Never attempt
to
turn around
if
you are about
to
stall when going up
a
hill.
If
the hill is steep
enough to stall your vehicle, it’s steep enough
to
cause you to roll over
if
you turn around.
If
you can’t
make it up the hill, you must back straight down
the hill.
Q:
Suppose, after stalling,
I
try to back down
the hill and decide
I
just can’t
do
it.
What
should
I
do?
A:
Set the parking brake, put your transmission in
PARK
(P),
or the manual transmission in
FIRST
(l),
and turn
off
the engine. Leave the
vehicle and
go
get some help. Exit on the uphill
side and stay clear
of
the path the vehicle would
take
if
it
rolled downhill.
Do
not shift the transfer
case
to
NEUTRAL when you leave the vehicle.
Leave
it
in some gear.
Shifting the transfer case to NEUTRAL can
cause your vehicle to roll even if the
transmission is
in
PARK (P) (or,
if
you have the
manual transmission, even
if
you’re in gear).
This
is
because the NEUTRAL position on the
transfer case overrides the transmission. You or
someone else could be injured.
If
you are going
to leave your vehicle, set the parking brake and
shift the transmission
to
PARK
(P)
(or, put your
manual transmission in FIRST
(1)).
But
do
not
shift the transfer case to NEUTRAL. Leave the
transfer case
in
the
2H,
4H
or
4L
position.
Driving Downhill
When off-roading takes you downhill, you’ll want
to
consider a number of things:
How steep is the downhill? Will
I
be able to maintain
What‘s the surface like? Smooth? Rough? Slippery?
vehicle control?
Hard-packed dirt? Gravel?
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