1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 201

CAUTION Coastingdownhill in N (Neutral)orwiththeignition off is dangerous. I 2Your brakes will have to do all the work of slowing down. They could You couldcrash.Always get so hot that they wouldn't work well. haveyourignitiononandyourvehicleingearwhenyougodownhill. A Knowhow to go uphill. Youmaywant toshiftdowntoalowergear. Thelowergearshelpcoolyourengineandtransmission,andyoucan climbthe hill better. Stayinyourownlanewhendrivingontwo-laneroads in hills or of the road. Drive mountains. Don't swing wide or cut across the center atspeedsthatletyoustay in yourownlane.Thatway,youwon't be surprisedbyavehiclecomingtowardyouinthesamelane. Ittakeslongertopassanothervehiclewhenyou'regoinguphill.You'll If avehicleispassingyouand want to leaveextraroomtopass. it easierfortheother doesn'thaveenoughroom,slowdowntomake vehicle to get by. e As yougooverthetop of ahill,bealert.Therecouldbesomethingin yourlane,likeastalledcaroranaccident. Youmay see highway signs on mountains that warn of special.problems. Examplesarelonggrades,passingorno-passingzones,afallingrocks area,orwindingroads.Bealerttotheseandtakeappropriateaction. Winterdrivingcanpresentspecialproblems. Index. See"WinterDriving" in the