Parking Your Car Like This Will Damage Your Transmission!
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- How To Park Your Car & Not Destroy Your Transmission. In this video you will learn the easy steps to parking your car properly so you do not damage the transmission in your car. Many people come to a stop (to park their car) throw it in Park, turn off the key, take their foot off the brake (letting the weight of the car rock back on the transmission prong gear) and hop out of the car. In time you will destroy your transmission costing you thousands of dollars. Even if you use your emergency brake after you put your car in park you can stress your transmission.
This video will teach you the proper way to park your car, using the emergency brake, so you will not damage your transmission.
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In Australia we call it the hand brake or the parking brake. I don't know why some people call it the emergency break when it's primary purpose is for parking.
I think it can be used to stop the car faster than pumping the breaks in theory, right? not that I would try it though…
@@tucker1623 No, it can be used to stop the car in case the main system (brake lines or hoses) fails since it operates on a different system, namely brake cables.
In Swaziand we call it the hand brake, we use it for cornering at high speeds
In Egypt we call it " Hand brakes"
Emergency brake bc you use it for emergencies... Hand brake is fine but not every vehicle has it so that your "hand" can reach it, and it definitely aint no parking brake. Parking brake is the "P" you see in the transmission or dashboard button you press. Some vehicles dont even have that, just the e-brake.
This is another reason why I think manual driving really helped me pick up good driving habits. When I first started driving, I would never have thought of using the handbrake whenever I stopped the car or parked it, even on an incline. Now, I always pull the hand brake regardless if it's an auto trans or not.
Also, handbrakes are often designed to work without hydraulic pressure (excluding the newer electronic operated handbrake)and thus, fail safe method to stop your car. It helps to use it every time to make sure it is working properly in case you need it for emergency
bruh how did ur car not roll back?? i always park mine in 1st gear with the brake on.
The electric parking brakes work just fine without hydraulic pressure, Its just a motor that twists the caliper pistons out and engage the pads.
yeah good for you and the people around you. the problem is cable most of the time, nice to have disk brakes on all four
@@chronyan peanut butter and jealous much?
I drive a manual and haven't used my parking brake in years.
In an older automatic transmission it's perfectly fine to leave your car in park, unless you are on a very very steep slope. It's highly unlikely to ever break your parking pawl. In a cvt it's always good to use the ebrake, they make those transmissions out of toothpicks and hot glue
😂😂😂
😂😂so true CVT are the worst 😂😂
correct-o
About how old are you talking? Got a 94 and am wondering if I should do it
@@rizzo538 my first car was a 93 Mercury sable back in 2019, had 200k miles and I’m pretty sure I was the only person to use the parking brake. Transmission was fine.
Basically, if your transmission uses gears it’s usually fine unless the road is very steep, if it uses a belt (CVT) you need to worry. Most cars pre 2000s don’t use CVTs
Shifting into neutral before releasing brake pressure is a needless step. The only thing that matters is the transmission sprockets remaining in the same position without any positive pressure on them. So, the most efficient method is to apply your brake pedal to a complete stop, shift into park (the weight remains on the brake pads), pull the hand brake (the tension in the cable immediately takes all positive pressure with no slip) then remove the brake pedal pressure and you're GTG. This video is overthinking the problem and assuming that there is an adjustment in pressure between the main brakes and the handbrake, which would cause some positive pressure to fall on the transmission.
Exactly how I do it as well and my car never rolls.
Completely agree
what if ur car has an e-brake
Thank youuu.
100% correct sir
Nothing's too much if it comes to saving the life of your transmission. Being completely unknowledgeable of this technique, the first car I owned that had an e-brake that actually worked, I started using this same technique, as common knowledge everytime I threw my car in park and felt my car jerk forward or backwards. I was told differently, that it was only damage the parking gear overtime and it would take the damage before anything else, so I told myself to listen to what I felt in the car was doing itself, so thank you for clearing this theory up for me. Now knowing this and hearing this from someone else, tells me that I was right all along ☺️
No, you were not right at all. An automatic transmission's parking pawl is a very simple but heavy duty mechanism designed for the life of the car. And it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the rest of the transmission (shifting gears).
This is an old wive's tale, completely untrue.
Its actually crazy on how much this helps. You can really feel it when you don't use the hand break. My car will sink on either the font of the back depending on the slant on the road. With the hand break it sits like a rock. I usually don't use it when i am running in to do something really quick though. It's kind of extra when I gotta just run in to pay for gas or something.
I can’t believe people don’t use the hand break in uk u use the hand break 🤣in these countries everyone has auto n not manual lol
*brake
The hand brake should be the last control you operate before moving off and the first one you operate upon stopping.
If your hand is broken it will be hard to set the hand brake😅
@@mgman6000😂
I'm a retired mechanic in the UK, and I used to work for a limo service running stretched Lincolns and Hummers. I got called out one night because one of the drivers had parked an 8000lb Town Car on a steep hill without using the parking brake and jammed it in park. I had to push it uphill to take the load off the parking pawl so the driver could move the selector lever. I was not pleased.
The only issue with not using the park brake is that in automatic transmissions, you may cause the locking pin that applies once in park mode to jam and prevent you from moving the selector out of park. It will not otherwise damage the transmission unless your transmission was lousy to begin with. The transmission is designed specifically to handle the loading between wheels and running engine. You can't really strain it without engine power.
