&:
Are there some things
I
should not
do
when
A:
Yes! These are important because if you ignore
driving down
a
bill?
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them you could lose control and have
a
serious
accident.
When dr.iving downhill, avoid
turns that take
you
across
the
incline
of
the hill.
A
hill
that’s
not
too
steep to drive down
may
be
too
steep
to
drive across.
You
could roll over
if
you don’t drive straight down.
Never go downhill with
the
transmission in
NEUTRAL,
(N),
or with the clutch pedal depressed
in
a
manual
shift. This
is
called “free-wheeling.‘‘
Your brakes
wjll
have to
do
all the work
and
c&ld
overheat and fade.
Avoid braking
so
hard that
you
lock
the
front wheels
when going downhill.
Tf
your front wheels are
locked,
you
can’t steer your vehicle. If your wheels
lock up during downhill braking, you may feel the
vehicle starting
to
slide sideways.
To
regain your
direction, just ease off the
brakes
and steer
to
keep
the front
of
the vehicle pointing straight downhill.
@
Am I
likely to
stall
when going
downhill?
A:
It’s
much more likely
to
happen going uphill. But
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.
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