MaX83_ZA Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 1 minute ago, akirby said: Must be a Canadian thing. Had a quick look, its not auto disqualification but if it results in your tire hitting the curb it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 46 minutes ago, MaX83_ZA said: Had a quick look, its not auto disqualification but if it results in your tire hitting the curb it is. I don't think US driver's tests even mention the parking brake. What we call Driver's Education here is an absolute joke. We need actual driver TRAINING - more like Germany. When I got my license in rural south GA back in 1979 I think we just drove about 500 yards from the state patrol office to the local airport, drove around the airport and back to the station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONEDGE16 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Interresting discussion about parking brake usage and habits, but I think we digressed from the op and should maybe re-focus the discussion Edited February 7, 2019 by ONEDGE16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrim Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I'll test it out next time I park. I definitely notice a lurch when I put it into park, shut off the engine, and then release the brake (expected), but I typically only using Parking Brake on hills so I'll try that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel97 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 I use the parking brake more than ever on my 2017 Edge. Just hand washing it moves back and forth (seems like 6 inches LOL) so much. Worst ever, WHY is there so much play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaX83_ZA Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Got this from some random website: "When you engage Park but do not engage the parking brake, the weight of the car is held by only the little parking pawl lever inside the transfer case, as opposed to the car's actual parking brake. When you start your engine the next time, you can feel an unpleasant "thunk" when you move the selector out of Park, if there was even a tiny unevenness to the pavement. This is because the little parking pawl is literally FORCED out of the lock, overcoming the weight of the car. It is always recommended to engage the parking brake first, to let car's weight rest on the brake, before moving the selector into Park. That way, the next time you start the engine and move the selector out of Park, there is no more "thunk" because the weight of the car is held by the parking brake, not by the little parking pawl. (Unless you release the parking brake first, without holding the brake pedal, before moving the selector into Park. In that case, you would actually feel the car move a little, its weight falling back onto the engaged parking pawl.) After arriving, recommended to 1. Engage parking brake. 2. Move selector into Park. 3. Let go of the brake pedal. 4. Stop engine. Before leaving, recommended to 1. Press the brake pedal. 2. Start engine. 3. Move selector into Drive (or Reverse). 4. Release parking brake. There will never be that rough "thunk" moving out of Park when these steps are followed, because the car's weight will not rest on the parking pawl that locks the output shaft." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perblue Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 I paid attention the past couple days and other the the normal lurch of putting it into park, it hasn't done it once turning it off no matter how it's parked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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