You are driving a heavy vehicle with a manual transmission. You have to stop the vehicle on the shoulder while driving on an uphill grade. Which of these is a good rule to follow when putting it back in motion up the grade?

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C: Use the parking brake to hold the vehicle until the clutch engages.. Begin with the parking brake set to hold the vehicle on the steep grade. Engage the transmission and let out the clutch to the point where you feel the vehicle start to move. Then, disengage the parking brake and let the clutch out the rest of the way while accelerating.

You are driving a heavy vehicle with a manual transmission. You have to stop the vehicle on the shoulder while driving on an uphill grade. Which of these is a good rule to follow when putting it back in motion up the grade?

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