Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear
before
you start
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 to THIRD
(3)
and
reduce your speed to around
45
mph
(70
km/h) to
reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle
overheating.
Parking on
Hills
You real
she-
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park your vehic
.
wi-.. 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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into
PARK (P) yet.
Have someone place chocks under the trailer
wheels.
When the wheel chocks are in place, release the
regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.
Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your
parking brake, and then shift to
PARK
(P).
Release the regular brakes.
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