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Parking brake: How often do you use it?
02-02-07, 06:37 PM
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Parking brake: How often do you use it?
How often do you use the parking brake? I always engage the parking brake whenever I park, it's become a habit for me.
02-02-07, 06:50 PM
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My driveway has a slight incline and I use it every day when I park the car there. It makes it easier to shift from Park to reverse with the E-brake engaged. When I don't use it, the car will rock back slightly after shifting to park - this makes it a bit tougher (not impossible) to shift out of park into reverse.
I also remember reading somewhere that using the e-brake puts less strain on the trans when/if the car has to roll back after engaging park. I have 130k miles on the car and I'll do anything I can to ensure the trans will last a long time.
That's my story and I'm stickin to it.
02-02-07, 06:50 PM
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How often do you use the parking brake? I always engage the parking brake whenever I park, it's become a habit for me.
Ditto
02-02-07, 07:46 PM
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obviously..its a 'parking' brake..so i use it everytime i park
02-02-07, 07:52 PM
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02-02-07, 08:31 PM
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Parking brake repair is cheaper than a tranny. Use it to hold the car when parked.
02-02-07, 10:58 PM
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Only on hills!
02-02-07, 11:11 PM
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Quote:
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josephdoc
Only on hills!
takes weight off the trans (and there is stress on it otherwise even when ur on a flat surface.
02-02-07, 11:39 PM
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Everytime I park
Same here.
02-03-07, 12:55 AM
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When I had a manual tranny i used it everytime I parked or DRIFTED
02-03-07, 06:25 AM
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It seems everyone with stickshift uses it, but with my RX300 or somebody else's automatic I only use it on hills.
02-03-07, 08:38 AM
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Always, even with the automatic, it's better for the transmission.
02-03-07, 08:46 AM
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ive never used it in my Lexus, in my other cars always for turning and parking
02-03-07, 08:48 AM
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Ramon
Everytime I park
Same here.
02-03-07, 01:48 PM
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Always, even with the automatic, it's better for the transmission.
What he said
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