When parking on a downhill slope, what precautions should you take?
A)Leave it in first gear.
B)Stop the engine and apply the parking brake, only.
C)Stop the engine, apply the parking brake and leave it in reverse gear if the gearbox is manual.Correct
When parking on a downhill slope, reverse gear acts as an additional safety system to the parking brake. If the brake were to fail, the engine's own retention in this gear would oppose the natural downhill movement of the vehicle, preventing it from moving forward. On uphill slopes, for the same reason, first gear should be used.