1993 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 171

Your Driving and the Road CAUTION Hill and Mounfain Roads Driving on steephills or mountains is different from driving flat or rolling in terrain. If you drive regularly in steep country, or if you're planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid levels and the also brakes, tires, cooling system and transaxle. These parts can work hard on mountain roads. K ~ Q W how to go down hills. The most important thing to know is this: let your engine do some of the slowing down. Don't make your brakes do it all. Shift to a lower gear when go you down a steep or long hill. Thatway, you will slow down without excessive use of your brakes. fi If you don't shift down, your L brakes could get hot that so 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 to engine assist your brakeson a steep downhill slope. 1 I Know how to go uphill. Youmay wait to shift down to a lower gear. The lower gears help cool your engine and transaxle, and you can climb the hill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads in hills mountains. or Don't swing wide or cut across the center of the road. Drive at speeds that let you stay in your own lane. That way, you won't be surprised by a vehicle coming toward you in the same lane. It takes longer to pass another vehicle when you're going uphill. You'll want to leave extra room to pass. If a