Service manual
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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.
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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 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 you
go
down a steep or long
hill.
That way, you will slow down without excessive use of your brakes.
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CAUTION:
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
enginc ssist your brakes on a steep downhill slope.
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‘CAUTION:
Coasting
downhill
in
“N”
(Neutral)
or
with
the
ignition
off
is
dangerous.
Your
brakes
will
have
to
do
all
the
work
of
sllowing
down.
They
could
get
so
hot
that
they
wouldn’t
work
well.
You
could
crash.
Always
have
your
engine
running
and
your
vehicle
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when
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,a
downhill,
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Know how to go uphill. Shift down to
“3”
(Drive). This will help cool
your engine and transaxle, and you can climb the hill better.
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Stay in your
own
lane when driving
on
two-lane roads in hills or
mountains. 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.
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