On my last 6 cars, and the wife's last 3, so >10 years, the parking brakes electronic or otherwise have only ever been on when picked up from a dealer after a service. Put the box in P. Ignition off, get out, and walk away. They've always been exactly where I left them.
Very American of you!
Used to have 2016 Macan Turbo PHCKCL70
Previously a 2014 Macan Turbo.
Now a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR
I've been driving slush boxes for the last twenty years and hardly ever applied the hand brake, either analogue, or digital as in the current Touareg. Just stick it in park and forget it. I understand that a full auto locks the box and so the wheels when in park. Still not sure even after reading all these replies if a DSG box does anything similar?
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On my last 6 cars, and the wife's last 3, so >10 years, the parking brakes electronic or otherwise have only ever been on when picked up from a dealer after a service. Put the box in P. Ignition off, get out, and walk away. They've always been exactly where I left them.
Very American of you!
Hardly. I just have a fairly good understanding of how the gearbox lock on a pdk/DSG gearbox works, in the same way that the pawl on traditional autos worked, and I consider it way more reliable than an electronically, or cable driven parking brake.
Snapped plenty of handbrake cables on manual cars, and had a few electronic park brake failures on our companies rep mobiles. Not had an auto box park lock fail on any yet.
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I think you may have missed Goron's very subtle point: That most Americans 'have a fairly good understanding of how the gearbox lock on a pdk/DSG gearbox works'
On my last 6 cars, and the wife's last 3, so >10 years, the parking brakes electronic or otherwise have only ever been on when picked up from a dealer after a service. Put the box in P. Ignition off, get out, and walk away. They've always been exactly where I left them.
Very American of you!
Hardly. I just have a fairly good understanding of how the gearbox lock on a pdk/DSG gearbox works, in the same way that the pawl on traditional autos worked, and I consider it way more reliable than an electronically, or cable driven parking brake.
Snapped plenty of handbrake cables on manual cars, and had a few electronic park brake failures on our companies rep mobiles. Not had an auto box park lock fail on any yet.
Thanks Wilko, that's exactly what I was wanting to know. So I'll just forget about the handbrake switch thing again and leave it to P unless I'm parked on some one 1 in 3 hill.
Macan GTS Carmine with 21" black sports classics ---Gone
991.2 GTS Carmine 2WD ---Gone
Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe Jet Black
http://www.porsche-code.com/PL86QK50
Hmmm. I think 'short term' in unfamiliar environments I'd always apply the handbrake - if only to stop the 'roll-back' when releasing the footbrake - it's only a few inches but ...
Hmmm. I think 'short term' in unfamiliar environments I'd always apply the handbrake - if only to stop the 'roll-back' when releasing the footbrake - it's only a few inches but ...
..and its always those extra few inches that count! ( sorry Guy, a bit gratuitous but had to be done )
Hmmm. I think 'short term' in unfamiliar environments I'd always apply the handbrake - if only to stop the 'roll-back' when releasing the footbrake - it's only a few inches but ...
..and its always those extra few inches that count! ( sorry Guy, a bit gratuitous but had to be done )
Living in Germany I don't know why I even quoted inches - centimetres are so much more impressive!
- if only to stop the 'roll-back' when releasing the footbrake -
Yea, that's the very American thing. You always see it on US TV shows and film :)
Indicative of a prevalence of automatic gearboxes and a system of driving instruction that pretty much ignores the parking brake, and why they generally call it an "e" brake.
Used to have 2016 Macan Turbo PHCKCL70
Previously a 2014 Macan Turbo.
Now a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR
) they can stop the car..
but on MY car ....... NO.
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Living in Germany I don't know why I even quoted inches - centimetres are so much more impressive!
