User Guide
Am
I
likely
to
stall
when going downhill?
A:
It’s
much
more likely to happen going uphill.
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if
it
happens going downhill, here’s what
to
do.
Stop your vehicle by applying the regular brakes.
Apply
the
parking brake.
Shift
to
PARK
(P)
(or
to
NEUTRAL
(N)
with
the
manual transmission) and, while still braking, restart
the engine.
Shift back
to
a low gear, release the parking brake,
and drive straight down.
If
the
engine
won’t
start, get out and get help.
Driving
Across
an
Incline
Sooner or later, an off-road trail will probably
go
across
the
incline
of
a
hill.
If
this happens, you have to decide
whether to try
to
drive across the incline. Here
are
some
things
to
consider:
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A
hill
that can be driven straight
up
or
down may be
too steep
to
drive across. When
you
go straight up or
down a
hill,
the length
of
the wheel base (the
distance from
the
front wheels
to
the
rear wheels)
reduces the likelihood the vehicle will tumble end
over end.
But
when
you
drive across
an
incline,
the
much more narrow track width (the distance between
the
left
and right wheels) may
not
prevent the vehicle
from tilting and rolling over. Also, driving across an
incline puts more weight
on
the
downhill wheels.
This could cause
a
downhill slide or
a
rollover.
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Surface conditions can
be
a problem when
you
drive
across a
hill.
Loose gravel, muddy
spots,
or even wet
grass can cause your tires to slip sideways, downhill.
If
the vehicle slips sideways,
it
can
hit
something
that will trip it
(a
rock, a rut, etc.) and roll over.
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