Chevrolet 1998 S10 User Manual

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If you.don't shift down, your brakes could
get.so ho-tthat they woulddt work wel.1. You
would then have poor bmking.'or .even none going
down a hill. You could.cra$h. Shift down to let
your engine a.ssist your brakes on a steep
downhill sI.ope,
ignition
Gff is dangerous. Your brakes will. have to
.do- all the work of slmingdawn. They could get isi,
.hot--that they wouldn't wo-rk weU* YOU would then
have pour braking or even none going down a hill.
You could crash. Always have your -engine running.
and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill.
0 Know haw to gxuphill. You may wmt to .&if.d~wn
to. a lower gex. The Iower ge~ars help- cool yuur engine
and tlrmsmission, and you can-climb~the. hill.b.etter.
Stay in ywr own lane when driving: an hYe1an.e
roGds
in hills or.mountairis. Dorr't'swing wide ix cut
aa-oss the: center of'-the road; Drive at-speeds that-let
you stay in your own lane.
1 As you gqover the top of -a..Kll, be alert, There codd 'oe
something in your he, like a stalled cai or an .accident.
0 You may see highway signs on-mountains .that warn of
special problems, -Examples are long grades, ,p.ass@, or
.no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding
'roads. Be alert to .these and. take appmpkiate action.
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Chevrolet 1998 S10 Specifications

General

Brand	Chevrolet
Model	1998 S10
Category	Automobile
Language	English