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.
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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.
Driving
Across
an
Incline
Sooner or later, an off-road trail will probably go across
the incline of a hill.
If
this happens,
you
have
to
decide
whether to try to drive across the incline. Here are some
things to consider:
A
hill
that can be driven straight up or down may be
too steep to drive across. When
you
go straight up or
down a hill,
the
length
of
the
wheel base (the distance
from the
fi-ont
wheels to
the
rear wheels) reduces the
likelihood the vehicle will tumble end over end. But
when
you
drive across an incline, the much more
narrow track width (the distance between the left and
right wheels) may not prevent the vehicle
from
tilting
and rolling over.
Also,
driving across
an
incline puts
more weight
on
the downhill wheels. This could cause
a downhill slide or a rollover.
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Surface conditions can be a problem when you drive
across a
hill.
Loose gravel, muddy spots, or even wet
grass can cause your tires
to
slip sideways, downhill.
If the vehicle slips sideways, it can hit something
that will trip
it
(a rock, a rut, etc.) and roll over.
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Hidden obstacles can make the steepness
of
the
incline
even
worse. If
you
drive across a rock with
the uphill wheels, or
if
the downhill wheels drop into
a rut or depression, your vehicle can tilt even more.
For reasons
like
these,
you
need
to
decide carefully
whether to try to drive across an incline. Just because
the trail
goes
across the incline doesn’t mean
you
have
to drive
it.
The
last vehicle to try it might have
rolled over.
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