Driving tips
Parking on hills
5. Start the vehicle, hold the brakes, shift
to neutral, release the parking brake
and slowly release the brakes until the
trailer chocks absorb the load.
When you are ready to leave after
parking on a hill
1. With the manual transmission in
Neutral or automatic transmission in P
(Park), apply your brakes and hold the
brake pedal down while you:
Generally, if you have a trailer attached to
your vehicle, you should not park your
vehicle on a hill. People can be seriously
or fatally injured, and both your vehicle
and the trailer can be damaged if unex-
pectedly roll down hill.
6.
Reapply the brakes, reapply the park-
ing brake and shift the vehicle to R
(Reverse) for manual transmission or
P (Park) for automatic transmission.
• Start your engine;
•
Shift into gear; and
7.
Shut off the vehicle and release the
vehicle brakes but leave the parking
brake set.
WARNING - Parking on a
hill
Parking your vehicle on a hill with a
trailer attached could cause serious
injury or death, should the trailer
break lose.
• Release the parking brake.
2.
3.
Slowly remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of
the chocks.
WARNING - Parking brake
It can be dangerous to get out of
your vehicle if the parking brake is
not firmly set.
If you have left the engine running,
the vehicle can move suddenly.You
or others could be seriously or
fatally injured.
4. Stop and have someone pick up and
store the chocks.
However, if you ever have to park your
trailer on a hill, here’s how to do it:
1.
Pull the vehicle into the parking space.
Turn the steering wheel in the direction
of the curb (right if headed down hill,
left if headed up hill).
2.
If the vehicle has a manual transmis-
sion, place the car in neutral. If the
vehicle has an automatic transmission,
place the car in P (Park).
3.
4.
Set the parking brake and shut off the
vehicle.
Place chocks under the trailer wheels
on the down hill side of the wheels.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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