I put a new trans in a hot rod a few years ago i had just put together. I would park with the ebrake because i didnt want to hurt it. Within a week i forgot to ubdo the brake and drove about 2 miles with it still on. The smell of my drum brakes burning is what let me know my error. Brand new stroker didn't care about the ebrake engaged at all lol. Now i have no rear brakes
@@OGfancy420 Glad my old ass 90's car has a light for that, thought it to be a little excessive at first.
@@OGfancy420 facts I did the same thing it sucks
@@OGfancy420 lol if you put a transmission in it I’m sure you can change your brakes
@@feldmuis I love my 90's cars! I own several. but my favorite is my 1991 Toyota corolla with the 5 speed manual.
I have a Honda with 350k miles and have never used the hand brake for parking. Still original transmission and no problems. Same with my car before this one. How people drive their car and whether or not you actually change your transmission fluid also factors in. Don't think this will make your transmission last forever. Granted it does put strain on the transmission but there are other factors at play as well.
True. But the example he gave makes sense (constantly parking on steep driveway with trans holding the load)
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@@anthonyfletcher8053 my old car was when I lived at my parents. They have a driveway that's probably close to a 45 degree angle if not more. Also, my parents have never had a problem with any of their transmissions while living there for 25 years. Should have said this before but make of the vehicle or a specific model is also a factor. Some cars such as Nissans just have crap transmissions. Not saying I'm 100% right just saying there's other things that probably contributed to his transmission going bad. Not just him refusing to use the handbrake. Sorry for long reply
You might be right because my parents parked their cars on a fairly steep driveway and only put it in park but never had transmission problems.
As a german it never occured to me to not use the parking brake as its one of the first things taught in driving school. But I guess that just comes from having superficial driving education. Last year I bought my first torque converter automatic after only ever having driven manuals and i even educated myself on how to handle that. Like not going into reverse while still slightly rolling forward or vice versa. I love cars and I tend to take really good care of them.
I have been doing this since I started driving back in 2012. When I switched my driving from manual to automatic I still did the following. Brake, neutral, e brake and then park. My truck has been with me for over 8 years. The transmission is still smooth as butter and about to complete 200,000 miles. The truck will also be 20 years old soon. I knew one day someone will make a video about this. Y'all need to learn a thing or two about car preventative replacement
I've never used the parking brake. My car is a 2003 with 243000 miles and has had the same transmission with only fluid changes done to it. It's even a Dodge which are notorious for tranny problems. I also don't live in a very hilly area though so maybe I just don't have to worry about it.
All you’ve said is “I have no experience with this issue and I’m talking out my ass”
@@Fence-Dogs-More Exactly
You have comments from :
The wrong hole whom desires to “get wrecked” 😂
Better follow below steps to park a car at any location.
1. Change the gear to N (Neutral).
2. Now use Hand/Electronic Parking Brake.
3. Finally, change the gear to P (Park Mode).
It will not damage your transmission.
He uses hand brake first then put to neutral ??? Confused ??
@@trudyholmm7551I’ve learned to put the car in Neutral then pull the handbrake & at last just shift to park. It’s easier & there’s no roll as well
Interested in what vehicle your neighbor had that they replaced multiple transmissions on simply due to not using the e-brake. The pressure is on the parking pawl, and yes, it can break and cause damage. Understandably best practice, but of the over 15 different manual and automatic vehicles that I've had, some with upwards of 300K kms on them, I've never had a transmission issue of any sort and rarely use a parking brake. I do service them though.
I think the key part was that the neighbor had a 'steep' driveway - that roll back impact can be more significant over time in that situation.
Is your driveway on an incline?
Not using your parking brake WILL NOT break your transmission. The parking pawl and the rest of your gears are independent from one another. The point of a e-brake is for parking on a steep incline. The parking pawl in your automatic transmission can take the weight of your vehicle, however it is possible for it to 'slip.'
Once when I was attempting a J-Turn in my old crown Vic, I 'missed' the drive setting on my columb shifter and ended up rolling 1 car length through the parking pawl. It made a rapid clicking noise until the car slowed enough for it to engage again. Did that break it? No, worked perfectly fine on a car with 148k on it. When the pawl does break, it won't destroy the transmission, your vehicle will just act as it is in neutral when you put it in park. Ever see an old station wagon with the wheels chucked in the driveway? Yeah, that's what happens when you break your parking pawl. All other gears will work normally, you just can't park the car without either wheel chucks or use of the parking/e brake.
Is this video a good practice? Sure, is it necessary with cars 1998 and newer? Not unless you're on a steep hill and that's more for safety than preserving your drivetrain.
Something proudly built in the homeland, I'll wager.
@@markweatherill probably a Nissan CVT
My grandpa taught me this method and I'm glad he did. I always used the E-brake, but I never shifted into neutral first. Now I always shift into neutral first out of habit and I've started teaching other people this method so they don't break their stuff.
Yeah I’m gonna start putting it into practice. I put my e-brake on because of habit, but I put my car in parked (still holding the brake down) then I put the e-brake on.
