1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 189

Parking on Hills When You Are Ready to Leave After You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer Parking on a Hill 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you: Start your engine; 0 attached, on a If something goes wrong, your rig hill. could start to move. People be injured, and both can your vehicle and trailer canbe damaged. the But if you ever have to park your on a hill, here's rig how to do it: Shift into a gear; and 0 Release the parking brake. 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet, or into gear for a manual transmission. 2. Let up on the brake pedal. 2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels. 3. Drive slowly until the trailer clear of the chocks. is 3. When the wheel chocksare in place, release the 4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks. regular brakesuntil 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 transmission. Maintenance When Trailer Towing 5. Release the regular brakes. Your vehicle willneed service more often when you're pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedule for more on this. Things that especially important in trailer are operation are automatic transmission fluid (don't overfill), engine oil, axle lubricant, belts, cooling system, and brake adjustment. Eachthese is covered of in this manual, and the Index will helpfind them you quickly. If you're trailering, it's a good idea to review these sections before start your trip. you Check periodically to see that all hitch nuts and are bolts tight. 4-38