Parking Your Car Like This Will Damage Your Transmission!

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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[JakeSoner]

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.

[Typhonify]

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

[rickconstant]

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.

[stNoCleverName]

_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!

[rickyd]

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 ☺️

[im.weasel]

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.

[TheDude]

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.

[isaachammond]

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

[Djevan]

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.

[davidcarmichael]

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.

[GroundZerMike]

You are awesome. I just got my first car and you saved me a lot of hurt in time. Thank you sir.

[rayman]

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.

[iiiiii]

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.

[claydoscope]

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.

[vancityguy]

This is detailed in my vehicle's manual. Great job in sharing as a lot of people don't look at theirs.

[smarterworkout]

I've been teaching this for years. Thats why its good to learn everything about your car.

[DeathReaperGaming]

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

[lumus]

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.

[ulkenstride]

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 :)

[nicksaffari]

I've been preaching this forever! Great vid!