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Well, I'll do my best.
1) Eddie couldn't get in the door of the trailer initially upon arrival -- he had to climb in via the broken windshield. It is therefore safe to assume the security system had been activated. The screen above indicated damage to the rear section. A possible feature for the security system is that it doesn't start until the fault is reset.
Also of note, Eddie, in his rush to save the others, was so busy working the rope that bothering to find out if the thing could drive itself would have been a waste, especially considering the fact that under its own weight it was already sliding. His idea to use the mercedes as an anchor was really the most fruitful endeavor.
2) I'm not 100% up on the mercedes w163 used in the movies, but I know how my trucks have operated. Now, there is 4 wheel drive high and low, and the same was likely true for these cars. The reason all 4 wheels were spinning is that in order to get around on a muddy overgrown Island, you'd need 4 wheel high(for basic off-road) nearly all the time. What he was likely doing was shifting it into 4 low(which is for pretty heavy off roading), which at a bare minimum you have to be in neutral to do.
3) once the t rex took its foot off the car, I think it slingshotted forward due to the following: Eddie had the rear trailer part-way pulled over the cliff. He was tugging pretty good, implying that it was resisting being pulled over the lip, as objects that are hanging are wont to do. When the rex let go, there was a whole bunch of weight that suddenly dropped. The rear trailer dropped straight back down, and the accordion connector acted as a slingshot, taking the front trailer and car all in one pull.
4) the wipers weren't the real thing that set the t-rexes on him. It was the lights and noise. A floored engine is making 100+ decibels of noise. In the end though, it didn't matter. They came back there to destroy the trailers.
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