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Hills When going up a hill you will use a lower gear to increase the engine speed and give you more power; On a steep uphill gradient you may need to hold a low gear such as 2nd for quite a while, because if you change to 3rd the car may stop. When going down a hill use a lower gear to increase the braking effect of the engine and hence enable you to use the brakes less. Brakes can overheat and hence not work on long downhill stretches so use engine braking when you can. On a steep downhill using a lower gear will hold the speed down and reduce brake fade. Generally at 30mph drive in 4th gear but drop into 3rd gear for uphill and downhill. Use the same gear going down a hill as you would going up it. |