To Start, After Being Parked On A Grade - Ford 1996 Explorer Manual

Vehicles with trailers should not be parked on a grade.
However, if you must park on a grade, place wheel chocks
under the trailer's wheels as follows:
Apply the brake pedal and hold.
Have another person place the wheel chocks under the
trailer wheels.
With the chocks in place, release the brake pedal, making
sure the chocks are holding.
For automatic transmissions — apply the parking brake by
pressing the service brake pedal down firmly with your right
foot while applying the parking brake pedal with your left
foot.
For manual transmissions — apply the service brake and
shift into N (Neutral) while still maintaining pressure on the
service brake pedal. Set the parking brake fully.
Shift an automatic transmission into Park (P). Put the
gearshift of a manual transmission in Reverse. If your vehicle
is equipped with four-wheel drive make sure the transfer
case is not in Neutral.

To start, after being parked on a grade:

Apply the brake pedal and hold.
Start the engine.
Shift transmission into gear and release the parking brake.
Release the brake pedal and move the vehicle uphill to free
the wheel chocks.
Apply the brake pedal and hold while another person
retrieves the chocks.
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