1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 184

If you drive regularly insteep country, or if you're planning to visit there, hereare some tips that canmake your trips safer and more enjoyable. 0 'A I CAUTION: Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and transmission. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. Know how togo down hills. The most important thing to knowis this: let your engine do some of the slowing down. Shiftto a lower gear when yougo down a steep or long hill. 0 Coasting downhill inNEUTRAL (N) or with the ignition off is dangerous. Your brakes will have to so do allthe work of slowing down. They could get hot that they wouldn't work well. You wouldthen have poorbraking or even none going down hl. a il You could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill. Know how to go uphill. You may want to shift down to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your engine and transmission, and you can climb the l better. hl i Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills or mountains. Don't swing wide or cut across the center of the road. Drive atspeeds that let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There couldbe something in your lane, like astalled car or an accident, I If you don't shift down, your brakescould get so hot that they wouldn't work well.You would then have poor braking or even none going down a hill. You could crash. Shift down let your engine to assist your brakes on a steep downhill slope. 0 You may see highway signs on mountains that warn of special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or no-passing zones, a falling rocks areaor windmg roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate action. 4-23