Hill and Mountain Roads
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Four-Wheel-Drive
Vehicle on page
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for information about
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Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid
levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling
system and transmission. These parts can work
hard on mountain roads.
Know how
to
go down hills. The most important
thing to know is this: let your engine do some
of
the slowing down. Shift
to
a lower gear
when you
go down a steep or long
hill.
Driving on steep hills or mountains is different from
driving in flat or rolling terrain.
If you drive regularly in steep country, or
if
you’re
planning to visit there, here are some tips that
can make your trips safer and more enjoyable.
If you don’t shift down, your brakes could get
so
hot that they wouldn’t work well. You would
then have poor braking or even none going
down a hill. You could crash. Shift down to let
your engine assist your brakes on a steep
downhill slope.
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