I've been caught out before on a steep hill - I put the car into P, pulled the brake, then things 'sagged' and there was a heck of 'CLUNK' from the transmission. No damage done, but I know from the sound and the feel that the parking pawl 100% skipped a tooth! So yes, neutral, pull the brake, then go to P - and also make sure the brake is adjusted next brake job so you know it holds.
So do y’all do this regularly or just when parked on a hill
@@righteousmasculine everywhere I go I do it, it only takes a few seconds and will save you lots of money
So, I hold the brakes, shift into park, keep my foot on the brake, pull the parking brake all the way back, then let go of the pedal and turn off the car.
Am I all good?
_YEP!!_ I have been since 1997 a "dyed-in-the-wool" believer and practicer of what you just preached in this succinct and informative video! From time to time, I try to also "preach" this to various friends and family members whom I notice refuse to use the parking brake (usually thinking or saying something like, "Well, in an automatic, it has 'Park.' You don't _need_ the parking brake!"). I usually feel like they grin, just to be polite, maybe say something kind, then think to themselves, "Man, you're nuts!" I'll store this video in one of my playlists so I can return to it in the future and maybe share it with folks in these sorts of future situations. Thanks!
In reality if the car isn't parked on a steep hill or won't be there for long periods of time there won't be any problems, the transmission of a car isn't that weak. When parking on a flat surface I let the car completely stop after I let off the brakes, then put it in 1st gear just in case (if there isn't any strain on the trans you don't even need the clutch down) Basically I dont bother pulling the handbrake except when parked on steep hills for a second measure
If you show this video to a mechanic he'll laugh out loud at you because it's complete nonsense!
One thing to note in modern automatic transmissions, make sure you hear the parking pawl engage before setting your hand brake. Otherwise you’re not fully engaging the park gear which could cause damage over time.
Some modern transmissions even utilize the electronic parking brake for the park gear so you don’t even have to worry about it. Just do a little research on how your car operates.
Then that defeats the purpose
I’d also recommend putting it in Neutral and then pulling the hand brake
That way if the car has to roll a bit, it will roll while in neutral and won’t have to use any force to go forward like it would need to while in Drive
So basically all you do is : put it into neutral, pull the hand brake, let go the brake pedal, push it again and put it in P
On my car, I do this too. However, I don’t need to push the brake again to engage park once it’s in neutral. When I get it to neutral, I put the handbrake and let the car rest on the brakes, then once I know the brakes have secured the car, I press the park button after that. Other than that, I would push brake to put it in park if I had a different car
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Thanks for this!
@@yazmeister93 same as me here now, the guy in the video presses one more time the brake to change from N to P, but my car doesn't need to be stepping on the brakes to do that, only from P to anything below.
@@yazmeister93 yes I do this too. I move to neutral then release the brake, then use the Handbrake to make sure the car is stoped using the handbrake. Then press the brake again to switch to park
I actually was doing the parking brakes as practiced ever since. However a mechanic also told me not to use them, especially during winters as they may froze causing damage in the component if disengaging over time. The car would gently rock since I park in a slight uphill in our driveway. Im 6 months in to our new Mazda Cx5 and have been taking that advise. Probably a blessing in disguise that this popped up randomly on my feed. Now I will start taking your advise and use the parking brakes religiously.
It's true that in older cars & pickup trucks, especially up north the parking brake cable gets old and can rust and not release properly. Or let moisture in and freeze overnight. However a lot of Old timers say if you use your parking brake always use your parking brake frequently, if you don't use it never use it unless it's a true emergency. A lot of people believe that advice and this guy had a great video indeed.....
Press ur brake pedal and put it in neutral and then start your car then u wont damage anything
I park it. Foot in brakes. Put it in park. Then pull up the parking lever. Guess i was doing on a different sequence lol. Parking ebrake first, then park mode later eh?
@@moileung thats fine also
Do you wanna fix your handbrake or your gearbox?
Work as a mechanic for decade and I never , never saw one transmission go bad because of that little hook which lock the parking gear got ruined , transmission goes bad mainly because of maintenance, driving habit ( absolutely nothing do with parking brake), car manufacturer s design flaw , and the pattern of local traffic .
Interesting video and certainly one way to park on a hill. It has been my experience that the emergency (or parking brakes) are notoriously weak and often fail to hold the car. I have replaced multiple rear brake calipers due to the parking brake mechanism failing on the caliper (both stuck on and completely inoperative). The emergency brakes on my drum brake cars tended to work better, but still needed regular service to maintain proper holding power. I have never once replaced a transmission parking pawl. This might come down to how I use the hydraulic brakes in combination with the parking pawl. Procedure: Stop, shift to park, slowly release brakes and allow parking pawl to set, leave vehicle. A little mechanical sympathy goes a long way.
This.
This is something I've always done just because it seemed right, glad to know I'm not the only one, and glad to see people in the comments learning this
Bro thank you, never had anyone teach me this stuff
Glad I could help you
I didnt have a father either lol
What should I do first when Im reAdy to drive again?
Place your foot on the brake pedal and the order after that doesn't matter because your foot brake will be holding the weight of the car.
Someone asked the below question, I believe you haven't seen it yet. Please reply if you have any info;
"How about pushing the button on the end of the handbrake lever in when you pull it up to stop the ratchet being worn down . Also sounds better..(quiet)."
