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Parking on a steep hill
Posted by ST (more from ST) on Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:34:46
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Just moved to a new apartment and the road that I park on is very steep. I look at the car and wait for it to start rolling. Tried to back up about four feet and smelled the worst clutch smell I have ever smelled. Its a steep hill.Its a 9-3 with 5spd
At night I have been parking with the emergency brake up and then hitting the clutch and letting off the brake to let the emergency brake hold up the car, not the transmission. I also cut the wheels really hard in case something goes really wrong in the night.
Other than never backing up the hill again, is there anything I can do to help out the car? Should the front be pointing down the hill, up the hill? Should I let the transmission hold up the car instead of the parking brake? Any thoughts, ideas, or experiences would be welcomed.
Thanks
ST
1999 9-3 5spd
37000 miles
Posts in this Thread:
- Parking on a steep hill, ST, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:34:46 <-- Viewing This Message
- If desperate, use wheel chocks, John J, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:37:36
- Re: Parking on a steep hill, Eric B, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 12:09:38
- Re: Parking on a steep hill, JerryC, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:56:41
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