You drive a manual-transmission vehicle and are parking downhill. Which gear does the Florida manual say to leave the car in?
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A.
First
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B.
Neutral
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C.
Reverse Correct
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D.
Second
The answer is "Reverse"
Manual-transmission vehicles parked downhill are left in Reverse so engine compression resists a forward roll. Drivers who remember First as the hill-parking gear without splitting it by direction land on choice A.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. First
First is the uphill rule for a manual; downhill takes the opposite gear. This answer remembers First as the general hill-parking gear without catching that the manual pairs it only with uphill.
B. Neutral
Neutral disengages the drivetrain and offers no help holding the vehicle on a slope. This answer treats gear selection as unimportant once the parking brake is set.
D. Second
The rule names Reverse for downhill rather than a higher forward gear. This answer picks a random forward gear rather than the specified Reverse.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Parking on Hills," p.65..
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