Thank you so much for this video. My drive way is sloped slightly and I've always though there was something bad about having it roll back a bit once I've parked up. I've tried to not make it roll with had no success - this video is what I needed! Thank you again for sharing this other wise I would've done this to my car until the messed up the transmission.
I've been teaching this for years. Thats why its good to learn everything about your car.
I’ve always shifted into park, keeping my foot pressing the brakes, put the parking brakes on, then let go of the brakes. Kind of the same outcome but thank you for reassuring I was doing something positive
I think it's effectively the same
I've also learned that it's good to slip the shifter into Neutral and let the car roll a couple of inches first before parking (or at least take your foot off the brake; the vehicle may not actually roll.) This unloads residual torque from the drivetrain, torque that often causes the vehicle to roll a bit anyway, even when parking on a flat surface. That sometimes puts pressure on the pawl, making it harder to shift out of Park, even if the secondary brake is used.
Years ago, I was assigned a patrol car that would always dump so much torque after being parked that it became virtually impossible to get the lever out of Park later, even if it had been parked in level ground. Sometimes, it required having someone push the car forward a bit to lighten the load on the pawl to release it. Shifting to Neutral and releasing the brake for a second or so before going to Park stopped that.
This is detailed in my vehicle's manual. Great job in sharing as a lot of people don't look at theirs.
You are awesome. I just got my first car and you saved me a lot of hurt in time. Thank you sir.
That’s really good advice. Next time I end up getting a car with an automatic. I will use your method to putting your car in park properly. Thanks for uploading the video. I currently drive a car with a manual transmission.
Glad it was helpful!
On manual transmissions I also use the emergency brakes hold the car instead of the transmission. I just hold the clutch down... pull the emergency brake and then let my foot off of the foot brake while the clutch is depressed to make sure the e brake is holding the weight of the car.
@@helpinguonline When you put an automatic in park, a pin locks the output shaft into place, meaning that the entirety of the cars weight is supported by the locking mechanism, and output shaft. Because the lock is solid, there are not many ways for the stress to be absorbed. Manual transmissions do not have this locking mechanism, and the transmission is connected directly to the engine via the clutch. When you park a manual, the car is held in place by the torque of the engine, instead of a locking mechanism. Therefore the transmission, clutch, and engine are free to move(although the torque of the engine is more than the weight of the car, so the engine doesn't move, although it can hypothetically), meaning that the transmission doesn't receive any more stress than it would crusing at low speeds. The only part that receives any significant wear is the clutch, and it doesn't compare to the wear caused by driving. It is always a good practice to use the parking break when parking to reduce wear, and tear, as well as for redundancy. When parking a manual, you should use the high torque gears(1st, and reverse) as using the lower torque gears can cause damage. And will not hold as well. Also, if you forget that your car is in gear, you may accidentally take out your garage door when starting the engine.
@@soundwavesuperior6761 you’ll have to leave it in gear if it’s on a hill with a manual 🤓
I've been doing example #2 all along. At first I would notice the car moving slightly backwards when I park (the driveway is slightly steep) so I figured out this method and I've been doing it ever since.
I've trained the 2nd method myself after I've seen the video. The only difference is I take my foot off the footbrake BEFORE I turn off the engine. In the video it looks like he gets off the footbreak AFTER turning off the engine. Do you think that makes a difference?
Because since I've been doing this method I notice my car neither rolls back nor forward after going off the footbrake. After that I turn off the engine.
@@go_inside2132 That's wrong.
This is great to know. I've been doing it like this for a while now, not even knowing the benefits for the transmission lifespan :)
Great advice! A parking break adjustment is much cheaper than a transmission rebuild.
I've always done the first option. Taught the Mrs as well. Thanks! Not only rocking when getting out, but when you get back in to move the gear from park to drive you feel the tension and hear a loud clank in the Transmission.
I don’t think this applies much to the cars in the US but for the minority with manual transmission there or most of Europe and other countries, putting your manual transmission in gear on a hill won’t damage the transmission like it does in an automatic transmission. This is especially recommended in extreme cold weather where the handbrake cable or brakes can freeze shut I think.
This is because you would ideally select a gear against the hill (so 1st gear for facing uphill or reverse for downhill) and then you have the whole engine as a brake (as you have to spin a dead engine over in order to make the car roll). In an automatic transmission putting the car in park just puts a parking pawl into one of the teeth of the output shaft locking the transmission and putting the entire car weight on that mechanism. This is usually fine but it can fail and with no handbrake engaged, your car will roll away.
Yet I believe that using the handbrake in both transmission type is recommended as it’s a failsafe that doesn’t require much effort to engage.
Dont select a gear against the hill! Always select the gear going in the direction of the hill. Otherwise you can damage your engine, because the timing belt gets untensioned and might slip
Using just the engine to keep the car stopped DOES strain the manual transmission and other drive parts. You should park a manual similarly to what's shown in this video, i.e. engage hand brake, release brake pedal and then release clutch while in gear - the car is to sit primarily on the hand brake and should the hand brake slip, only then the drive mechanism is to help keep the car still as a backup. Also bear in mind there are cases where the shifter disengaged from gear and a car rolled down a hill freely.
