JMC JIMMY 1993 Owner's Manual page 202

Your Driving and the Road
Are there hidden surface obstacles? Ruts? Logs? Boulders?
What's at the bottom of the hill? Is there a hidden creek bank or even a
river bottom with large rocks?
If you decide you can go down a hill safely, then try to keep your vehicle
headed straight down, and use a low gear. This way, engine drag can help
your brakes and they won't have to do
all the work. Descend slowly, keeping
your vehicle under control at all times.
CALITION
A
Heavy braking when going down a hill can cause your brakes to
overheat
and
fade, This could cause loss of control
and
a
serious
accident. Apply the brakes lightly when descending a hill
and
use a
low
gear
to keep vehicle speed under control.
Q: Are there some things I should not do when driving down
a hill?
A: Yes! These are important because if you ignore them you could lose
control and have a serious accident.
When driving downhill, avoid turns that take you across the incline of the
hill. A hill that's not too steep to drive down may be too steep to drive
across. You could roll over if you don't drive straight down.
Never go downhill with the transmission in N (Neutral), or with the clutch
pedal depressed in a manual shift. This. is called "free-wheeling.'' Your
brakes will have to do all the work and'gould overheat and fade.
Q: Am I likely to stall when going downhill?
A: It's much more likely to happen going uphill. But if it happens going
downhill, here's what to do.
Stop your vehicle by applying the regular brakes. Apply the parking
brake.
Shift to P (Park) (or to N (Neutral) with the manual transmission) and,
Shift back to a low gear, release the parking brake, and drive straight
If the engine won't start, get out and get help.
while still braking, restart the engine.
down.
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