You are driving a vehicle that has an automatic transmission. when you park on a hill you should shift your transmission in park or first gear before engaging your parking brake and turning off your engine.
Further explanation
It is crucial to know how to parking on a hill safely because there are more risks involved, such as the car’s brakes failing and the car rolls away. Just relying on your transmission and the parking brake is not enough, you should set your front-wheels against the curb to prevent the car roll on the hill by itself. This also helps you to prevent an unwanted accident. When you leave your car in neutral or drive, it will increase the risk of it rolling backward or forwards. Then, apply your emergency brake.
Here some tips to park your car park on the hill:
1. When parking on the hill and the car's front is pointed the hill, turn the front wheels away from the curb and move back slowly until the rear portion of the car's tire slight contact with the curb. Put the transmission in park, engaging parking brake.
2. When parking on the hill and the car's front-facing downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb then move the car forward until the front tire slightly touches the cur, engage park, engage the parking brake and turn off the engine.
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