1997 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 189

If you drive regularlyin steep country, or if you're planning tovisit there, here are some tips can that make your trips safer and more enjoyable. Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes,tires, cooling system and transmission. These parts work hard on can mountain roads. Know how to go down hills. The most important thing to know is this: letyour engine do some of the slowing down. Shift to a lower gearwhen you go down a steep or long hill. 0 0 Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N) or with the ignition off is dangerous.Your brakes will have to do all the work of slowing down. They could get so hot that they wouldn't work well. You would then il have poor brakingor even none goingdown a hl. You could crash.Always have your engine running and your vehicle in gear when you downhill. go 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 hill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills mountains. Don't swing wide or cut or across the center of the road.Drive at speedsthat let you stay in your own lane. As you go over the top of a hill, be alert. There could be something in your lane, like a stalled car or an accident. You may see highway signs on mountains thatw r of an special problems. Examplesare long grades, passingor no-passing zones, a falling rocks areaor winding roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate action. If you don't shift down, your brakes could 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 to let your engine assistyour brakes on a steep downhill slope. 0 0 0 4-25