1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 221

If you drive regularlyin steep country, or if you're planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. 0 Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check fluid all levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and transaxle. These parts work hard on can mountain roads. Know how to go down hills. The most important of thing to know this: let your engine do some is the slowing down.Shift to a lower gear when you hill. go down a steep or long 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 well. could getso hot that they wouldn't work You would then have poor braking or even none going down a hill. You could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle ingear when you go downhill. 0 IA I AUTION: 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. 0 0 0 Know how togo uphill. You may wantto shift down to a lower gear. The lower gears help you climb the hill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane or roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing widecut across the center of the road. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top ofhill,be alert. There couldbe a something in your lane, a stalled car oran accident. like of You may see highway signs on mountains that warn special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding and roads. Be alert to these take appropriate action. 4-24