Parking On Hills - Cadillac Escalade ESV Owner's Manual

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Parking on Hills

CAUTION
When towing a trailer, avoid
parking your vehicle on a hill. If
something were to go wrong,
your rig could start to move.
People could be injured and
both your vehicle and the trailer
could be damaged.
You should not park vehicles with
trailers on a grade (hill). However,
if you must park on a grade, follow
these steps:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but
don't shift into P (Park) yet.
If the vehicle is facing down-
hill, turn the wheels toward
the curb. If it is facing uphill,
turn the wheels toward traffic.
2. Have someone place chocks
under the trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel chocks are in
place, release the regular
brakes until the chocks absorb
the load.
4. Reapply the regular brakes.
Then apply your parking
brake, and then shift to
P (Park).
5. Release the regular brakes.
Section 3
CAUTION
Be sure the shift lever is in
P (Park) and the parking brake
is firmly applied when you leave
your vehicle.
When you are ready to leave after
parking on a hill, be sure to hold
the regular brake pedal down
while you start the engine, shift
into gear and release the parking
brake.
Drive slowly until the trailer is clear
of the chocks.
Stop and have someone pick up
and store the chocks.
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