[Kaizer_911]

Found this in my manual for my 17.

I think I remember reading in a 2010 manual (which I will have to dig for) about a battery saver feature in the manual transmissions activated this way. Not sure if same or not.

[KenH.]

Originally Posted by SkipNWis

I read they other day riding with you hand on the shifter isn't a good thing? I seems to always have my hand resting on the shifter ?? What's your Take on this ????

I never leave my car in gear. Hill or no hill. I've tested the parking brake on a steep ass hill facing up and down. short of someone hitting your car it is not moving.

SkipNWis

Yes it can be bad to rest your hand on the shifter. It's not bushings that are the problem it's your shift forks. When you push/pull the car into a gear the shift fork applies the pressure to move it. If you rest your hand on the shifter with any amount of push or pull force you could be causing those shift forks to ride against the gear causing premature wear. Your mileage on this will drastically vary based on how hard your hand rests against the shifter.

Personally I rest my hand to the side of the shifter with my hand around the knob but with no pressure against it.

[Flashpoint135]

"Parking
If the vehicle has a manual
transmission, before getting out of
the vehicle, move the shift lever into
R (Reverse), and firmly apply the
parking brake. Once the shift lever
has been placed into R (Reverse)
with the clutch pedal pressed in,
turn the ignition to OFF, and release
the clutch."

So how do you "firmly apply" an electric parking brake?

(not a real question, just thought it was funny)

[Kaizer_911]

Originally Posted by Flashpoint135

"Parking

If the vehicle has a manual

transmission, before getting out of

the vehicle, move the shift lever into

R (Reverse), and firmly apply the

parking brake. Once the shift lever

has been placed into R (Reverse)

with the clutch pedal pressed in,

turn the ignition to OFF, and release

the clutch."



So how do you "firmly apply" an electric parking brake?



(not a real question, just thought it was funny)

Never noticed that but that is funny. Press that button with authority I guess then lol.


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[Com69]

Originally Posted by Flashpoint135

"Parking
If the vehicle has a manual
transmission, before getting out of
the vehicle, move the shift lever into
R (Reverse), and firmly apply the
parking brake. Once the shift lever
has been placed into R (Reverse)
with the clutch pedal pressed in,
turn the ignition to OFF, and release
the clutch."

So how do you "firmly apply" an electric parking brake?

(not a real question, just thought it was funny)

Same way you "slam" your cell phone when hanging up on someone. Push(or pull in this case) the button multiple times, angrily, while swearing and muttering.

I really do miss hanging up on people the old fashioned way, soooooo satisfying.

[jlagman]

Originally Posted by laborsmith

That applies to the first production year of the 6th generation Corvette.

Laborsmith

That might be where I remember seeing it, but I do remember hearing/reading about parking in reverse for the six-speeds. Me personally, I park in second, a remnant from my ricer days.

[MovieGuy]

Originally Posted by KenH.

I never leave my car in gear. Hill or no hill. I've tested the parking brake on a steep ass hill facing up and down. short of someone hitting your car it is not moving.

What are you going to do when that parking brake malfunctions? My experience over the years has been that parking brakes tend to be highly unreliable. Unless things have changed your parking brake is not hydraulic like the rest of your system. It works by pulling a cable. Cables stretch and cables brake. I would never entrust my car to the parking brake. All I use the brake for is a redundant safety step. I trust the car being in gear to hold it in place. And the best gears to do that are your lowest gears which are Reverse, and first.

[KenH.]

Originally Posted by MovieGuy

What are you going to do when that parking brake malfunctions? My experience over the years has been that parking brakes tend to be highly unreliable. Unless things have changed your parking brake is not hydraulic like the rest of your system. It works by pulling a cable. Cables stretch and cables brake. I would never entrust my car to the parking brake. All I use the brake for is a redundant safety step. I trust the car being in gear to hold it in place. And the best gears to do that are your lowest gears which are Reverse, and first.

Well if it fails hopefully ill realize before my car rolls away. Is the ebrake in our car cable operated?

[Techn9cian805]

Originally Posted by Kaizer_911

Never noticed that but that is funny. Press that button with authority I guess then lol.


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[oneredry]

not sure about all that. I always keep in neutral and keep the parking brake on.

[gw6211]

Originally Posted by Kaizer_911

Found this in my manual for my 17.

I think I remember reading in a 2010 manual (which I will have to dig for) about a battery saver feature in the manual transmissions activated this way. Not sure if same or not.

oh crap, guess i shouldnt have parked my car over that camp fire the other day, hope i didnt mess it up....

[mjk3888]

Originally Posted by BradfordCamaro

I usually have it 2nd....maybe 3rd...could be 4th for all I know. Never have put a manual car in reverse.
Had 4 of them over 10 years of driving, a couple 100,000 miles, just left it in gear, it didn't matter and never an issue.

Thats a bad idea. You want the car in 1st or Reverse because if for some reason the car was trying to move it would also have to spin the engine over with it. So if you are putting the car in 2nd 3rd 4th or any higher gear you are only giving the wheels a smaller mechanical advantage to have to over come.

Think of it this way. If a person was pushing the car in first gear they would also have to push with enough force to spin the engine over. If the car is in 6th the engine wouldn't need to complete near as many revolutions to travel the same distance. So to get a car to roll when left in 6th gear, it would require a lot less force than if the car was in 1st gear.

[jlagman]

Originally Posted by mjk3888

Thats a bad idea. You want the car in 1st or Reverse because if for some reason the car was trying to move it would also have to spin the engine over with it. So if you are putting the car in 2nd 3rd 4th or any higher gear you are only giving the wheels a smaller mechanical advantage to have to over come.

Think of it this way. If a person was pushing the car in first gear they would also have to push with enough force to spin the engine over. If the car is in 6th the engine wouldn't need to complete near as many revolutions to travel the same distance. So to get a car to roll when left in 6th gear, it would require a lot less force than if the car was in 1st gear.

I've heard that the rationale behind parking in 2nd is that if the parking brake fails, it's now the gear holding the car in place and they will be under stress. It will be a lot easier to temporarily lose 2nd than it will be to lose 1st.

Shrug

[mjk3888]

Originally Posted by jlagman

I've heard that the rationale behind parking in 2nd is that if the parking brake fails, it's now the gear holding the car in place and they will be under stress. It will be a lot easier to temporarily lose 2nd than it will be to lose 1st.

Shrug

Seems like a silly idea considering if the car has better holding ability in first gear. Say you put it in 2nd to save 1st gear but because the car isn't held as well it rolls away and is crashed. Some good that pristine 1st gear does you now.