1998 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

0ff-Roa;d Driving with Your
Four- Whed-D.dve Vehicle
If‘y~ur vehicle doesn’t have four-wheel drive, you
shouldn’t drive off-mad: unless you’re ‘on %level,
solid surface.
Off-road driving .involves. s.orne.new skills; And. that’s
why it’s very irnr>ortanf that you read this ,g,ui.de. You’ll
fmd-many driving. tip and.suggestims. These .will help
-make
youi.6ff-faad driving safer. and more enj-oyable.
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You’ll find other important infomation in this manual.
%e “Vehicle hading3’’ “Luggage Carrier” -and “Tires”
-in -the Index.
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Getting Familiar with Off-ROad D2ivin:g
7 : yodre driviag.aff -raad, b-ouacing and
.quick changes in.direc$idn .can easily throw-you
:aut of posifion. This could cause you to lose
control and crash. So; whether you% drivingm
oroff the road, you .and your passengers-should
w.ear s.a€ety belts. I
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Driving on Off-Road Hills
Off-road ..dfiving. sften ,t&es:you up, down :or across a
.bill. Driving wfdy on hills requires good jwlgment and
-an un.&fstading of what your veliick can ;ad can’t do.
There are some hills that simply ‘can’t be driven, nb
matter how well built the vehicle.
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Many’hilk are sfmply to6 steep for any vehicle. If
,pa drive up &ern, you will :stall. If you drive
dgwn them, you can’t control yo,ur-speed. If you
drive across:them,
you will roll over. Yon could be
seriausly
injured. ar killed. Xf you haveany doubt
rbout the s&eepne$s, don’t drive the hill.
incline with only. a- small change in. elevatiofi. a xe you
can easily see all: the:way -to the top. On -a large. hill, the.
incline may get steeper as you near the .top., but ylou,may-
not see this because the- cyest of the hill is hidden by
.bushes, grass. ar%hrubs.
Here
me some other ihings to consider as youappfoach
:a. hill.
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Once you decide yowan sa€ely drive up t-he hill, you.
need.to take some special steps.
.; Use a low gear and .get a €im grip o.n .,the
:steering -wheel.
lkrning or dr’iving @WO$S steep. h___.j can be
dangerow.
You could lope: traction, slide:
sideways, -and possibJy roll .over. YQU~ could be-
seriously injurid.. or kille.d,. When driving. .. up hifls;
always try to go~traight up.
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D,riving to the top (crest) of a hi11 at iull speed csln
emb.ankment,. cliff, .or..even another vehicle. You
could be seriously injured or kill,ed, As.~ou near
the’ top of -a hill, slow.down and stay alert.. 1
~ cause an accident. There could be- a-drop.=;off,_
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At zf this :happens, there are some things YOU should
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ba down the-hill wjth your wheels gtraight rather.
than in
the left or right direction. .Turning the wheel
to~o far to the- left or~right will increase the pssibility
of a rollover.
Here. are. some things. you must not do if you stall, or me
about to stall, when going.up. a.hil1.
0 Never attempo prevent a stall by shifdng.into
NEUTRAL (N) (or depressing the clutch, if you
have a nianual transmisiion) to-“rev-up” the engine
and regain forward momentum. This wm’t wurk.
Your vehicle will roll backwards very quickly and
you could go out:of cont~-ol.
Instead,
apply the regularbrake to stop rhe
vehicle. Then apply the pakinp- h.r&e. Shift.to
REVERSE (R), release the , ngbrake, and
slowly back stmight down.
0 Never attempt to turn around if you. -ae-.aI . It to-.staU.
when ,going up a hill. If the hillis steep mongh:-to
stall
your vehicle, it’s steep efiough to cause you tg:
roll lover if you turn aromd.. If you cati’t m,&e it up
the hill, you must back stmight drrwn the hill.
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&.' Suppose, after.staUing, I try to-back down
the-hill and decide I,.just can't do it, What
shod $?
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