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because if you don't then you will go wizzing down the hill and crash
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Should you shift to a high gear when going down a steep hill?
No. You keep it in low gear, and let the torque of your motor work against gravity to help keep your vehicle under control.
Why would a Cadillac Catera not shift into low gear?
If your not starting in low gear check the little snow flake button next to the gear shift. If this has been pressed your starting in 3 rd. gear.
Why won't my Yamaha Bruin shift out of low gear?
Your Yamaha Bruin may not shift out of low gear because something may be wrong with the gear box, so you should have it checked.
In which gear should you drive when going down a steep hill?
Use a low gear. Which gear you should use depends on how steep a hill you are talking about and also how far down does the hill go. and are you using a standard or automatic transmission. Common sense should tell you to use a lower gear if the vehicle accelarates to much.
What should you do when driving down a steep grade in a car with standard transmission?
You should down shift ONE gear so it will keep your speed from increasing too much.. and occationally use the brakes to stick with the speed limit..
In which gear should you drive when goin down a steep hill?
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.never coast in neutral or with your foot on the clutch.
How do you shift 13 speed transmission?
See related link at the bottom. It's essentially a nine speed, with the option to split the gears on the high side. It's good to have for those times when you're "stuck between gears" - for example, you're pulling a hill, and the gear you're in is a bit low, but if you shift a full gear up, it'll bog down.
Low fuel in Corvette?
Gear will not shift from park, is low fuel the cause?
If the transmission fluid is low will first to second gear shift be delayed?
No it will shift slow.
Why won't your 2000 F250 shift out of 4x4 low?
Try putting gear shift into "neutral" and then shift out of 4x4
Why does your 97 ford f-150 4x4 shift hard and not drop down in last gear of od?
low flouid or bad trany.
Does It matter if you have a small engine going down steep hills in second gear?
The engine size should not matter when going down a hill, as long as you dont put it in too low of a gear and over rev your engine.
