1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 197

Herearesomethingsyou whengoingupahill. mustnot do if youstall,orareabout to stall, Neverattempt to preventastallbyshiftinginto N (Neutral)(or to "rev-up"the depressingtheclutch, if youhaveamanualtransmission) engineandregainforwardmomentum.Thiswon'twork. Your vehiclewill of control. rollbackwardsveryquicklyandyoucouldgoout Instead,applytheregularbrake to stopthevehicle.Thenapplytheparking brake.Shiftintoreverse,releasetheparkingbrake,andslowlybackdown. Neverattempt to turnaroundifyouareabout to stallwhengoingupa to stall yourvehicle,it'ssteepenough to hill. If thehillissteepenough causeyou to rollover if youturnaround. If youcan'tmakeitupthe hill,youmustbackdownthehill. Q: Suppose,after stalling, I trytobackdown can't do it. What should I do? the hill anddecide I just A: Settheparkingbrake,putyourtransmissionin P (Park)(orthemanual off theengine.Leavethevehicleandgo transmissioninfirstgear),andturn of thepaththevehicle getsomehelp.Exit on theuphillsideandstayclear to N (Neutral) wouldtake if it rolleddownhill. Do notshiftthetransfercase it insomegear. whenyouleavethevehicle.Leave rn ' roll even if thetransmissionis I Shifting thetransfer case to N (Neutral)can cause your vehicleto in P (Park) (or, if you Rave the manualtransmission, even if you're in gear).Thisis because the N (Neutral)position on the transfer case overridesthetransmission. If you aregoingto leave your vehicle,settheparkingbrakeand shift thetransmissionto P (Park) (or, put yourmanualtransmissioninfirst gear). But do notshiftthetransfer case to the N (Neutral)position. Leave the transfer case in the 2 Wheel, 4 High or 4 Low position. to consideranumber I Driving Downhill Whenoff-roadingtakesyoudownhill,you'llwant things: Howsteepisthedownhill?Will of I beable to maintainvehiclecontrol? What'sthesurfacelike?Smooth?Rough?Slippery?Hard-packeddirt? Gravel? Are therehiddensurfaceobstacles?Ruts?Logs?Boulders? 4-30