1995 GMC Yukon Owner's Manual - Page 207

your brakes and they won't have to all the work. Descend do slowly, keeping yourvehicle under control at all times. Q: Are there somethings I should not do when driving downa hill? A: 0 Yes! These are important becauseif you ignore them you could lose control and have a serious accident. When driving downhill, avoidturns that take you across the incline of the hill. Ahill that's not too steep to drive dawn may be too steepto if drive across.You could roll over you don't drive straight down. Never go downhill with the transmission in NEUTRAL (N), or withthe a clutch pedal depressed in manual shift . This is called "free-wheeling." Your brakes will have to do the work and could all overheat and fade. 0 Q: Am I likely to stall when going downhill? A: 0 It's much more likely happen going uphill. But it happens going to if downhill, here's what to do. Stop yourvehicle by applying the regular brakes. Apply the parking brake. Shift to PARK (P) (or to Neutralwith the manualtransmission) and, while still braking, restart engine. the Shift back to low gear, release the parking brake, drive straight a and down. If the engine won't start, get out and help. get 0 0 0 Driving Acrossan Incline Sooner orlater, an off-road trail will probably go across the incline a hill. of If this happens,you have to decide whether to r to drive across the incline. ty Here are some things to consider: 0 A hill that can be drrven straight up or down may be too steep to drive across. Whenyou go straight up or down a hill, the length the wheel of from the front wheels to the wheels) reduces the rear base (the distance likelihood the vehicle will tumble end over end. But when you drive 4-19