Chevrolet 1997 Cavalier Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 187)

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 also the brakes, tires, cooling system

and transaxle. These parts can work hard on

mountain roads.

Know how to

down hills. The most important

thing

know is this: let your engine do some of the

slowing down. Shift to a lower gear when you go

down a steep

long hill.

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

hill. You could crash. Shift down to let

your engine assist your brakes on

steep

downhill slope.

Coasting downhill in NEUTRAL

(N)

or with the

ignition

off

is dangerous. Your brakes will have

do all the work

slowing down. They

could

get

hot that they wouldn’t work well. You would

then have poor braking or even none going down

hill. 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 transaxle, 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

cut

across the center

the road. Drive at speeds that let

you stay in your own lane.

As you go over the top

a hill, be alert. There could be

something

your lane, like a stalled car

an accident.

You may see highway signs on mountains that warn of

special problems. Examples are long grades, passing or

no-passing zones, a falling rocks area

winding

roads. Be alert to these and take appropriate action.

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