Shifting on a hil
 

If I'm on a steep incline (steep driveway going into the garage) and put it in park, when I go to leave and put it in reverse, it takes a whole lot of muscle strength to move the shifter and it shifts REALLY hard.

Is this normal?

RE: Shifting on a hil
 

to a certain degree it is...you might want to start putting the parking brake on before you put it in park.

RE: Shifting on a hil
 

Yeah, you need to start using the parking brake. What you're doing is resting the car's weight on a single small pin inside the transmission. This pincan break. When youstop on an incline like that, set the parking brake, THEN put the tranny into park. This leaves the weight of the car on the parking brake instead.

RE: Shifting on a hil
 

yeah first stop then set the brake, put it in neutral, let it rest on the brake then put it in park.