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The handbrake is used to stop a stationary car rolling downhill. The transmission can also stop a car from moving when parked.

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What part of speech is the word stationary?

Stationary is an adjective: 'I parked my car on a steep hill and made sure that it was stationary before I walked away.'


Is The weight of the vehicle on the road surface is the reason that your car remains stationary when parked even on a steep hill?

Friction of the tires on the road surface ( I think so)


Why is it important to set the parking brake when parked on a steep hill?

To avoid the car from rolling forward.


Is it normal for an automatic car to backup after shifting to drive when parked on a steep hill?

It is normal for the car to move a little before the parking mechanism engauges.


Why is 97 Blazer stuck in park?

Maybe you are parked on a hill. This makes it harder sometimes to get out of park when you are parked on a hill.


Make a sentence with the word steep?

That was a very steep hill!


Why does a hill have steep sides?

A hill has steep sides because of how the hill formed it formed with steep sides. I don't agree. Hills have steep sides because of the Earth's plates. When the plates push against each other, they sometimes push up, creating a hill or a mountain. Whether the hill has steep sides or not depends on the factors such as weathering and erosion, and on quite simply how it forms.


Why does a car parked at the top of a hill have more potential energy then a car parked at the bottom of a hill?

Yes, More potential energy yES


Can a parked car with an automatic transmission slip out of gear if the car is parked on a steep hill?

It could slip out of park, but most likely would "park lock." This would mean the parking pawl would jam inside other parts in the transmission, making it tough to get your car out of park. Sometimes pushing the car is the only way. Use the parking brake on a hill.


How do you use steep in a sentence?

The bright green hill was very,very steep therefore i didn't run down the hill.


How do you save gas driving a steep hill?

You can save gas driving a steep hill by driving the car at a lower RPM.


1998 Oldsmobile intrigue automatic will not shift from park even with my foot deeply on the brake?

If you are parked on a steep hill or the front wheels are parked hard up against a curb it may cause that to happen. It may take some force to get it out of park. If that fails to work, check for a blown fuse.