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Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.never coast in neutral or with your foot on the clutch.
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In what gear should you drive when going down a steep hill?
One gear down from normal road gear, but remember the transmission is not meant to be a brake.
What should you do when driving down a steep grade in a car with standard trasmission?
You should change down to a lower gear, 3rd gear or if the grade is very steep 2nd gear.
In which gear should you drive when going up a steep hill?
low gear, first or second depending on the steepness
How is steep used in a sentence?
That asking price seems rather steep. Put your car into a lower gear to drive down a long, steep hill. Let the tea steep for several minutes.
What should you do when going down a steep grade in a heary vehicle?
Shift down in to a lower gear.
What should you do when driving down a steep hill?
gear down and use the motor to assist in braking
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?
Downshift to the next lower gear. If it is very steep, go down another gear. Make sure you don't over-rev the engine though.
When you are driving down a steep grade in a vehicle equipped with a standard transmission you should use a higher gear to help slow your vehicle down?
NO... you should use a lower gear if you want to slow down not higher.
What gear should you drive going down a steep hill?
Traditionally, you would've been told to use the same gear you went up the hill in to go down the hill. However, it may be necessary to drop a gear, given that modern vehicles are much more aerodynamic than previous vehicles were.
What should you do when doing down a steep grade in a heavy vehicle?
You should brake at the top of the hill and slow down to a speed where you can change down to the next lowest gear. Anticipation is most important, as you may need to change down again to the next lowest gear. Engine braking helps to prevent overheating the brakes, and also assists vehicle stability on steep hills.
What does Hold AT button do?
It is for going up steep hills and 4 wheel drive, it locks the tramission into a gear in order to stop it shifting down on a steep climb and stressing the gearbox/Engine
