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On this downhill grade, we can coast most of the way to the coast.
may be second gear or third gear with preparetion before you go down hill
Driver use gear 'L' or '2' when driving uphill or downhill which required higher gear ratio to move the uphill. Downhill wise, driver use '2' or 'L' for safety purpose. The low gear ratio will use the high gear ratio to slow down the speed of driving downhill and creating 'pulling' force on your car to safety purposes. Gear '2' can be use for overtaking on the highway too provided at the appropriate speed.
Top Gear - 2008 Coast to Coast 4-1 was released on: USA: September 2013
reverse and set the parking brake.
Top Gear USA - 2010 Coast to Coast 4-1 was released on: USA: 3 September 2013
Because it's very easy to miss a gear when going downhill, leading to a loss of control of the vehicle.
Because it's very easy to miss a gear when going downhill, leading to a loss of control of the vehicle.
Because it's very easy to miss a gear when going downhill, leading to a loss of control of the vehicle.
Down shift one gear possibly two.
Once you have achieved highway speed, you would stay in the highest gear, except for steep uphill or downhill grades.
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