Specifications

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DrivingUphill
Whenevertravelinguphill,followtheseprecautions:
1. Alwayschecktheterraincarefullybeforeascendingahill.
2. Avoidsteephills（15°maximum).
3. Drivestraightuphill.
4. Neverclimbhillswithexcessivelyslipperyorloosesurfaces.
5. Driveatasteadyrateofspeed.Neverpressthethrottlesuddenly.
6. Avoid
unnecessarychangesinspeedordirection.
7. Nevergooverthecrestofahillatahighspeed.Anobstacle,asharpdrop,oranothervehicleor
personcouldbeontheothersideofthehill.
8. Ifthevehiclestallswhileclimbingahill,applythebrakes.
Placethetransmissioninreverseand
slowlyreversethevehicledownhillwhileapplyi ngthebrakeslightlytocontrolspeed.
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DrivingSidewaysonaHill
Drivingsidewaysonahillisnotrecommended.Thiscouldcauselossofcontroloranoverturn.If
crossingahillisunavoidable,followtheseprecautions: 
1. Driveslowlyanduseextremecaution.
2. Ifthevehiclebeginstooverturn,orifitfeelsasifitmayoverturn,immediatelyturn
downhill.
3. Avoidobstaclesandchangesinterrainthatmaylowerorraiseonesideofthevehicleorcause
thevehicletoslide.
4. Ifthevehiclebeginstoslidedownhill,immediatelyturndownhilltostoptheslide.
DrivingDownhill
Wheneverdrivingdownhill,followtheseprecautions:
1. Avoidsteephills(15°maximum).
2. Slowdown.Nevertraveldownhillathighspeeds.
3. Alwayschecktheterraincarefullybeforedrivingdownahill.
4. Alwaysdrivedownahillwiththetransmissioninforwardgear.Never“coast”ordrivedowna
hill
withthetransmissioninneutral.
5. Avoiddrivingdownhillatanangle,whichwouldcausethevehicletoleansharplytooneside.
Alwaysdrivestraightdownhill.
6. Applythebrakeslightlytokeepspeedslow.