1993 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 176

If you drive regularlyin steep country, or you're if planning to visit there, here some tips that can make are your trips safer and more enjoyable. 0 /d CAUTION: Coasting downhill in "N" (Neutral) or with the ignition off is dangerous. Your brakes will have to do all work of slowing down. They could the get so hot that they wouldn't work well. You could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle in gear -]en you downhill. go Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and I transaxle. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. I Know how to go down hills. The most important of thing to know is thisi let your engine do some the slowing down. Don't make your brakes it all. do Shift to a lower gear when you go down a steep or long hill. That way, you will slow down without excessive use of your brakes. @ I 0 Know how to go uphill. You may want shift down to your to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool engine and transaxle, 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 or cut across the center the road. Drive at speeds that let of you stay in your own lane. That way, you won't be in surprised by a vehicle coming toward you the same lane. It takes longer to pass another vehicle when you're to pass. going uphill. You'll want leave extra room to If a vehicle is passing you and doesn't have enough room, slow down to make easier for the other it vehicle to get by. If you don't shift down, your brakes could get 11 so hot thatthey wouldn't work well. You would then have poor braking or even none going down a hill. You could crash. Shift down to let your engine assist your brakes on a steep .:'-352~;~g~~gI I sf pe d0wnhi 0 . ~ ~ * ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~