1993 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 148

Your Diving and the Road Driving Downhill (corv~.) Q: Am I likely to stall when going downhill? A: It's much more likelyto happen going uphill. But if it happens going downhill, here's what to do. Stop your vehicleby applying the regular brakes. Apply the parking brake. Shift to P (Park) and, while still braking, restart the engine. Shift back to a low gear, release the parking brake, and drive straight down. If the engine won't s t a r t , get out and get help. Driving Across an lncline Sooner or later, an off-road trail will probably go across the incline of a hill. If this happens, you have to decide whether to try to drive across the incline. Here are some things to consider : A hill that can bedriven straight up or down may be tu0 steep to drive across. When you go straight upor down a hill, the length of the wheel base (the distance from the front wheels to the rear wheels) reduces the likelihood the vehicle will tumble end over end. But when you drive across an incline, the much more narrowtrack width (the distance between the leftand right wheels) may not prevent the vehicle over. Also, from tilting and rolling driving across an incline puts more weight on the downhill wheels. This could cause a downhill slide a or rollover. Surface conditions can bea problem when you drive across ahill. Loose gravel, muddy spots, or even wet grass can cause your tires to slip sideways, downhill. If the vehicle slips sideways, it can hit something that will it (a trip rock, a rut, etc.) and roll over. Hidden obstacles can make the steepness of the incline even worse. If you drive across a rockwith the uphill wheels, or if the downhill wheels drop into a rut or depression, your vehicle can tilt even more. For reasons like these,you need to decide carefully whether to to drive try across an incline. Just because the trail goes across the incline doesn't meanyou have to drive it. The last vehicle to try it might have rolled over. I6 4