1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 162
1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual
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Driving Across an Incline Sooner or later, an off-ro.ad:trail will probably go across the incline of a hill.. If this happens, you have to decide wheth.er to try to drive a-cross theincline. Here are some. things to consider: 0 For reasuns like these, yqu need to decide cwehll'y whether tci try to drive across an incline. Just -becausethe trail goes across the incline.duesn'r-meanyou have to r drive it. The l.ast vehicle to t y it might hi rolled over. L Drivbg across an incline that's too stee.p will make-yourvehicle roll over.You could be seriously injuredor kilIed. If you have any doubt about the steepnessof the incline,. don't driveacross it. Find another route instead. @ * What if I'm driving -across incline that's-not an too steep, but I hit some loose gravel and-startto slide downhi11. What should I do? turn downhill. This should help straighten out .the. vehicle and prevent the side slipping. -HoW.ever, a much better way to prevent this is to get'out and "walk the course" so you know what the surface is like.before you drive it. .A: If you feel your vehicle starting to slide sideways, 0 4-25