1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 172

GAU I IUN If you don't shift down, your brakes get could so hot that they wouldn't work well. You Hi// and Mountain Roads 1 would then have poor braking or Driving on steephills or mountains is even none going down hill. You a different from drivingin flat or rolling 1 could crash. S i t down to let your hf terrain. If you drive regularly in steep engine assist your brakes on a country, or if you're planning to visit steep downhill slope. there, here are some tips that can make your trips safer and more enjoyable. Keep your vehiclein good shape. Check all fluid levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system and Coasting downhill inN transaxle. These parts can work hard C L (Neutral) or with the ignition on mountain roads. OII is dangerous. Your brakes will Know how to go down hills. The most have to do all the workof slowing important thing to know is this: let down. They could get so hot that your engine do some the slowing of they wouldn't work well. You down. Don't make your brakes do it could crash. Always have your a l Shift to a lower gear whenyou go l. engine running and your vehicle in down a steep or long hill. That way, gear when you go downhill. you will slow down without excessive use of your brakes. I I Know how to go uphill.You may want to shift down t a lower gear. The o lower gears helpcool your engine and transaxle, andyou can climb the hill better. Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane roads inhills or mountains. Don't swing wideor 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 the in 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