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Chum_lee
Sep 14, 2018Explorer
Just a suggestion to save you trouble down the road after you figure out how to get your RV in the driveway.
Do not use the park function in the transmission with the emergency brake to hold the vehicle on the driveway. Instead, use chocks to hold the weight, then set the e-brake and then put it in park after the wheels stop against the chocks. If you don't do that you risk premature wear and eventually shearing off the parking pawl (lock) in the transmission. If that happens you will lose the park function in the transmission. Start the engine, then put the vehicle in reverse first, release the e-brake, then pull the chocks when you depart.
Chum lee
Do not use the park function in the transmission with the emergency brake to hold the vehicle on the driveway. Instead, use chocks to hold the weight, then set the e-brake and then put it in park after the wheels stop against the chocks. If you don't do that you risk premature wear and eventually shearing off the parking pawl (lock) in the transmission. If that happens you will lose the park function in the transmission. Start the engine, then put the vehicle in reverse first, release the e-brake, then pull the chocks when you depart.
Chum lee
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