1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 182

Your Driving and the Road Attachaflag to thevehicle to makeyoumorevisible traffic ontrailsorhills. Soundthehornasyouapproachthetop know you're there. to approaching of hill to letopposingtraffic to Useyourheadlightsevenduringtheday.Theymakeyoumorevisible oncomingtraffic. * Drivilng to the top (crest) of a hill at full speedcancausean I accident.There could beadrop-off,embankment,cliff,oreven anothervehicle. You could be seriously injured orkilled. As you near the top ofahill, slow down and stay alert. I Q: Whatshould I do if myvehiclestalls, make it upthehill? or is abouttostall,and I can't A: If thishappens,therearesomethingsyoushould do, andtherearesome thingsyoumustnot do. First,here'swhatyoushoulddo: Pushthebrakepedal to stopthevehicleandkeepit backwards.Also,applytheparkingbrake. from rolling If yourengineisstillrunning,shiftthetransmissionintoreverse,release theparkingbrake,andslowly backdown thehillinreverse. If yourenginehasstoppedrunning,you'llneed to restartit.Withthe brakepedaldepressedandtheparkingbrake still applied,shiftthe transmission to P (Park)(or,shift to N (Neutral) if yourvehiclehasa to R (Reverse), manualtransmission)andrestarttheengine.Then,shift releasetheparkingbrake,andslowlybackdownthehill in reverse. Asyouarebackingdownthehill,putyourlefthandonthesteering wheelatthe 12 o'clockposition.This way, you'llbeable to tell if your wheelsarestraight or turned to the left orright as youbackdown. Herearesomethingsyoumustnot whengoingupahill. do if youstall,orareabout to stall, Neverattempt to preventastallbyshiftinginto N (Neutral)(or to "rev-up"the depressingtheclutch, if youhaveamanualtransmission) engineandregainforwardmomentum.Thiswon'twork. Your vehiclewill roll backwardsveryquicklyandyoucouldgoout of control. 4-28