1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 199

8 What'satthebottom of the hill? Is there ahiddencreekbank riverbottomwithlargerocks? or evena If you decide you can godowna hill safely,thentry to keepyourvehicle headed straightdown, and usealowgear.Phisway,enginedrag can help your brakes and theywon'thave to do allthework.Descendslowly,keeping yourvehicleundercontrolatalltimes. I Heavy braking when going downa hill can causeyourbrakesto overheat and fade. This could cause loss of control andaserious accident.Applythe brakes lightlywhendescendinga hill andusea low gear to keepvehiclespeedundercontrol. %I Q: Bare there some things B should not do when driving down hill? A: Yes! These are importantbecause if youignorethemyou control and haveaseriousaccident. e could lose Whendrivingdownhill,avoidturnsthat take youacrosstheincline of the hill. A hill that'snot too steep to drivedown may be too steep to drive across. You could roll over if youdon'tdrivestraightdown. Nevergodownhillwith the transmission in M (Neutral),orwiththeclutch is called "free-wheeling." Your pedal depressed inamanualshift.This brakeswillhaveto do allthework and could overheatandfade. to happengoinguphill.But do. if it happensgoing 8 Q: Am B likely to stall when going downhill? A: It's muchmorelikely downhill,here'swhatto 8 8 Stopyourvehiclebyapplyingtheregularbrakes.Applytheparking brake. Shift to P (Park) (or toNeutralwiththemanualtransmission)and,while stillbraking,restart the engine. Shift back to alowgear,releasethe down. parking brake,anddrivestraight 8 Q If the engine won'tstart,getoutandgethelp. Driwing Across an l n c h e Soonerorlater,an off-road trail willprobably go acrosstheincline of a hill. If thishappens,youhavetodecidewhether to try to driveacrosstheincline. Herearesome things to consider: 4-31