1996 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 205

If you drive regularly in steep country, if you're or planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels andalso the brakes, tires, cooling system and transaxle. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. 0 A CAUTION: Coasting downhill inNEUTRAL (N) or with the ignition off is dangerous, Your brakes will have to so do all the workof slowing down,They could get hot that they wouldn't work well. You would then a have poor brakingor even none going down hill. You could crash, Always have your engine running go and your vehicle in gear when you downhill. Know how togo down hills. The most important do thing toknow is this: let your engine some of the slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when go you down a steep or long hill. I /I\ CAUTION: e Know how to go uphill. You may wantto shift down to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your engine and transaxie, and you can climb thel better. hl i 0 If you don't shift down, your brakes could so get hot that they wouldn't work well. You would then have poor brakingor even none going downa hill. You could crash. Shiftdown to let your engine assist your brakes on steep downhill a slope. Stay in your own lane when driving two-lane on roads in hillsor mountains. Don't swing wide or cut across the center of the road. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top a hl, be alert. There could of il be something in your lane, like a stalled or an accident. car 0 0 an You may see highway signs onmountains that w r of special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks area orwinding roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate action. A 3 A