Q.'
Am
I
likely to stall when going downhill?
A:
It's
nl~lch
mo~x
likely
to
happen going ~~phill.
But
if
it
happens going downhill, here's
whut
to
do.
Stop your vehicle
by
applying the reg~11;~I brakes.
Shift
to
PARK
(P)
(or
to
NEUTRAL
(N)
with
the
Apply the parking brake.
manual
transmission) and, while
still
braking. restart
the engine.
and drive straight
down.
Shif't back
to
a
low
gear,
release
the
parking
brake.
if
the engine
won't
start,
get out
md
gct help.
Driving
Across an Incline
Sooner
or
later,
an
off-road
trail
will
probably
go
m-oss
the
incline
of
a
hill.
if
this happens,
yo^^
have
to
decide
whether
to
try
to
drive
across
the
inc!int..
Here
are
some
things
to
consider:
A
hill
that
can
be
driven straight
up
01-
down
may
be
too
steep to drive across. When you
go
straight
LIP
or
down
a
hill,
the length
of
the
wheel base
(the
distance from the front wheels
to
the
I-car
whecls)
reduces the likelihood
the
vehic!e
will
tumble cnd
over end.
But
wlwn
you drive
i~cross
an incline.
the
much more narrow track width (the
distance
bctwee1l
the left
and
right
wheels)
nay
not
prevent the vehicle
r
Driving
across
an incline that's too steep
will
make
your vehicle roll over.
You
could
be
seriously injured
or
killed.
If
you have
any
doubt
about the steepness
of
the
incline,
don't drive
across
it.
Find
another route instead.
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