1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 184

Your Driving and the Road If youdecideyoucangodownahillsafely,thentrytokeepyourvehicle headedstraightdown,andusealowgear.This way,enginedragcanhelp yourbrakesandtheywon'thave to doallthework.Descendslowly,keeping your vehicle under control at all times. A Heavybrakingwhengoingdowna hill cancauseyourbrakes to loss of controlandaserious overheatandfade.Thiscouldcause accident. Apply thebrakeslightlywhendescendinga hill andusea control. low gear to keep vehicle I shouldnot do whendrivingdownahill? 1 speed of the to drive if it happensgoing Q: Are theresomethings A:Yes!These areimportantbecause if youignorethemyoucouldlose controlandhaveaseriousaccident. Whendrivingdownhill,avoidturnsthattakeyouacrosstheincline hill. A hill that's not too steep to drivedownmaybetoosteep across. You could rollover if youdon'tdrivestraightdown. Nevergodownhillwiththetransmissionin N (Neutral),orwiththeclutch pedal depressed in amanualshift.This is called"free-wheeling." Your brakes will have to do all the work and could overheat and fade. Avoidbraking so hardthatyoulockthewheels whengoingdownhill. If your front wheels are locked, you can't steer your vehicle. If your wheels lockupduringdownhillbraking,youmay feel thevehiclestarting to slide off thebrakesandsteer to sideways. To regainyourdirection,justease keep the front of the vehicle pointing straight downhill. Q: Am I likelytostallwhengoingdownhill? A: It'smuchmorelikelytohappengoinguphill.But downhill, here'swhat to do. * Stopyourvehicle brake. by applyingtheregularbrakes.Applytheparking Shift to P (Park)(or to N (Neutral)withthemanualtransmission)and, while still braking,restarttheengine. Shiftback to alowgear,releasetheparkingbrake,anddrivestraight down. If theenginewon'tstart,getoutandgethelp. 4-30