Never leave manual parked in gear on a gradient because it has the potential to jump timing and cause catastrophic damage to engine, neutral and handbrake is everyone’s best friend
Well my manual has a remote start, so I'd best keep it out of gear when parked.
According to sales 50% of new sold cars are automatic or hybrid.
Wow, i never knew, but it makes complete sense.
The stuff we don't know is crazy.
Thank you.
My car has a CVT transmission which is worse than most of the automatic transmission and I always use the hand brakes before shifting my car to parking mode which is the second option that you mentioned. Now my car has over 120k miles and never experienced any issues related to transmission and still shifts normal
Thank you so much, man!. I've recently bought a new vehicle and never used e brake to park until now. Thank you! Great explanation. Quick and easy!
You're welcome!... and your car's transmission will thank you
I have been doing it example #2 all of my driving life. Thanks. I am so glad to know that I finally did something the correct way. Now I can tell my parents and...I'm almost 60😩
What is park gear? No indication in my car?
I KNEW IT! I drive mainly manual/stick shift vehicles and I always notice my friends who drive automatic cars that park their car the wrong way. I once asked "doesn't that damage the car in any way...?" They all seem to answer with "nah bro the car is in park isn't it" and I'm like meh not my problem.
thanks for this video, I know a lot of people other than my friends who park without the emergency brake....I should open a car mechanic shop lol
In America the new driver's manual teaches everyone driving an automatic transmission that you only need push the e-brake down first when parking on a hill (incline or decline) but at no other time. I have been parking my cars this way for 36 years. You method makes way more sense.
Great lesson. Mostly used it on my 1957 ford pickup with a standard transmission. The advantage is that by using it there is less chance of the parking brake freezing up through non-use, especially where road salt is used.
Tf is a "standard transmission"
@@lemau8458 manual transmission. it was called standard transmission cause the autos werent standard from the factory unless you ordered it with an auto.
Salty roads increase the chance of rusting the cables in place, so they can definitely get stuck even with repeated use
I get your point about stress on the transmission. However, I do not routinely use the parking break and I’ve never once in 40 years of owning and driving cars had a problem with my transmission.
I never used it with a regular, automatic transmission. I do now that I have an e- parking brake and a CVT transmission. It is really easy to push the button, and one time I forgot to release it, it did so automatically once I started driving. The instructions even say it will automatically release. However, I make sure to release it before I drive.
I've been preaching this forever! Great vid!
thank you , good advice.
My transmission just went out because of parking on a hill so I learned my lesson the very hard way
I feel like your neighbor might have way bigger issues than how he parks.
Servicing fluids might rank higher plus just beating on it does more damage. Next save wheel bearings by putting your car on blocks an trickle charging your battery every night.
how ?
I never had a transmission issue in any of my cars doing it the old way. I even have a 2014 Ford Focus SE. The TCM is going bad, but the transmission is still fine as long as I don't drive it. I've been using the P to park for decades. I'll definitely try the other ways here to get it into my memory habit, but right now it will take some time to adjust.
Thank you very good basic points over looked.
New driver and I already do that. Folks who taught me do the e-brake. Didn't think much of it until I tried parking without it; that rock back and bounce _immediately_ felt like damage just waiting to happen.
Realizing it's because it's resting directly on the transmission, no brake, makes a lot of sense why it feels so wrong. This should be required learning at driving schools because no shit you wanna lock your wheels snug before walking away. (Though I guess the powers-that-be are fine with the average driver damaging their vehicle regularly)
I think it should be renamed to "lock brake", A because it locks the wheels in place regardless of whether you're holding it, moving, or still; and B because you should lock your wheels just as automatically as you lock your doors.
"Emergency" is American for "never gets used"
Good point, Also m mechanic one time told me before parking your car you need to shift gear from DRIVE to NEUTRAL and then PARK, he said don’t go from DRIVE to PARK because transmission needs to disengage first before you PARK. Not sure if this was true but maybe someone can give more info.
That would be best! Shift from Drive to Neutral then apply parking brake, take your foot off the foot brake so the car rests on the parking brake (emergency brake) then reapply your foot brake and shift to Park.
The car will still get to Reverse before it gets to park so it automatically defeats the purpose
Sounds like the case for older ATs
@@ezehtochukwu2800 The car will not engage reverse if your foot is on the break.
Thank you very much, I never knew if doing it this way really matter or not, I always wondered. Thank you now I know how to do it right.
thx for this makes a lot of sense and i never thought or knew about this.
Keep in mind to not always do this in sub-zero climates, your brakes could possibly freeze in place
I was wondering if someone was going to bring up that point, as a former truck driver it was engrained into me to NEVER set the trailer brakes in the winter and 20-30min after parking move the rig about a foot or so to get out of the 'footprint' of your tires as they may melt the snow and leave you in a divit when you get ready to leave.
Then you'd just get yourself stuck even worse.
Brakes are a lot cheaper than transmission repairs.....
Ain't never happened to me with a manual transmission
We had -20°C for a few days in Germany last year and I always pull the hand brake and it never froze. My car was from 2012, manual transmission (not sure if that matters). Never had an issue releasing the parking brake even during those freezing temperatures.
hand brakes are generally a cable, not hydraulic. hence working in an emergency where the hydraulic brakes have failed. it's an issue for trucks because they only have hydraulic or air brakes on the trailers.
