Oldsmobile cutlass supreme 1996 Owner's Manual page 170

I f you don't shift down, your b d e s could get so
hot that they wouldn't work.weILYou Gould then
have poor braking.or even none going d o h a
h i l l .
You could crash. Shift down to let your engine
assist your brakes. on a steep downhill slope.
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'Coasting dowddl in NEUTRAL
(N,
or with
the ignition-off is dangerous Your brakes will
have to do a l l the work of slowing .down. They
could get so hot that they wouldn't work well.
Yoii would then have poor braking or even none
going down a
h i l l .
You could crash. Always have
your engine
running
and your vehicle ;S gear
'
.
when you go downhill.
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