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04-21-2017, 09:55 AM
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Do you apply Parking Brake every time you Park
Cuz if you dont, you should. Every single time. Regardless if it's uphill, downhill or flat. This is not only safer, it's better for your transmission.
And there is correct way to apply the parking brake, also known as emergency brake: You come to a stop with your foot still on brake pedal, and while you are still holding pressure on the brake, you push, or pull, the parking brake, depending on the type of car you drive. After that, if its an auto, you shift to P. If it's a manual put it in first gear. The important part is that the car is hold first by your brakes, not your transmission. I know many of you do this already, but after seeing the reactions to the other thread I doubt everyone does it, or does it correctly. |
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04-21-2017, 10:02 AM
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04-21-2017, 10:07 AM
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Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Never ever use my parking brake. Never will.
About 28 years ago I used it on my truck in the winter time. It froze. Took me 4 hours laying under to get it thawed out. I swore I'd never use one again and never have. |
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04-21-2017, 10:11 AM
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Drives: 2016 2SS, Red Hot, NPP, Nav, M6 Join Date: Jul 2016
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I always do. No matter if it is in the garage or anywhere. Just part of the shut down process for us.
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04-21-2017, 11:07 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro SS NGM, 2025 F150 XLT Join Date: Apr 2016
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Always.
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04-21-2017, 11:09 AM
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Pretty much never unless i'm on a large incline. Learned it from the track where you do not apply the parking brake after a session. The stress on a transmission is next to nothing if you are parked flat. Also, if you are on an incline pointing downwards, I would put the car in reverse, not first gear even with the parking brake on.
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04-21-2017, 11:18 AM
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Apparently not everyone has learned their lesson from the other thread. The OP's first post is not to be disagreed with. It is 100% correct and accurate.
What is wrong with you guys?... |
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04-21-2017, 11:20 AM
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Drives: 2018 GMC Canyon, 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2016
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Always have, always will.
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04-21-2017, 11:36 AM
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Retired from Car mfrs....
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04-21-2017, 11:51 AM
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You can only YOLO once.
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04-21-2017, 11:52 AM
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If the car is on an incline, I will use the parking brake. If the car is parked flat, I will not. 
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04-21-2017, 11:55 AM
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this dude's posts sound like buzzfeed ads
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04-21-2017, 12:02 PM
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There are dudes who are here for sharing info, and there are dudes here who are here cuz they need attention, or a challenge, or some sort of distraction from their misery.
The latter, thus, focus on the characters, not what being said or discussed. Because they have no interest in it. Whatever you are here for, I will never insult anyone, unless I am insulted first. So you decide which way you want to go. |
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04-21-2017, 12:05 PM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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It froze because you probably didn't use it on a constant basis before hand, then decided you wanted to use it and the cable was frozen and/or rusted stiff. Use it all the time from the day you buy the car brand new it will never fail. Since I started driving in 1993 I've racked up over 400,000 miles of driving over 4 cars. Always used the parking brake on all of them, automatics and manuals, every time I parked no matter the terrain, it's never failed. |
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