using the e-brake

[etlsport]

was talkin to a friend of mine about using the e-brake when parking an automatic, so got curious about how many people use the e-brake when they are parked.. so...who uses it?

[castigan]

using park to hold your car on any kind of incline will eventually ruin your trans. use the e-brake... and park....

basically... stop the car.... put it into neutral ... then apply the e-brake.... (handbrake over here) and let your foot off the brake. then stick it into park.... this takes the pressure off park from holding ya car for you.

[Dumke]

I agree. course i didnt do the whoel neutral thing btu will now



I was told will ruin transmission. Plus if placing it in park and letting you "park" be ur brake doesnt hurt ur trans then what would it hurt be on cautios<sp> side.



But look @ it this way u ever park on a hill and left in park and ur truck gets the jult to settle??? Well that cant be good. Do the e-brake/hand brake and it wont make that jolt or "settling" (whatever you want to call it) Course be sure to put brake back down when u go.... One too many times have backed up and realized ruh roh brake still on

[etlsport]

yea i always use mine... pull into the parking spot, with the regular brake fully depressed i pull the e/parking/hand brake... put the car in park then release the regular brake.. ive always been told itll be easier on the transmission to use the hand/parking/e brake... i know if u are on a hill it can be difficult to get the car out of park if you dont use the e brake.. cant be good for the trans!

[Triathlete]

Use mine all the time when parked. Don't know why...just always have. Also use it a lot when wheeling to lock up the back LSD when a little extra traction is needed to get over an obstacle (poor mans locker)

[WyrreJ]

E-brake is definitely misleading, makes people think its for emergencies only.

[dkmiller68]

using park to hold your car on any kind of incline will eventually ruin your trans. use the e-brake... and park....

basically... stop the car.... put it into neutral ... then apply the e-brake.... (handbrake over here) and let your foot off the brake. then stick it into park.... this takes the pressure off park from holding ya car for you.

During my brief stint as a professional offroad drive instructor at Biltmore Estate

http://www.landrover.com/ca/en/Owner...20Overview.htm

I learned this...
bring vehicle to stop...engage parking brake...move tranny selector to neutral...release foot brake (by doing this instead of going to neutral first you avoid a situation where you don't (potentially) have control of the vehicle...we were taught to avoid neutral at all times)...go to 'park'.

we were drilled..."The parking brake is the first thing on and the last thing off." (when driving recommences)