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Q:AmIlikely to stall when going downhill?driving across an incline puts more weight on the downhill wheels. This could cause a downhill A: It is much more likely to happen going uphill. But ifslide or a rollover. it happens going downhill, here is what to do.• Surface conditions can be a problem when you • Stop your vehicle by applying the regular brakes.drive across a hill. Loose gravel, muddy spots, Apply the parking brake. or even wet grass can cause your tires to slip • Shift to PARK (P) (or to neutral with the manualsideways, downhill. If the vehicle slips sideways, it transmission) and, while still braking, restart thecan hit something that will trip it (a rock, a rut, engine. etc.) and roll over. • Shift back to a low gear, release the parking brake,• Hiddenobstaclescanmakethesteepnessofthe and drive straight down. incline even worse. If you drive across a rock with the uphill wheels, or if the downhill wheels drop into a rut • If the engine will not start, get out and get help.or depression, your vehicle can tilt even more. Driving Across an Incline Forreasonslikethese,youneedtodecidecarefully whethertotrytodriveacrossanincline. Just because the Sooner or later, an off-road trail will probably go acrosstrail goes across the incline does not mean you have to the incline of a hill. If this happens, you have todrive it. The last vehicle to try it might have rolled over. decide whether to try to drive across the incline. Here are some things to consider: {CAUTION: • A hill that can be driven straight up or down may be too steep to drive across. When you go straight up or down a hill, the length of the wheel base (theDriving across an incline that is too steep will distance from the front wheels to the rear wheels)make your vehicle roll over. You could be reduces the likelihood the vehicle will tumbleseriously injured or killed. If you have any end over end. But when you drive across an incline,doubt about the steepness of the incline, do the much more narrow track width (the distancenot drive across it. Find another route instead. between the left and right wheels) may not prevent the vehicle from tilting and rolling over. Also, 4-22

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