1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 167

Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and transmission. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. 0 Know how to go down hills. The most important thing to know is this: let your engine do some of the slowing down. Shiftto a lower gear when you go down a steep or long hill. or Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N) with the ignition off is dangerous. Your brakes will have to l do a l the workof slowing down. They could get so hot that they wouldn't work well. You would then i. l have poor braking oreven none going down a h l You could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill. 0 If you don't shift down, your brakes could so get hot thatthey wouldn't work well. You would then have poor braking even none going or 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 to go uphill. You may want to shift down to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your engine and transmission, and you can climb the hill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing wide cut or across the center of the road. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top of hill, be alert. There could be a something in your lane, like a stalled car or 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 to these and take appropriate action. 4-36