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.
r-Irking
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
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 brake, and then shift to PARK (P).
5.
Release the regular brakes.
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