1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 196

I h Turningordrivingacrosssteephillscanbedangerous. You could losetraction,slidesideways,andpossiblyrollover. You could be seriouslyinjured orkilled.Whendrivinguphills,alwaystry to go straight up. as youapproachthetop of thehill. to approaching Easeuponyourspeed Attacha flag to thevehicle to makeyoumorevisible traffic on trails or hills. Soundthe horn asyouapproachthetopof know you're there. Useyourheadlightsevenduringthe oncomingtraffic. hill to letopposingtraffic day. Theymakeyoumorevisibleto I CAUTION ' rf\ 1 Driving to the top(crest) of ahillat full speedcancausean ccident. Therecouldbeadrop-off,embankment,cliff,oreven anothervehicle. You could beseriouslyinjured orkilled. As younear the top of a hill, slow down and stay alert. Q: Whatshould I do if my vehiclestalls, or is about to stall,and I can't makeitup the hill? A: If thishappens,therearesomethingsyoushoulddo,andtherearesome thingsyoumustnotdo.First,here'swhatyoushoulddo: Pushthebrakepedal to stopthevehicleandkeep backwards. Also, applytheparkingbrake. it fromrolling If yourengine is stillrunning,shiftthetransmissionintoreverse,release theparkingbrake,andslowlybackdown the hill in reverse. If yourenginehasstoppedrunning,you'llneed to restartit.Withthe brake pedal depressedandtheparkingbrake still applied, shift the transmission to P (Park)(or,shiftto N (Neutral) if yourvehiclehasa to reverse, manualtransmission)andrestarttheengine.Then,shift in reverse. releasetheparkingbrake,andslowlybackdownthehill Asyou are backing down the hill,putyourlefthand on thesteering wheelatthe 12 o'clockposition.This way, you'llbeable to tell if your wheelsarestraightorturned to the left or rightasyoubackdown. 4-29