1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 194

Parking on Hills You really should notpark your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hll. If something goes wrong, your rig could start to move. People can beinjured, and b.oth your vehicleand the trailer can be damaged. But if you everhave to park your rig on a hill, here's how to doit: 1. Apply your regulafbrakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet, or into gear for amanual transmission. When parking uphill, turn your wheels away from the curb. When parking downhill, turn your wheels into the curb. the 2. Have someone place chocks under trailer wheels. are 3. When the wheel chocks in place, release the regular brakesuntil the chocks absorb the load. apply your 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then parking brake,and then shift into PARK (P), or REVERSE (R) for a manual transmission. with 5. If.you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle a manual transfer case shift lever, be sure thetransfer case is in a drivegear -- not in NEUTRAL (N). 6 . Release the regular brakes. It can be dangerous to get out of p u r vehicle if the shift lever is not fullyin PARK (P) with the parking brakefirmly set. Your vehicle can roll. If you have leftthe engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly.You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move, even when yoa're on fairly level ground, use the steps that follow. If you have four-wheeldrive with amanual transfer case shift lever and your transfer case is in NEUTRAL (N),your vehicle willbe free to roll, even if your shift lever isin PARK (P). So, be sure the transfer ca'se is a drive gear not in in NEUTRAL (N). -- 4-57