DrivingonHills
elevation whereyoucaneasilyseeallthewaytothe
top.Onalargehill,theinclinemaygetsteeperasyou
nearthetop,butyoumightnotseethisbecausethe
crestofthehillishiddenbybushes,grass,orshrubs.
Off-roaddrivingoftentakesyouup,down,oracrossa
hill.Drivingsafelyonhillsrequires goodjudgment and
anunderstanding ofwhatthevehiclecanandcannot
do.Therearesomehillsthatsimplycannotbedriven,
nomatterhowwellbuiltthevehicle.
Consider thisasyouapproach ahill:
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Isthereaconstant incline, ordoesthehillget
sharplysteeperinplaces?
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Istheregoodtraction onthehillside, orwillthe
surfacecausetireslipping?
Isthereastraight pathupordownthehillsoyou
willnothavetomaketurningmaneuvers?
Manyhillsaresimplytoosteepforanyvehicle.
Ifyoudriveupthem,youwillstall.Ifyoudrive
downthem,youcannotcontrolyourspeed.Ifyou
driveacrossthem,youwillrollover.Youcouldbe
seriously injuredorkilled.Ifyouhaveanydoubt
aboutthesteepness, donotdrivethehill.
Arethereobstructions onthehillthatcanblock
yourpath,suchasboulders, trees,logs,orruts?
Whatisbeyondthehill?Isthereacliff,an
embankment, adrop-off, afence?Getoutand
walkthehillifyoudonotknow.Itisthesmartway
tofindout.
ApproachingaHill
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Isthehillsimplytoorough?Steephillsoftenhave
ruts,gullies, troughs, andexposedrocksbecause
theyaremoresusceptible totheeffectsoferosion.
Whenyouapproach ahill,decideifitistoosteepto
climb,descend, orcross.Steepness canbehardto
judge.Onaverysmallhill,forexample,theremaybea
smooth,constant incline withonlyasmallchangein
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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