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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.
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Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid
levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system
and transaxle. 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 hill.
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If
you don’t shift down, your brakes could get
so
hot that they wouldn’t work well.
You
would 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 downhill slope.
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CAUTION:
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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 could crash. Always have your engine running
and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill.
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Know how to
go
uphill.
Shift
down to THIRD
(3).
This will help cool your engine and transaxle, and
you can climb the hill better.
Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane
roads in hills or mountains. Don’t swing wide or cut
across
the
center
of
the road. Drive at speeds that let
you stay in your own lane.
could be something in your lane, like a stalled car or
an accident.
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As
you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There
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You may see highway signs on mountains that warn
of
special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or
no-passing zones,
a
falling rocks area
or
winding
roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate action.
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