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Turn your wheels to the right, downhill or uphill, if there is no curb.
if you parking uphill you turn your wheel towards the curb and if you parking down hill you turn it away
When parking uphill with a curb, turn your wheels away from the curb and set the parking brake. When parking uphill without a curb, turn your wheels towards the edge of the road or shoulder and use the parking brake. When parking downhill with a curb, turn your wheels towards the curb and use the parking brake. When parking downhill without a curb, turn your wheels towards the edge of the road or shoulder and use the parking brake.
When parking uphill with a curb, turn the back of wheels
Towards the curb.
Try this, The steering wheel may be in a bind from the stress on the tire on a curb or rock or whatever, Try to turn the wheel left then right, If it will only turn one way move it a little to get the pressure off then turn key. Wiggle the wheel both ways also while turning key. Let me know if this worked.
I've seen something like this before. It may be bound up. try turning the steering wheel while you turn the key. If the wheels are turned toward the curb, turn it farther toward the curb. Sometimes it binds up if it's got tension on it. It's worth a shot and doesn't cost a dime.
right and left
I would turn my wheels into the curb so that following a brake failure the car would tend to pull off the road. I would do this whether or not there is actually a constructed curb.
When facing down the hill - turn the wheels toward the curb when facing up the hill - turn the wheel away from the curb
If you are parked on level ground or facing downhill, you should turn your wheel towards the curb, so that the front of the tire is facing the curb. This way, if your car begins to roll down the hill or is struck from behind, it will be forced into the curb. If you are parked facing up a hill, you should turn your wheel away from the curb, so that the back of the tire is facing the curb. This way, if your car begins to roll down the hill, it will be forced to stop on the curb. Always apply your parking brake when parking on a hill.
Curb to curb turning radius is the space needed for an airplane to turn around. The amount of space needed depends on the aircraft in question.