Why Subaru Engineers deserve a punch in the Face! #shorts

[FlyingWheels]

For the record, jump pack got car in neutral then died. Key is not removable from neutral, shift lock requires a key or screw driver. Not accessible without me removing my foot from the brake.

[xnamkcor]

Parking brakes should ALWAYS be mechanical and operate regardless of any other systems.
Rest in peace, Anton Yelchin.

[PseudoSpaceMarine]

Electronic parking brakes in general are stupid. There is nothing wrong with having a mechanical parking brake that you simply pull on whenever you need it but these engineers just want to overengineer everything.

[jimmydcricket]

Finally a reason to use the headrest as a wheel chock.

[cryptokeeper]

To be fair there's a park lock override button under the rubber mat, just in front of your shifter. All cars have this, but they're getting better at hiding them. Just stick a pen or something in the hole, depress the override switch, shift to your desired gear, pull the pen out, and you're good to go.

[AlexK-bfsx]

I'd bet money the engineers warned management about this but were ignored and forced to do it anyway.

[johnstiles]

“Why do you keep this rock in your car?”

“In case my battery dies”

[dpdicki]

There's a shift lock release in the center console forward under the rubber mat that you can release with a screw driver. Better than most other vehicles that are equipped with a small door next to the shifter that always gets damaged when removed.

[mattranze]

Moral of the story: Always read your manual before operating any car. 🥴

[DrAdityaReddy]

The engineers who tried explaining this to the management: 😢👍

[xvegeta]

All emergency/parking brakes should be mechanical. They’re not much use if you can’t use them when you need them the most.

[travispettit]

There is ALWAYS a shift-lock release near the gear sector. Consult your owner's manual.

[ty]

Bruh, can we please just go back to simple mechanisms. Cheap, easy to fix, easy to produce. It's a win for everyone.

[Ravenholm]

At some point people decided that the "parking brake" wasn't the "emergency brake".

[thequickbrownfox]

Dude had plenty of time to jump out and throw his camera in front of a wheel as a chock.

[gravyd]

Subaru tech I'm in violent agreement with the title.

[polson]

Yea because there IS a shift lock override button under the rubber mat in front of the shifter that could be pressed with almost any small stick like device like a pen....I feel like this problem is more his fault than the Subaru engineers. Just my opinion. Still give him a like and comment tho.

[thebluestig]

You forgot the other engineering screwup in the 17/18 Legacy, that huge touchscreen can be killed by the Sunlight coming in through the windows that literally acts like a giant magnifying glass and burns out little dots on the screen. Eventually the screen with start "touching itself" and changing the radio stations, making calls on your phone that's connected, or even outright deleting your phone forcing a long drawn out attempt to reconnect before the screen starts touching itself again and ignoring your inputs, or just stops working altogether.

[theloneliness]

"Just block the tyres, you Idiot."
My former boss.

[TheTechNopal]

* laughs in 2018 subaru with mechanical brake *