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Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you s8tart
down a long or steep downgrade. If you don't shift
down, you might have to use your brakes so much that
they
would get
hot and no longer work well.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your
speed to around 45 mph (70
km/h)
to reduce the
possibility of engine and transaxle overheating.
Pay attention to the engine coolant gage.
If
the indicator
is in the red area, turn off the air conditioning (if you
have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine
Overheating" in the Index.)
Pay attention to the engine coolant gage. If the indicator
is in the red area, turn off the air conditioning (if you
have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine
Overheating" in the Index).
Parking on Hills
You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer
attached, on a hill. If something goes wrong, your rig
could start to move. People
can
be injured, and both
your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged.
But if you ever have to park your rig
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here's
how to do it:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into
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PARK (P) yet.
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
5. Release the regular brakes.
When You Are Ready to Leave After
Parking on
a
Hill
1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down
brake, and then shift to PARK (P).
while you:
Start your engine;
0
Shift into a gear; and
0
Release the parking brake.
2. Let up on the brake pedal.
3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks.
4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks.
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