1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 199
1993 Chevrolet Suburban Manual
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Your Driving and the Road 0 A hillthatcanbedrivenstraightup ordownmaybetoosteep to drive across.Whenyougostraightupordownahill,thelengthof the wheel base (the distance from the front wheels to the rear wheels)reducesthe likelihood the vehicle will tumble end over end.Butwhenyou drive acrossanincline,themuchmorenarrowtrackwidth(thedistance betweentheleftandrightwheels)maynotpreventthevehiclefrom tilting androllingover. Also, drivingacrossaninclineputsmoreweight or arollover. onthedownhillwheels.Thiscouldcauseadownhillslide Surfaceconditionscanbeaproblemwhenyoudriveacrossa hill. Loose gravel,muddyspots,orevenwetgrasscancauseyourtires to slip sideways,downhill. If thevehicleslipssideways, it canhitsomethingthat roll over. willtrip it (arock,arut,etc.)and 0 Hiddenobstaclescanmakethesteepness of theinclineevenworse.If youdriveacrossarockwiththeuphillwheels,orifthedownhillwheels drop intoarut or depression,yourvehiclecan tilt evenmore. to decidecarefullywhether to try to drive For reasonslikethese,youneed acrossanincline.Justbecausethe trail goesacrosstheinclinedoesn'tmean youhave to driveit.Thelastvehicle to tryitmighthaverolledover. CAUTION A Drivingacrossaninclinethat's too steep will makeyour vehicleroll over.You couldbeseriouslyinjured or killed. If youhaveanydoubt aboutthesteepnessoftheincline,don'tdriveacrossit.Findanother route instead. I Q: WhatifI'mdriving across aninclinethat'snottoosteep,but I hit to slidedownhill.What should I do? someloosegravelandstart A: Ifyoufeelyourvehiclestartingtoslidesideways,turndownhill.This shouldhelpstraightenoutthevehicleandpreventthesideslipping.However, amuchbetterwaytopreventthis is to getoutand"walkthecourse" knowwhatthesurface is like before you drive it. so you Stalling on an Incline If yourvehiclestalls whenyou'recrossinganincline,besure you (andyour if thedoorthereisharder to passengers)getoutontheuphillside,even starts to roll over, open. If yougetoutonthedownhillsideandthevehicle you'llberightinitspath. If youhave to walk downtheslope,stayoutofthe if it does rollover. path thevehiclewilltake 4-32