touring or after a change of residence.

Any Studebaker dealer in the U. S. or Canada is authorizedto replace, without charge for material or labor,any parts found to be defective under the terms of theStudebaker Factory Warranty.

Always keep your Dealer Service Policy with the carduring the warranty period. It will be necessary to presentthe Policy in order to obtain the parts replacementprivileges under the Warranty from other than the Studebakerdealer from whom you