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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.
Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check alkfluid
levels and
also
the
brakes, tires., cooling system and
transaxle. 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.
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.
L
a
a
a
a
a
do all the work
of
slowing down. They 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. Always have your engine running
and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill.
Know how to
go
uphill. Shift down to
THIRD
(3).
This will help cool your engine and transaxle, and
you can climb the hill better.
In
hilly terrain, you-may want to switch to the
POWER
mode for better performance.
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Stay in your own
lane
when driving on two-lane
roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing wide or cut
across the center of the road. Drive at.speeds that
let
you stay
in
your own lane.
As
you go over the top
of
a
hill,
be
alert. There could
be
something
in
your lane, like a stalled car or an accident.
You
may see highway signs on mountains that warn
of
special problems. Examples are long grades,
passing
or
no-passing
zones,
a
falling rocks area
or
winding
roads.
Be
alert
to
these
and
take appropriate action.
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