1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 181

withonly a smallchangeinelevationwhereyoucaneasilyseealltheway to the top.On a largehill,theincline maygetsteeperasyounearthetop, butyoumaynotseethisbecausethecrestofthe hill ishiddenbybushes, grass,orshrubs. Herearesomeotherthingstoconsiderasyouapproach 0 a hill. in tire Is there a constantincline, or doesthehillgetsharplysteeper places? 0 Is theregoodtractiononthehillside, slipping? Is there a straight path upordownthe turningmaneuvers? or willthesurfacecause 0 hill so you won'thave to make e Arethereobstructionsonthehillthancanblockyourpath(boulders, trees,logsorruts)? What'sbeyondthehill? Is there a cliff,anembankment, a drop-off, a fence?Getoutandwalkthe hill ifyou don'tknow.It'sthesmartwayto findout. Is the hill simplytoorough?Steep hills oftenhaveruts,gullies,troughs andexposedrocksbecausetheyaremoresusceptible to theeffects of erosion. 0 0 Driving Uphill Onceyoudecideyoucansafelydriveupthehill,youneedtotakesome specialsteps. Use a lowergearandget a firmgriponthesteeringwheel. Get a smoothstartupthe hill and try to maintainyourspeed.Don'tuse more power than you need, because you don't want your wheels to start spinning or sliding. Try todrivestraightupthehill ifat allpossible. If thepathtwistsand turns,youmightwanttofindanotherroute. 3 CAUTION Turningordrivingacrosssteep hills can lbe dangerous.You could b lose traction, slide sideways,and possibly roll over.You couldbe seriously injured or killed.When driving up hills,always try to go straight up. Easeuponyourspeedasyouapproachthetopofthehill. I 4-27