Makes sense. If your driveway is steep and you don’t use the parking brake, the transmission is under a lot of stress because it is the only thing keeping the car in place. You will also wear out your handbrake cables if you use it too much though.
Handbrake mechanisms are far cheaper to replace than a transmission.
Replacing handbreak cables>>>>replacing a transmission
production hand brakes are designed for this
You will also wear out your tires by driving
@@jonathantan2469 agreed.
Thank you for helpful and important technique.
Great tip! I do something similar, stop, neutral, ebrake, park. Definitely second nature and I cringe when someone drives my car and doesn’t pull the ebrake while parking.
Keep up the good work!... your car will thank you
I'm doing the same thing, i think, footbreak stop, change to Neutral, move up handbreak, move gear to park, am i doing it right?
Lol same when someone parks the cars and it moves a little bit, I know they didnt use the parking brake and it frustrates me!
I drive a vehicle with a Millinnial anti theft device so I have no worries about anyone else driving my vehicle, no one nowadays knows how to......
I thought this video was satire at first.
This is the instruction (ie using a handbrake to park) you get on your first driving lesson at 16 in Australia. Can't believe people don't use a handbrake
Ikr
americans just genuinely don't know how to drive
I'm from Australia. You'd be surprised - every single mechanic that's worked on every single car I've owned, they always just use P on the transmission! Sure it's been relatively flat ground, but I always found that curious, since I definitely always use the handbrake in addition to P or first gear.
@@MattExzy if it's flat, you can do it and have almost no force applied to transmission. My car is on manual shifter, and of course I leave it on handbrake, but in winter, when I leave it for the night, I don't put the handbrake on, instead I engage first gear when engine is stopped. The car won't roll, and you don't get chances that your rear brakes would just freeze overnight - and you won't be able to drive to work without using gas torch and heavy swearing
It's weird that I got this recommended to me when I was having a 'time' parking my car on a slightly inclined hill parking lot, I will be definitely doing this from now on.
My nissan having this transmission problem. Thank you for sharing this tips👍👍
In the uk where the majority drive manual cars we are taught to use the handbreak (or parking break, or emergency brake whatever you decide to call it). Manuals don’t have a ‘park’ option so without it the car would just roll away!
That's why you put the car in 1st gear, or reverse. Those two gears are strong enough to hold your car in place on a hill, and function as the park option. Just remember to check that the car is in neutral before starting, or either your car won't start, or your car will lurch when you turn the key, possibly killing you. Also, you should use your parking break as well.
you can leave it in gear
You should leave your car in 1st gear when parked to avoid rolling.
@@kazeryu17 Modern day cars won’t start if you’re in gear you’ll have to press the clutch to start if you turn the keys with the clutch and if the car is in gear it won’t start nothing will happen it has some sensors to make sure that you’re in neutral while starting or you’re pressing the clutch while starting if you’re in gear
Damn, it's almost as if it's NOT an emergency brake but instead a PARKING brake, intended for use when PARKING. And now, with many cars switching to electronic parking brakes, some companies like Toyota make it so their cars AUTOMATICALLY apply the parking brake when shifted into park since it's supposed to be engaged then anyway
thank you, always wondered what that shifting motion was when you change to park
Awesome! Huge help! Appreciated so much.
Glad it helped!
Great video !!!!
But just asking , How about stop, shift from drive to neutral, then handbrake on, then shift on park, now turn off the engine??
Let me know about this one please
Thanks
That will work... But after you are in neutral and apply the parking brake take your foot off the brake pedal so that the car is resting on the emergency brake then put your foot back on the brake pedal and shift into Park. That way you know your brakes are holding the car in place and not your transmission.
When pulling out do you put it in reverse first or use the e break first ?!
Pull from park into neutral, release the e-brake/park brake, then press the brake pedal and put it into reverse.
Good video - and I'm trying to make this a habit nowadays. Another thing you don't do is your "commando stop". That's where you slam it into Park before you quit moving. THAT'LL tear up your transmission in no time!
Thank you sir!
If you’re on a hill, it’s just the horizontal component of the weight tangent to the slope of the hill that’s being applied on the parking prawl. It’s not the full weight being applied to the prawl or else it would fracture.
its not a toothpick
This question may be a bit of a doozy, but I think it’s worth asking. So for your first method would putting the vehicle in neutral instead of applying the parking brake first be better? It saves you a step. Or would doing this unnecessarily wear a different component of the vehicle? I ask this because there’s a video I watched regarding what NOT to do with an automatic transmission and it mentioned throwing it in neutral when waiting at a red light as this puts unnecessary strain on I think the brake calliper? Does the same apply to your method?
how would shifting to neutral put strain on the brake calipers? Unless the transmission also control the wheel brakes i don't see how it would make sense.
Since you'll only be in neutral for a second before placing the vehicle in park, that isn't a problem. At the very least it's less of a problem than damaging the transmission pawl.
I think it's because you're wearing the transmission out more every time you change between drive and neutral because the change between gears causes unnecessary friction. Some people say it's because it "saves gas" but it doesn't even make a noticeable difference
He is not a professional .. you must do what the car dealer says it’s good. Or at least, a qualified person.
