If you are parked on an incline with a manual transmission vehicle and your vehicle is facing downhill, you should put your vehicle in to what gear?

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Gia Barrera

8 November, 04:37

If you are parked on an incline with a manual transmission vehicle and your vehicle is facing downhill, you should put your vehicle in to what gear?

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Hamza Gross · Answer 1

If you're parked between cars, it's preferable to just leave it in neutral: this way, if somebody bumps you, it doesn't harm the transmission. Just make sure you've got the handbrake firmly set.

If on a hill, 1st gear if facing uphill; reverse if facing downhill. Just make sure to set the parking brake before releasing the clutch, so that the weight of the car is on the brake first; the gear is there only as a backup should the brake fail.