Driving tips
Parking on hills
Generally, if you have a trailer
attached to your vehicle, you should 4. Place chocks under the trailer 1. With the manual transaxle in
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 unexpectedly roll
down hill.
3. Set the parking brake and shut off When you are ready to leave after
parking on a hill
the vehicle.
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wheels on the down hill side of the
wheels.
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.
Neutral or automatic transaxle in P
(Park), apply your brakes and hold
the brake pedal down while you:
5.
• Start your engine;
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Shift into gear; and
Release the parking brake.
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.
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3.
Slowly remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
Drive slowly until the trailer is clear
of the chocks.
4. Stop and have someone pick up
and store the chocks.
6. Reapply the brakes, reapply the
parking brake and shift the vehicle
to
R
(Reverse)
for
manual
transaxle or P (Park) for automatic
transaxle.
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. Shut off the vehicle and release
the vehicle brakes but leave the
parking brake set.
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).
If the vehicle has a manual
transaxle, place the car in neutral.
If the vehicle has an automatic
transaxle, place the car in P (Park).
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 run-
ning, the vehicle can move sud-
denly. You or others could be
seriously or fatally injured.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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