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Your Driving and the Road
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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 on a
hill, here's how to do it:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't
shift into
P
(Park) yet, or into gear for
a manual transmission.
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), or
R
(Reverse) for
a
manual transmission.
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 while you:
0
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
4.
Stop
and have someone pick up and
of the chocks.
store the chocks.
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