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Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:47 am
by scp
The handbrake does automatically engage when you leave the car. From the manual:

Automatic engagement of the parking brake

The vehicle is stationary.
Operating mode D, R or M selected.
Driver’s door is opened.
Driver’s seat belt is unfastened.
The electric parking brake engages automatically

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:31 am
by Nuclear Nick
scp wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:47 am The handbrake does automatically engage when you leave the car. From the manual:

Automatic engagement of the parking brake

The vehicle is stationary.
Operating mode D, R or M selected.
Driver’s door is opened.
Driver’s seat belt is unfastened.
The electric parking brake engages automatically
Not if it’s left in P.

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:45 am
by Tom 2000
I seldom use it.

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:03 am
by Pacemaker
Tom 2000 wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:45 am I seldom use it.
You really should. In P it’s only being held by a plastic pin!

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:54 am
by Nuclear Nick
Pacemaker wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:03 am
Tom 2000 wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:45 am I seldom use it.
You really should. In P it’s only being held by a plastic pin!
Please could you explain the source of this statement?

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:45 pm
by bennachie
Surely in P the transmission is locked. All four wheels are effectively 'braked'. Are you seriously suggesting that the transmission lock is plastic?

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:17 pm
by bennachie
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Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:23 pm
by bennachie
3 Is the pawl for parking lock, which interlocks with the parking 'gear' 2.

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 4:28 pm
by paulmac
I was also told at PEC yesterday that "P" uses a pin (not sure it would be plastic though). The instructor advised that I also used handbrake unless on flat ground.

Paul

Re: New car drive home first opinions

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:45 am
by bennachie
Yep use handbrake otherwise the tranny 'winds up' and can make disengaging the parking lock difficult.