1993 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 195

Know how to go down hills. The most important thing to know is this: let your engine do some of the slowing down. Don't make your brakes do it all. Shift toa lower gear when you go down a steep or long hill. That way, you will slow down without excessive use of your brakes. Know how to go uphill. Shift down to "D' (Drive). This will help cool your engine and transaxle, and you can climb thehill better. 0 CAUTION: Ifyou 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. Sh'rft down to let your mgilne assist your brakes on a steep downhill slope. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills ormountains. Don't swing wide or cut across the center the road. Drive at speedsthat let of you stay in your own lane. That way, you won't be surprised by a vehicle coming toward you in the same lane. It takes longer to pass another vehicle when you're going uphill. You'll want to leaveextra room to pass. If a vehicle is passing you and doesn't have enough room, slow down to make easier forthe other it vehicle to get by. I I I IA Coastlng downhill O " N (Neutral) or with the n ignltbn off 5 dangerous. Your brakes will have s to do all the work of slowing down. They touid get so hot that they woufdn't work well. You could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle in gear when you go dawnhill, I As you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There could or be something in your lane, like a stalled car an accident. 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 tothese and take appropriate action. 0 Winter driving can present special problems. See "Winter Driving" in the Index. 193