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As you are backing down the hill, put your left hand
on the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position. This
way, you'll be able to tell if your wheels are straight
and maneuver as you back down. It's best that you
back down the hill with your wheels straight rather
than in the left or right direction. Turning the wheel
too far to the left or right will increase the possibility
of a rollover.
Here are some things you must not do if you stall, or are
about to stall, when going up a hill.
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Never attempt to prevent a stall by shifting into
NEUTRAL (N) (or depressing the clutch, if you
have a manual transmission) to "rev-up" the engine
and regain forward momentum. This won't work.
Your vehicle will roll backwards very quickly and
you could go out of control.
Instead, apply the regular brake to stop the
vehicle. Then apply the parking brake. Shift
to
REVERSE (R), release the parking brake, and
slowly back straight down.
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Never attempt to turn around if you are about to stall
when going up a hill. If the hill is steep enough to
stall your vehicle, it's steep enough to cause you to
roll over if you turn around. If you can't make it up
the hill, you must back straight down the hill.
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Suppose, after stalling,
I try
to back down the hill
and decide
I
just can't do it. What should
I
do?
A:
Set the parking brake, put your transmission in
PARK (P) (or the manual transmission in FIRST (1))
and turn off the engine. Leave the vehicle and go get
some help. Exit on the uphill side and stay clear of
the path the vehicle would take if it rolled downhill.
Do not shift the transfer case
to
NEUTRAL (N)
when you leave the vehicle. Leave it in
I
ne gel
Shifting the transfer case to NEUTR
I
(N) can
cause your vehicle to roll even if the transmission
is in PARK
(P)
(or, if you have the manual
transmission, even if you're in gear). This is
because the
NEUTRAL
(N) position on the
transfer case overrides the transmission.
If you
are going to leave your vehicle, set the parking
brake and shift the transmission to
PARK
(P)
(or, put your manual transmission in FIRST
( 1 ) ) .
But do not shift the transfer case to the
NEUTRAL (N) position. Leave the transfer case
in the 2 Wheel, 4 High or 4 Low position.
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