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Caution – GMC 2007 Sierra User Manual

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Parking on Hills

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CAUTION:

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 on a hill,
here’s how to do it:

1. Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into

PARK (P) yet for an automatic transmission,
or into gear for a manual transmission.

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 shift into PARK (P) for an
automatic transmission, or REVERSE (R) for a
manual transmission.

5. If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, be sure

the transfer case is in a drive gear and not in
NEUTRAL.

6. Release the regular brakes.

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CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to get out of your
vehicle if the automatic transmission shift
lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the
parking brake firmly set. Your vehicle
can roll.

If you have left the engine running, the
vehicle can move suddenly. You or others
could be injured. To be sure your vehicle
will not move, even when you are on fairly
level ground, use the steps that follow.

CAUTION:

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