Chevrolet 1998 S10 Owner's Manual page 191

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If you.don't shift down, your brakes could
get.so ho-tthat they woulddt work wel.1. You
would then have poor bmking.'or .even none going
down a hill. You could.cra$h. Shift down
to let
your engine
a.ssist your brakes on a steep
downhill sI.ope,
ignition G f f is dangerous. Your brakes
w i l l .
have t o
.do- all the work of slmingdawn. They could get
isi,
.hot--that they wouldn't wo-rk weU* YOU would then
have pour 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.
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Know haw
to
gxuphill. You may wmt to .&if.d~wn
to.
a
lower gex. The
Iower ge~ars help- cool yuur engine
and tlrmsmission, and you can-climb~the. hill.b.etter.
Stay i n y w r own lane when driving: an hYe1an.e
roGds in hills or.mountairis. Dorr't'swing wide i x
cut
aa-oss
the:
center of'-the road; Drive at-speeds that-let
you stay in your own lane.
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As you gqover the top of -a..Kll, be alert,
There
codd
'oe
something in your h e , like a stalled
cai
or an .accident.
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You may see highway signs on-mountains .that warn of
special problems, -Examples are long grades, ,p.ass@,
or
.no-passing zones,
a
falling rocks area or winding
'roads. Be alert
to
.these
a n d .
take
appmpkiate action.
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