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02-20-2009, 01:28 PM
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I don't want the weight of my car resting on the transmission so even though I have an Automatic I always pull the ebrake when I park. My question is just in what order I should do this. Here is what I have been doing: coming to a stop I have my foot on the brake. I depress brake to stop car and engage hand brake. I shift into park and then let my foot off the brake. Is this right?
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02-20-2009, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='797893' date='Feb 20 2009, 04:28 PM
I don't want the weight of my car resting on the transmission so even though I have an Automatic I always pull the ebrake when I park. My question is just in what order I should do this. Here is what I have been doing: coming to a stop I have my foot on the brake. I depress brake to stop car and engage hand brake. I shift into park and then let my foot off the brake. Is this right?
Thank you
-Krozi
Thank you
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- Engage foot brake
- Shift to Park
- Engage hand-brake
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='797904' date='Feb 20 2009, 05:41 PM
What about, coming to a stop:
- Engage foot brake
- Shift to Park
- Engage hand-brake
02-20-2009, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='797904' date='Feb 20 2009, 02:41 PM
What about, coming to a stop:
- Engage foot brake
- Shift to Park
- Engage hand-brake
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='797893' date='Feb 20 2009, 02:28 PM
Here is what I have been doing: coming to a stop I have my foot on the brake. I depress brake to stop car and engage hand brake. I shift into park and then let my foot off the brake.
set the handbrake
shift into Neural
take my foot off the brake - let the car come to full rest on the handbrake
put my foot on the bake
set the car into park
...
This way, I don't hear that horrible "clang" when shifting out of part the next time.
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Originally Posted by or_550i' post='797991' date='Feb 20 2009, 08:51 PM
I come to a stop
set the handbrake
shift into Neural
take my foot off the brake - let the car come to full rest on the handbrake
put my foot on the bake
set the car into park
...
This way, I don't hear that horrible "clang" when shifting out of part the next time.
set the handbrake
shift into Neural
take my foot off the brake - let the car come to full rest on the handbrake
put my foot on the bake
set the car into park
...
This way, I don't hear that horrible "clang" when shifting out of part the next time.
02-20-2009, 07:50 PM
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I believe the best way to do it is: Stop, Parking Brake, Shift to Park. This way the pressure is more on the brake not the transmission.
This is what my dad told me, but I dont live in a hilly city (I probably live in one of the flattest in the world) so I dont need to really worry about this.
This is what my dad told me, but I dont live in a hilly city (I probably live in one of the flattest in the world) so I dont need to really worry about this.
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My parking brake cable apparently broke yesterday 
Luckily, it seems to have broken in the 'off' position---the handle is really loose and the 'brake' light comes on, but it isn't working. It had been making very loud 'pop' noises off and on since I bought it back in April, but I suppose I'll just deal with it until I go in for the Service II in a couple of months when it warms up...
Luckily, it seems to have broken in the 'off' position---the handle is really loose and the 'brake' light comes on, but it isn't working. It had been making very loud 'pop' noises off and on since I bought it back in April, but I suppose I'll just deal with it until I go in for the Service II in a couple of months when it warms up...
02-21-2009, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by or_550i' post='797991' date='Feb 20 2009, 07:51 PM
I come to a stop
set the handbrake
shift into Neural
take my foot off the brake - let the car come to full rest on the handbrake
put my foot on the bake
set the car into park
...
This way, I don't hear that horrible "clang" when shifting out of part the next time.
set the handbrake
shift into Neural
take my foot off the brake - let the car come to full rest on the handbrake
put my foot on the bake
set the car into park
...
This way, I don't hear that horrible "clang" when shifting out of part the next time.
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