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manual transmission
- Thread starter Shawn
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First or reverse, always.f
DivideBYZero
Lifer
Neutral.
DrumminBoy
Golden Member
not to be a smartass....but couldnt they just not answer?
Leave it in gear, preferably first or reverse. The emergency brake is exactly what it's name implies....for emergencies, e.g., a back up in case the car comes out of gear for some reason.
BTW, the reason you leave it in first or reverse is this: If you're on a steep enough hill, and you leave it in say, fifth gear, the car's weight will have a tremendous torque advantage on the crankshaft, and the compression of the engine won't be enough to hold the car, therefore, the engine can turn over and allow the car to move.
You could probably test this yourself: Let someone sit in the car, then turn the engine off and put it in high gear pointing up a hill with no e-brake.....you can probably get the car moving simply by pushing it.
BTW, the reason you leave it in first or reverse is this: If you're on a steep enough hill, and you leave it in say, fifth gear, the car's weight will have a tremendous torque advantage on the crankshaft, and the compression of the engine won't be enough to hold the car, therefore, the engine can turn over and allow the car to move.
You could probably test this yourself: Let someone sit in the car, then turn the engine off and put it in high gear pointing up a hill with no e-brake.....you can probably get the car moving simply by pushing it.
Lithium381
Lifer
when on an incline, i put it in gear, around my house, no incline at all, so the ebrake is sufficient
WinkOsmosis
Banned
I always leave it in 1st.
well, it's not exactly an emergency brake. it's also called a hand brake, or a parking brake.
i never put it in gear when parked. even when there are hills around. if there are hills, i'll chock my wheels, but otherwise, my handbrake works just fine. besides, i have one of those old cars where you dont have to push down the clutch in order to start the car. so it doesnt work well to start the car and try driving the gears using the starter motor. it's hard on the starter motor.
so to safeguard myself, (even though i do have a habit of pushing the clutch down as starting the car, i just leave it in neutral when parked. just the way i was taught, and the way i will continue to use.
i never put it in gear when parked. even when there are hills around. if there are hills, i'll chock my wheels, but otherwise, my handbrake works just fine. besides, i have one of those old cars where you dont have to push down the clutch in order to start the car. so it doesnt work well to start the car and try driving the gears using the starter motor. it's hard on the starter motor.
so to safeguard myself, (even though i do have a habit of pushing the clutch down as starting the car, i just leave it in neutral when parked. just the way i was taught, and the way i will continue to use.
always put it in reverse and always use the e brake too.
if you put it in netrual and for some reason your e brake fails, you car still has a chance to move(on a hill or even if someone hit it and then hit another car)
putting it in gear limits it moving and is just another safeguard
if you put it in netrual and for some reason your e brake fails, you car still has a chance to move(on a hill or even if someone hit it and then hit another car)
putting it in gear limits it moving and is just another safeguard
thedarkwolf
Diamond Member
Why wouldn't you put it in gear? Its not like it hurts anything and it take no effort to do it.
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