How to Park a Car on a Hill
A car parked on an incline can roll downhill, forward or backward if the parking brake is not set or not working properly, or if the car is not braced against the curb. Follow these simple steps when parking your car on a hill with or without a curb.
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Instructions
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With a Curb
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Parallel park but stop within six inches of the curb.
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Brace the wheels against the curb. To brace your car when parking downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and drive forward slowly until the wheel is against the curb. To brace your car when parking uphill, turn your wheels sharply away from the curb and back up slowly until the rear of the tire is against the curb.
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Set the parking brake.
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Put the car in the proper gear, reverse, low gear or park.
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Turn off the switch.
Without a Curb
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Parallel park as in the previous section.
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Turn your wheels sharply to the right. If the car should roll, it will roll away from the flow of traffic.
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Set the parking brake.
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Put the car in the proper gear, reverse, low gear or park.
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Turn off the switch.
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Tips & Warnings
When you park on a sloping driveway, turn the wheels so that the car will not roll into the street if the brakes fail.
Leave the vehicle in gear if it has a manual transmission (stick-shift).
Use the park position if your vehicle has an automatic transmission.
Always set your parking brake.
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Comments
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larryk
Jul 02, 2007
The instructions are not complete! You don't always turn your wheels to the right: Facing downhill on the right side of the street or uphill on the left side of the street: turn wheels to right. Facing uphill on the right side of the street or downhill on the left side of the street: turn wheels to left. In all cases, you want the car to roll towards the curb, not traffic, if the brakes fail. Remember that if you're facing uphill, the car will roll backwards! Of course, if you drive on the right in your country, then you should only park on the right, unless you're on a one-way street. In San Francisco, you'll get a ticket unless your wheels are turned the correct way. If your is parked on the right side of the street (the side that you drive on in the US) then you turn your wheels to the right. But if you're parked on the left side of the street, turn your wheel -
larryk
Jul 02, 2007
The instructions are not complete! You don't always turn your wheels to the right: Facing downhill on the right side of the street or uphill on the left side of the street: turn wheels to right. Facing uphill on the right side of the street or downhill on the left side of the street: turn wheels to left. In all cases, you want the car to roll towards the curb, not traffic, if the brakes fail. Remember that if you're facing uphill, the car will roll backwards! Of course, if you drive on the right in your country, then you should only park on the right, unless you're on a one-way street. In San Francisco, you'll get a ticket unless your wheels are turned the correct way. If your is parked on the right side of the street (the side that you drive on in the US) then you turn your wheels to the right. But if you're parked on the left side of the street, turn your wheel
