1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 186

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: -- It can be dangerous to get of your vehiclt: if out the shift lever not fully in PARK with the is (P) parking brake firmly Your vehicle can roll. set. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly.You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move, ev'en when you're onfairly level ground, use the steps that follow. If you have €our-wheel drive with a manual transfer case shift lever and your transfer is case in NEUTRAL(N), your vehicle will,be freeto roll, evenif your shiftlever isin PARK( ) So; be P. sure the transfer case in a drive gear not in is NEUTRAL (N). 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet, or into gear for a manual transmission. When parking uphill, turn your wheels away from the curb. When parking downhill, turn your wheels into the curb. 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. Thenapply your parking brake, and thenshift into PARK (P), or REVERSE (R) for a manual transmission. 5. If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle with a manual transfer case shift lever, be sure the transfer case is. a drive gear -- not in NEUTRAL, (N). in 6. Release the regular brakes. -- 4-55