Parking your vehicle

[rfromp]

Originally Posted by Casca

Parking brakes with clutch in, gear in 1st, let the car roll back so that what stops it from rolling is the parking brakes and not the transmission. Turn off motor.

If you apply the parking brakes without letting it roll till the parking brakes stop it and then let the clutch out, then you're most likely using transmission to keep the car from rolling.....which is not good for the gears. Leaving it in gear is just an extra percaution because it is better to damage the gears a little if for whatever reason the parking brake doesn't work, then to have a car rolling around on its own.

That makes a lot of sense. I was wondering what the best way to park was and that is the way I will park. Thanks!

[cruzkontrol]

depends if i am pointed up or down hill

[Sil3nt611]

My parking brake works just fine. I leave the transmission in neutral. On a really steep hill if I have to park there I'll shift it into first. I had to use first when my parking brakes weren't working, but got out of the habit once I fixed them... I hate it when someone else drives my car though...