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Ease up on your speed as you approach the top
of
the
hill.
Attach a flag to the vehicle
to
make you more visible
to approaching traffic on trails or hills.
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Sound the horn as
you
approach the top
of
the hill to
let opposing traffic know you’re there.
Use your headlamps even during the day. They make
you more visible to oncoming traffic.
What should
I
do if my vehicle stalls,
or
is
about
to stall, and
I
can’t make it up the hill?
A:
If this happens, there are
some
things you should
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do, and there are some things you must not do.
First, here’s what you
should
do:
Push the brake pedal
to
stop the vehicle and keep it
from rolling backwards. Also, apply the parking brake.
If your engine is still running, shift the transmission
into reverse, release the parking brake, and slowly
back down the hill in reverse.
If your engine has stopped running, you’ll need to
restart it. With the brake pedal depressed and the
parking brake still applied, shift the transmission to
PARK
(P)
(or, shift to
NEUTRAL
(N)
if your
vehicle has a manual transmission) and restart the
engine. Then, shift to reverse, release the parking
brake, and slowly back down the hill
as
straight as
possible in reverse.
As
you are backing down the hill, put your left hand
on
the steering wheel at the
12
o’clock position. This
way, you’ll be able to tell if your wheels are straight
and maneuver as you back down. It’s best that you
back down the hill with your wheels straight rather
than in the left or right direction. Turning the wheel
too
far
to
the left
or
right will increase the possibility
of
a rollover.
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