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Old 04-08-2004, 08:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by amati5
Thanks karl,

Many times I parked on the slope and press the parking brake down to almost the bottom (may be 9-10 clicks) and when lifted my foot off, the truck still moved. And when I shifted from P to D, the trans made a loud noise because I think the truck still put lots of weights on the gear.

This is my first truck so may be I am not used to these noises.
On any automatic you should go to neutral first, give a little up and down on the brake to take the pressure off the drivetrain, engage parking brake then shift to park.
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