1993 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 184

Parking on Hills When You Are Ready to Leave After You really should not park your vehicle, Parking on a Hill with a trailer attached, on a hill. If 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold something goes wrong, your rig could the pedal down while you: start to move. People can be injured, S a t your engine; tr and both your vehicle and the trailer can Shift into a gear; and be damaged. Release the parking brake. But if you ever have to park your rig on 2. Let up on the brake pedal. a hill,here's how to do it: 3. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't of the chocks. shift into P (Park)yet. 4. Stop and have someone pickup and 2. Have someone place chocks under store the chocks. the trailer wheels. 3. When the wheel chocksare 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 P (Park). 5. Release the regular brakes. Maintenance When Trailer Towing Your vehicle will need service more often when you're pulling a trailer. See I the Maintenance Schedule for more on I this. Things that are especially important in trailer operation are automatic transaxle fluid (don't overfdl) , engine oil, belts, cooling system, and brake adjustment. Each these is of covered in this manual, and the Index will help you find them quickly.If you're trailering, it's a good idea to review these sections beforeyou start your trip. Check periodicallyto see thatall hitch nuts and bolts are tight. 183 ...