User Guide
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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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CAJTION:
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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 on a steep downhill slope.
Coasung aownhill 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
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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.
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.
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.
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