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 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
kill.
Coasting
downhill!
in
NEUTRAL
(N)
or
with
the ignition
off
is
dangerous. Your brakes will
have to 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
c’ould crash. Always have
your engine running and your vehicle in gear
when
you!
go
downhill.
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
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