GMC 2003 Envoy - Manual (Page 257)

A: It's much more likely To happen going uphill. But if it
happens going downhill, here^ what to rio.
■ Stop your vehicle by applying the regular brakes,
Apply the parking brake,
• Shift lo PARK {P) and, while stilt braking, restarl the
engine.
• Shift back to a low gear, release the parking brake,
and drive straight down.
• [Г the engine won't start, gst oui and get help.
Driving Across ari Ending
Sooner or Lator. ал oM-road trail will probably go across
the incline of a hill. If this happens, you have in
decide whether to try to drive across Ihe incline. Here
are some things lo consider;
• A hhl that can be driven straight up or down may be
loo steep To drivo across. When you go slraighl up
or down a hill. Ihe length of ihe wheel base (Ihe
distance Irom the front wheels to the rear wheels)
Q: Am I likely lo stall when going downhill?
reducBs the likelihood the vehicle will tumble end
over end. But when you drive across an incline, the
much тоге namow (rack width (the distance
between the left and right wheals) may ngt prevent
the vehicla from tilting and rolling over. Also,
driving across an incline puts more weighi on Ihe
downhill wheals. This could cause a downhill
slide or a rollover.
• Surface conditions can be a problem when you
drive across a hilL Loose gravel, -muddy spots,
or even wet grass can cause your Tims To sEip
sideways, downhill. II the vehicle slips sideways..
it can hiT something thal will trip it (a rock, a rut, etc.)
and roll over.
• H idde n ohctpcles can make th e sleepn eas of the
incline even worse. It you drive across a rock with the
uphill whaels, or il the downhilli Wheels drop Into a rut
or depression,, your vehicle can tilt even тогв.
For reasons like these, you need td decide carefully
whether lo Iry to drive across an incline. Just because
the I rail goes across the Incline doesn't rrtean you
have to drive U. The last vehicle to try it might have
roiled over.
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