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If
your
engine has stopped running, you’ll need
to
restart
it.
With the brake pedal depressed and the
parking brake still applied, shift the transmission
to
PARK
(P)
(or, shift to NEUTRAL
(N)
if
your
vehicle has a manual transmission) and restart the
engine. Then, shift
to
REVERSE
(Rj,
release the
parking brake, and slowly back down the hill as
straight as possible
in
REVERSE
(R).
As
you are backing down the
hill,
put your left hand
on
the steering wheel at the
12
o’clock position. This
way,
you’ll
be able to tell
if
your wheels are straight
and maneuver as
you
back down. It’s best that
you
back down the
hill
with
your wheels straight rather
than
in
the
left
or right direction. Turning the wheel
too far
to
the left or right
will
increase the possibility
of
a rollover.
Here are some things you
must
not
do
if
you
stall,
or are about
to
stall, when going up a
hill.
Never attempt to prevent a stall by shifting into
NEUTRAL
(N)
(or depressing the clutch,
if
you
have
a
manual transmission) to “rev-up” the engine
and regain forward momentum. This won‘t work.
Your vehicle will roll backwards very quickly and
you could go
out
of
control.
Instead, apply the regular brake
to
stop the vehicle.
Then
apply the parking brake. Shift
to
REVERSE (R), release
the
parking brake, and slowly back straight down.
Never attempt
to
turn around
if
you
are about
to
stall
when going up a
hill.
If the
hill
is steep enough to
stall your vehicle, it’s steep enough to cause you to
roll over if
you
turn around. If you can’t make it up
the
hill,
you
must back straight down the hill.
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Suppose, after stalling,
I
try
to back down the
hill and decide
I
just
can’t do it. What should
I
do?
A:
Set the parking brake, put your transmission
in
PARK (P) (or the manual transmission
in
FIRST
(1
j)
and turn off the engine. Leave the
vehicle and go get some help. Exit on the uphill
side and stay clear
of
the
path the vehicle would
take
if
it
rolled downhill.
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