Why do men, especially mechanics put a car into 1st gear while it is parked on a flat surface? Ok on a hill thats what ur supposed to do, but on a flat ground????? Why?????Why?????
2006-09-22 06:09:16 · 11 answers · asked by zanzabarr 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen
As a service tech I put the car in first gear on a flat ground for safety, I feel that it is good practice for safety. a car can sometimes roil on what seems to be flat ground.And sometimes people have poor brakes.
2006-09-22 06:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by scottautoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was an automatic they would put it in park on any surface. They use 1st. on a manual transmission because it is much more difficult to move the car. Remember, if you need to push-start a car, it needs to be in high gear, because it is much easier to turn the engine over.
2006-09-22 06:16:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do they.
I was always taught to leave cars in neutral, unless parked on a hill in which case to leave it in 1st gear facing up hill or reverse when facing down
2006-09-22 06:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't understand the context, yet once you needed to enhance the lower back of the motor vehicle up, you could not provide up the front wheels from moving via fact the hand brake purely brakes the lower back wheels. So the best undertaking is to chock the front wheels, yet as a double risk-free practices degree you could positioned the motor vehicle in kit to resign the wheels from turning. I easily do not have confidence a automobile whilst lifted up on the lower back and could do each risk-free practices degree achievable to evade it from moving by surprise.
2016-12-18 14:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a car with a manual trans should always be parked with car in gear. simply for safety. thats old school and women do it too.
2006-09-22 06:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by fn_49@hotmail.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing is to leave vehicle in neutral someone could easily get in assume its in neutral and an accident could result.That's why vehicles have a parking brake.Regards Mick
2006-09-22 08:03:00 · answer #6 · answered by mick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always put in reverse but the 1 st and reverse is the same gear just backwards, anyway it's for saftey reasons and if you put in first and the ignition starts the vehicle it can leap foward and crash into something before you know it, thats why my habit i put it in reverse!!!
2006-09-22 06:27:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the winter i always leave my car in first gear and dont use the handbrake in case it freezes on.
2006-09-22 06:18:41 · answer #8 · answered by grumpcookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.I'VE BEEN DRIVING STICK SENSE 1948 AND HAVE ALWAYS PARKED AND PUT IT INTO GEAR.SAFETY FOR ONE THING AND I STILL PLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON .NOTHING LOST AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED
2006-09-22 12:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by pretzgolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I DONT. THATS WHAT THE PARKING BRAKE IS FOR.
2006-09-22 08:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by snide64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