1994 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 127

Q: Am I likely to stall when going downhill? A It's muchmore likely to 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, anddrive straight down. If the engine won't start,get out and get help. Driving Across an Incline Sooner orlater, an off-road trail will probably go across incline of a hill. If the this happens, you have to decide whether to try to drive acrossthe incline. Here are some thingsto consider: A hill that can be driven straight upor down may be too steepto drive across. When you go straight up or down a hill, the length of the wheel base (the distancefrom the front wheels to therear wheels) reduces the likelihood the vehicle willtumble end over end. But when you driveacross an incline, the much more narrow between the track width (the distance left and right wheels) may not prevent the vehicle fromtilting and rolling over. Also, drivingacross an incline puts more weight on the downhill wheels. This could cause a downhill slide or a rollover. Surface conditions can be a problem when you drive across a hill. Loose gravel, muddyspots, or even wet grass can cause yourtires to slip sideways, downhill. If the vehicle slips sideways, it can hit something that will trip it (a rock, a rut, etc.) and roll over. Hidden obstacles can make the steepness of the incline even worse. If you drive across a rock with the uphill wheels, or if the downhill wheelsdrop into a rut ordepression, your vehicle can tilt even more. For reasons like these, you need to decide carefullywhether to try to drive across an incline. Just because the trail goes across the incline doesn't mean you have to drive it. The last vehicle to try it might have rolled over. I L Q: What if I'm driving across an incline that's not too steep, but I hit some loose gravel andstart to slide downhill. What shouldI do? A: If you feel your vehicle starting to slide sideways,turn downhill. This should help straighten out the vehicle and prevent the side slipping. However, a much betterway to prevent this is to get out and "walk the course"so you know what the surface is like before you drive it. 121