That’s fine, the main idea is do NOT let off the brake pedal until the parking/ Hand brake is up. The hand brake uses the rear brakes to hold the car in places while the “park” gear uses a fragile piece of the transmission to lock the wheels from moving.
I personally drive into a parking spot, push brake pedal, shift into park, pull the handbrake, then turn off car. You see the problem is when you let go of the brake while in “park” gear. You can shift wherever you want as long as your foot is on the brake
The reason you don’t want to shift to neutral at a red light is 1. Being in drive let’s you make evasive maneuvers 2. Shifting from drive - neutral - reverse puts unnecessary wear on your vehicle
Hope this helps
I have been using your first correct method for years.
Shoutout to Tim Davis in Arlington, VA @ "Instructor's Choice" driving school. He taught me this around '08 and have never had an issue!
One more thing to consider is keeping the steering straight. The axles may incur damage and also one tyre bearing the weight can ware off quickly
If ur parking on a hill does it not matter to turn the tires in case it rolls? Which is more important now a days.
@@Never-Too-High you are correct, you are supposed to turn it so the wheel is essentially chocked against the curb in the emergency it rolls back. Good practices either way depends on the situation and how long it will be parked for
@@Never-Too-High And that's is where a stone is useful. Simply put the stone in front of your wheel (or rear, depends) and there will be no rolling anymore
@@Never-Too-High only in that case but most of us don't live on hills which makes that unnecessary
I would like to know what a tire bearing is. That’s not a thing.
Good stuff I wonder how come they never taught us that in driver's ed
It's a standard thing they teach when learning how to drive a manual transmission car, I'd say, at least that's how I was taught here in Europe (Portugal).
On a manual transmission, there's no designated "P" gear. All gears (1 thru 5 or 6, except neutral) can have that role when the engine is turned off and the clutch is released, but the recommendation is using 1st or R, depending on the slope.
The simplified procedure for parking is as follows: arrive to a stop (brake pedal and clutch depressed beforehand), engage handbrake, shift into 1st gear (facing uphill) or R (facing downhill), turn off the engine and then release the brake pedal followed by the clutch a few seconds later.
@@bit2shift
Stick for sure but no one ever told us that for automatic
Extremely helpful
thx so much for this video!!!, for the longest time i thought that the parking gear put the brake on automatically.. this is so helpful cause i live on a stteep street
Glad it helped!
wait, you're telling me people don't always use the handbrake + neutral when parking? This is the only way I was ever taught. All my friends do it this way too. Not using a handbrake seems risky and unthinkable to me.
i'm just as surprised as you..
unless you have a standard transmission then no there is no reason to use a handbrake... unless of course you're parking on an incline consistently.
You were well taught lol, most of my friends don't even use the E-brake no matter the slant they're parking on and it drives me insane.
@@xarch7208 I was just thinking my car doesn't have a parking break so idk if this applies to me.
tbh im just now hearing about this but im 80k miles deep into my corolla and ive had 0 issues. the guy replacing his transmission mustve had an american or german car
Interesting that. Maybe it's just an American thing, because here in Australia at least we're taught at driving school to always put on the hand break (might even have lost marks in the test), and everyone I know does.
Plus, on US TV shows and movies you'd often see them not putting on the hand break as you can see it lurch forward, which I've always thought odd.
This is pretty good advice. I've always made it a habit.
Thanks friend that was very helpful and valuable
It's not "emergency brake". It's a parking brake. In an emergency, your brake pedal will always outpower your engine.
When you set the parking brake, a standard brake symbol pops up with P in it.
People call it all sorts of things, this is kinda silly. If your transmission goes out because you're parking on a incline then the transmission is poorly made. I had cars that lasted over 20 years and done this. Even in manuals, there were times i didn't even consider the handbrake because rolling up to a parking spot you could just shut off the car while rolling up then pull the clutch to park. Automatics are complex, super agree, but they should work well and for many years. Lots of american brands are not known for good automatic transmissions.
Yeah u don’t use the parking brake for an emergency stop 🤣🤣
@@JaredD you’re not that smart are you? Doesn’t matter what people call it, when you engage the parking brake, a bright red (P) light turns on in the dash that’s separate from the transmission indicator. The parking brake was made to be set when you park, don’t use your anecdotal evidence to tell people the wrong thing because you will cost someone thousands of dollars or get someone hurt or killed when their car rolls away.
@@JaredD "If your transmission goes out because you're parking on a incline then the transmission is poorly made. "
No my friend, the driving gears are simply not designed to keep the car at standstill. Therefore, by keeping it in gear while parked (in manuals), you're grinding at them, slowly. That is unnecessary wear.
"I have done this a lot and not caused much damage" is not a valid argument for "parking gear is not a replacement for parking brake". In automatics, parking gear just blocks the output shaft of the transmission, that's a much weaker mechanism than the brakes that block each individual wheel.
My approach:
If parking on an incline:
Stop. Shift to N, apply handbrake, release footbrake, then shift to P.
If parking on level ground:
Stop, Shift to P, release footbrake.
My reasoning:
If I'm on an incline, I want the handbrake to take the weight of the car. The park gear is a backup.
