2007-01-25 01:30:28 · 12 answers · asked by vik c 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I think you have to put it in 'park'. Silly - if you keep it in gear or in neutral it will roll. When you shut off the engine - ALWAYS put it in park. Applying the hand brake is a good idea on a slope.
2007-01-25 01:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by starbrite 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In gear, reverse to the direction the car is facing and handbrake on, wheels turned to the curb slightly.
ie.. park on the right side of the road with front facing downhill.
Turn wheels to the right, put in reverse and set parking brake.
#1 mistake people make with a manual shift car, they don't use the handbrake ALL THE TIME!!!!
Just by driving around the dust and water work their magic and corrode the cables and parts.
If you use the brake all the time then these stay fairly clean and continue to function.
If you are lazy and only use the handbrake on hills, you will find it will not release one day. That corrosion gets pulled into tight spots when you apply the brake. When you release it there is not enough tension to pull the parts apart again.
Use your hand brake all the time, every time you park.
2007-01-25 01:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by shovelkicker 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With a petrol car it is better to park the car on slopes in higher gear and in case of a diesel vehicle if you have to park ur car on a down hill slope put it in the reverse gear and pull the hand brakes.
2007-01-28 14:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by itrat n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you're driving a stick?
If the front of your car is facing down the slope you should keep the car in reverse while the e-brake is on. If the back of the car is facing down the slope you should keep the car in first gear with the e-brake pulled.
2007-01-25 01:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by SpawnOfSpock 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put it in gear, set the hand brake and turn your front wheels toward the curb. That way, even if it does still roll for some reason, it won't roll into the street.
2007-01-25 01:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
normally you can park the car in neutral gear with parking brake but if your car in steep slope that time you may park the car in reverse gear with parking brake.
2007-01-25 01:51:29 · answer #6 · answered by saleem s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn the steering wheel so that is the car moves it will move towards the curb, set the hand brake and leave it in gear.
2007-01-25 01:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by Kdude 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it's a stick you keep it in gear. If it's an auto put it in park. My cars are stick and I leave it in 2nd just because if some one hit it from the rear and it was in 1st the motor would kick over a it could start. That would be a big problem.
2007-01-25 01:35:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
you do no longer ought to do this in any handbook vehicle, whether it is an truly stable thought. once you bypass away it in equipment it acts as a 2d secure practices catch to maintain you vehicle from rolling away. while an computerized is put in park it keeps it from rolling away, that's comparable to leaving your vehicle in equipment. in the journey that your e-brake is getting susceptible, which they do, or something else occurs to disengage it, then your vehicle will initiate rolling down the line. this might kill somebody. particularly youngsters. that's why its constantly stable to have a backup. How complicated is it to bypass away it in equipment? easily it became in equipment once you stopped so basically bypass away it there. except you shift to independent every time you end(that's additionally stupid.) what's the ease to putting it in independent? None.
2016-11-27 01:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
always put your car in gear,when you park up anywhere,,i am a mechanic,,you would be surprised at the amount of handbrake cables that snap,and your car goes for a spin on its own,,
2007-01-25 01:35:48 · answer #10 · answered by david UK 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