1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 198

Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start If down a long or steep downgrade. you don't shift so down, you might have to use your brakesmuch that they would gethot and no longer work well. Parking on Hills You really should not park vehicle, with a trailer your attached, on a hill. If something goes wrong, rig your could start to move. People can be injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. But if youever have to park your rig aon here's hill, how to do it: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't into shift a PARK (P)yet, or into gear for a manual transaxle. On a long uphill grade, use the highest gear possible. If you cannot maintain posted speeds, drivinga at lower speed may help avoid overheating your engine and transaxle. 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), or REVERSE (R) for a manual transaxle. 5. Release the regular brakes. 4-41