make the numbers match,
that's the default and it'll make sure that you won't have a lab and tutorial on the same week.
it'll also keep the tutorial/lab on the same day, around the same time so you don't have to
do NOT pick an odd lab and an even tutorial, or an even lab and an odd tutorial.
for the most part, if it's an EOW, the class will be split in two.
where either the odds or evens start their labs and the group that didn't start their labs will start their tutorials.
the week after, they switch...whoever didn't do their lab the last week has tutorial, and vice versa.
so keep the numbers the same
as for checking whether a course is full aside from solar...i don't think so.
maybe e-mailing a department contact, but why do you ask?