Owner's Manual
Winter Driving
Coasting downhill in
NEUTRAL
(N)
or
with the
ignition
off
is dangerous. Your brakes will have to
do
all the work
of
slowing down. They 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. Always have your engine
running and your vehicle in gear when you
go
downhill.
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Know how to
go
uphill. You may want to
shift
down
to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your engine
and transmission, and you can climb the
hill
better.
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Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane
roads in hills or mountains. Don’t swing wide or cut
across the center
of
the road. Drive at speeds that let
you stay in your own lane.
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As
you go over the top
of
a hill, be alert. There could
be
something in your lane, like a stalled car or an accident.
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You
may see highway
signs
on mountains that warn
of
special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or
no-passing zones, a falling rocks
area
or winding roads.
Be alert to these and take appropriate action.
Here
are
some tips for winter driving:
Have your vehicle in good shape for winter.
You may want to put winter emergency supplies in
your vehicle.
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