1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 200
1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual
Page 200 highlights
Your Driving and the Road Hill and Mountain Roads I AM470001 Drivingonsteephillsormountains is differentfromdrivinginflatorrolling terrain. If youdriveregularly in steepcountry,or if you'replanning to visit there,herearesometipsthatcanmakeyourtripssaferandmoreenjoyable. (See"Off-RoadDriving" in theIndexforinformationaboutdrivingoff-road.) Keepyourvehicleingoodshape.Check all fluidlevelsandalsothe brakes,tires,coolingsystemandtransmission.Thesepartscanwork hard onmountainroads. Knowhow to godownhills.Themostimportantthing to know is this:let it yourenginedosomeoftheslowingdown.Don'tmakeyourbrakesdo all.Shifttoalowergearwhenyougodownasteepor long hill.That way,youwill slow downwithoutexcessiveuse ofyourbrakes. 1 so hot thatthey Ifyoudon'tshiftdown,yourbrakescouldget wouldn'tworkwell.Youwould thenhavepoorbrakingorevennone goingdownahill. You could crash.Shiftdown to letyourengine assist brakessteep your on downhill a slope. 4-46