Note
◇Ifyoudonotslowdown,the
brakemaynotworknormally
duetooverheat.Inthiscase,
brakeeffectcanbeaffected
whendescendingslope,even
youcannotbrake.Thismay
resultinaccidents.When
descendingasteepslope,use
enginetobrakethroughuseof
lowgearshift.
◇Itisverydangeroustoskidat
neutralshiftorshutoffengine
whendescendingslope.
Decelerationofvehicleatthis
timemustbecompletedby
brake.Andthebrakemaynot
worknormallyduetooverheat.
Inthiscase,brakecanbe
Drivingonslopeandmou-
ntainroad
Ifyoudrivefrequentlyonsteep
mountainroad,orifyouwilldrive
there,thefollowingsuggestionswill
makeyourtripsafer.
◇Maintaingoodvehicleconditions
Checkalloillevelsandbrake,tyres,
coolingsystemandtransmission.
Thesesystemsbearlargeloadwhen
drivingonmountainroad.
◇Mastertechniquesforslope
descending.Themostimportant
thingistouseenginebraketoslow
downspeed.Uselowgearshift
whendescendingslopeorwhen
drivingonlongslope.
Drivingacrossdeepwater
area
Note
Ifdrivingacrossdeepwaterpit
orwateryarea,watermay
entertheenginefromairintake
inlet,whichmaydamagethe
engineseriously.Neverdrive
acrossadeepwaterareawitha
levelslightlylowerthanvehicle
chassis.Ifyoucannotevade
deepwaterpitorwateryarea,
youmustslowdownthe
speed.
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