Owner's Manual

Hill and Mountain Roads
Driving on steep hills or mountains is different from
driving
in flat or rolling terrain.
If you drive regularly in steep country, or if you’re
planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make
your trips safer and more enjoyable. See Operating
Your
All- Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads on
page 4-17for information about driving off-road.
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Keep your vehicle in good shape, Check all fluid
levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system
and transmission. These parts can work hard
on mountain roads.
Know how to go down hills. The most important
thing
to know is this: let your engine do some of
the slowing down. Shift
to a lower gear when you go
down a steep or long hill.
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If you don’t shift down, your brakes could get
so hot that they wouldn’t work well. You would
then have
poor braking or even none going
down a hill. You could crash. Shift down to let
your engine assist your brakes a steep
downhill slope.
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