1998 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 208

Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you s8tart 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. On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed toaround 45 mph (70 km/h) to reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. Pay attention to theengine coolant gage. If the indicator is in the red area, turn off the air conditioning (if you have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine Overheating" in the Index.) Pay attention to the engine coolant gage. If the indicator is in the red area, turn off the air conditioning (if you have this option) to reduce engine load (see "Engine Overheating" in the Index). 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. When You Are Readyto Leave After Parking on a Hill 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you: Start your engine; 0 0 Shift into a gear; and Release the parking brake. 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 __ here's how to do it: 8- 2. Let up on the brake pedal. 3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks. 4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks. . . 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet. 4-40