1993 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 150

Your Driving and the Road Know how to go uphill. You may want to shift downto a lower gear. The lower gears help your engine cool If you don't shift down, your and transaxle, andyou can climb the brakes could getso hot that Hill and Mountain Roads hill better. they wouldn't work well. You Driving on steep hills or mountains is would then have poor braking or Stay in your own lane when driving different from driving in flat or rolling even none going down a hill. You on two-lane roads in hills or terrain. If you drive regularly in steep could crash. Shift down let your to i mountains. Don'tswing wide or cut country, orif you're planningto visit engine assist your brakes on a steep across the center of the road. Drive at there, here are some tips can make I downhill slope. that speeds that let you stay in your own your trips safer and more enjoyable. lane. That way, you won't be Keep your vehicle in good shape. surprised by a vehicle coming toward Check all fluid levels and also the you in the same lane. brakes, tires, cooling systemand 1 It takes longer to pass another vehicle 1 Coasting downhill in transaxle. These parts can work hard when you're going uphill. You'll want N (Neutral) or withthe on mountain roads. dangerous. Your to extra leave room to pass. If a Know how to go down hills. The most ignition off is brakeswillhave to doall the workvehicleispassingyouanddoesn't important thingto know is this: let of slowingdown.Theycouldget so haveenoughroom,slowdown to your engine do some the slowing of hot that theywouldn'tworkwell.makeiteasierfor the othervehicle to down. Don't make your brakes do it You could crash. Always your by. have get all. Shiftto a lower gear when you go engine running and your vehicle in down a steep or long hill. That way, gear when you go downhill. you will slow down without excessive use of your brakes. CAUTION A I48