1998 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 217

0 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 to go down hills. The most important thing to know is this: let your engine do some of the slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when go you down a steep or long hill. A CAUTION: Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL (N) or with the ignition off is dangerous. Your brakes will have to do all the workof slowing down. They couldget so hot thatthey wouldn't workwell. You would then have poor braking or even none going down a hill. You could crash. Always have your engine running and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill. 0 , If you don't shift down, your brakes could so get 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 your let engine assist your brakes on a steep downhill slope. 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 can climb the you hill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hillsor mountains. Don't swing wide cut or across the centerof the road. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. be something in yourlane, like a stalled car or an accident. 0 e As you go over the top of a hill, bealert. There could 4-35