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Drivin g Downhill
Drivin g Across an Inclin e
Before driving down a steep hill, you need to determ ine If at all possible, avoid driving across an incline. If it is
if it is too steep for a safe descent. What is the surface necessary, know you r vehicle’s abilities. Driving across
traction? Is the grad e too steep to maintain a slow, an incline places more weight on the downhill wheels,
controlled descent? Are there obstacles? Is it a straight which increases the possibilities of a downhill slide or
descent? Is there plenty of distance at the base of the hill rollover. Make sure the surface has good traction with
to regain control if the vehicle descend s to fast? If you feel firm and stable soils. If possible, transverse the incline at
confid ent in you r ability to proceed , then make sure you an angle head ing slightly up or down.
are in 4L (Low) and proceed with caution. Allow engine
braking to control the descent and apply you r brakes, if
necessary, but do not allow the tires to lock.
WARN ING!
Drivin g across an inclin e increases the risk of a
rollover, which may resu lt in severe injury.
WARN ING!
Do not descen d a steep grad e in NEUTRAL. Use
veh icle brak es in conjunction with engin e brak ing.
Descen ding a grad e too fast could cause you to lose
control and be seriou sly injured .
If You Stall or Begin to Lose Head way
If you stall or begin to lose head way while climbing a
steep hill, allow you r vehicle to come to a stop and
immediately apply the brake. Restart the engine and shift
into REVERSE. Back slow ly down the hill allow ing
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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