If I'm on a flat, I want the car to have a bit of play - If someone gently bumps my car, I want to to absorb some of that impact and move instead of rigidly holding still and getting a dent.
bro that “give” might cause ur car to roll into another car causing a bigger issue
That’s bad logic. You should always use the e-brakeZ
Thx good I been doing the same way as you did since I first got my auto car
Thank you so much! You saved me from probably having to get a new transmission as I always park on a VERY steep hill. I completely felt the difference when parking like this! Just the idea of how much damage I already did to the transmission makes me sick tho 😢
While it is probably a good idea to use you hand break to take strain off the transmission, I wouldn't worry about it. My parents parked their cars for years on a fairly steep driveway and never used the hand brake. They had multiple cars and never had transmission problems. So go ahead and use the hand brake but don't stress that you did damage.
How about pushing the button on the end of the handbrake lever in when you pull it up to stop the ratchet being worn down . Also sounds better..(quiet).
@Helping U online, Will you please answer this one or explain it?
You can do that and I think I probably do that often and just don’t think about it. I have never run into one wearing out and the last car I owned I drove to just under 300,000 miles before I sold it.
@@helpinguonline Thank you. The way the parking brake is designed, I real don't believe failing to press the button can cause any weary issues. (My thinking though🤔)
That button is designed so you can release/disengage the brake...i doesn’t matter if you press it or not when engaging
Replace the transmission a few times on the same car?!
The best method, in my opinion, is to put the car in neutral, apply the handbrake and lift the foot of the brake pedal. This way the car will move slightly forward or backwards, depends on which way you’re parking( uphill or downhill) and that movement will cancel the inertia. Then put the car in park. When you start, put the car in drive, then release the handbrake. This way there will be no “ clunk” noise when you put the car in drive or reverse
yes, this exactly.
Lol this is blatant common sense
Why on youtube is it always a story of someone replacing the transmission 3 times on same car? Never in my life have I seen this. It's always 3 too lol. Something else is wrong with your car if your tranny prematurely dies 3 times! With that said, I still use my parking brake on any sort of incline because driving a manual for years and reading the owner's manuals states this as the proper way to park. Not just throw it in 'P'
Great idea
I do your method ever since i learned how to drive 😅 thank gos its the best way
I respectfully disagree with this. If your vehicle is on a flat surface then there should be no need for the parking brake as the parking prowl in the transmission is designed to do the exact thing of keeping the transmission from moving while the car is parked. However, if you are on a steep driveway as you mentioned before, then yes I think the parking brake would be a good idea since the parking prowl would be under constant stress and could potentially fail.
He has no idea what he's talking about. I dont even do this with a loaded trailer. Leave it in park and it's fine in my driveway which is sloped down. I do leave it in neutral while loading and chock the wheels though. But other then that it's fine. 358k on the clock and no problems.
@@niggleszambrano4513 I guess you don't care it someone hits your car, so it rolls down a slope?
yeah but would the prowl be trying to engage into teeth that is being blocked because he never let the car roll the prowl into place? ideally wouldn’t putting it into park and then the park brake be better because the prowl is engaged and assisted not just resting on the outside of one of the teeth. not even sure if i worded this in a way that makes sense, hard to get the wording accurate.
@@stonemckissick1031 no it probably is better to have the hand brake set. But to cause massive damage is just mis leading. Mine sits in park with a loaded trailer and has never given me a problem. It's literally what it's designed for.
I never thought automatic drivers could make automatic driving so extra. This must be what it feels like being an automatic driver watching a manual driving video.
Okay.
Would be cool if car companies taught us this. Thank you brother.
Thanks a lot!
I think thats bs. Transimission takes so much more abuse when ur driving and playing with the throttle than when it's just standing in place flexing the gears. Tell me if im wrong
You're not wrong about the abuse when driving, but when in Park, there is a metal pawl or arm that locks it in park. This pawl takes the force and is usually beefy. This is the part that would wear in the transmission if the parking brake is not used. Every manual I've read states to set the parking brake at all times when parked. Naturally, I'd want the weight on the ebrakes first, pawl last, so I use this procedure. I only do it on an incline like my driveway. If it is a flat parking lot, I just use park. With a manual transmission, I always use the hand brake and in gear when parked except in my flat garage, I leave it in neutral with handbrake in summer months and nothing but wheel chocks in winter months. No gear or handbrake when in storage so it doesn't seize to calipers.
@@bjornironsides6474 imagine being named bjorn
@@YungEagle3k imagine being named jacob
I've been doing this for years. Self taught .common sense. But most people don't do this.
Right! It’s baffling how so many “smart” people lack basic ass common knowledge and common sense
This is a greattt tip, but just for parking on hills. Many people park their automatic cars without the handbrake, at any time, no hill and even with a steep hill. And you can literally feel the car snap back and lock itself into gear, which I knoww is not good for the transmission. 😂 Especially for someone living on a steep hill, doing it on the daily only going to add up. Great video. 🙂
Thank you sir ✌️
I love you, someone needed to say it.
Tyvm
This is the correct way. Been doing it for years without thinking.
Awesome! Thanks man👍
You bet!
This video saved my transmission’s car
Trick question. The two ways are the same! Haha. Thank you! We’ve been parking wrong on our inclined driveway for 25 years. I know we’ve replaced at least two transmissions.