Timeline for Leaving car with automatic transmission in Neutral instead of Park
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| Oct 25, 2020 at 18:27 | vote | accept | said h | ||
| Nov 30, 2017 at 21:03 | comment | added | user4896 | @Agent_L I actually mentioned that in my answer and even linked to MTA's web page on the topic. | |
| Nov 30, 2017 at 10:17 | comment | added | Agent_L | Fun fact: in hilly San Francisco two systems are not enough, so you're obliged to engage yet another way of braking by turning wheels towards the curb. | |
| S Nov 30, 2017 at 9:43 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
at least my owner manuals state that car should be parked in first (flat or uphill) or reverse (downhill)
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| Nov 30, 2017 at 3:30 | comment | added | user4896 | @Xen2050 the weak parking brake was due to the rear drum brakes being worn all the way down, confirmed when replacing them for the first time after around 130,000 miles. Parking brake worked like a champ after that. Only reason I let it go that long is the brakes in general lasted a long time thanks to engine braking frequently, being manual transmission. | |
| Nov 30, 2017 at 3:11 | comment | added | Xen2050 | @Snowman your "weak" parking brake was probably just not adjusted properly, driving in reverse & stopping hard should fix it (unless it was damaged or really dirty), or the cable needed adjustment. Most brakes should make horrible grinding sounds if they wear out too much. Inspecting drum brakes should be "pull off the drum" harder than inspecting front brakes (again unless damaged/filthy, and then you should really fix'em since it's good to have working brakes) | |
| Nov 29, 2017 at 22:11 | comment | added | user4896 | @phyrfox I had a manual transmission where the rear brakes had worn out a bit, but I did not notice because the front ones worked fine and being drum brakes, there was no easy way to inspect them without pulling them apart. Anyway, I was stopped on a hill while I checked a map on my phone, so I put it in neutral and used the parking brake rather than holding it with the regular brake. It started sliding backwards. Luckily I was in the driver's seat with the engine running so it was an easy problem to solve, but still, I can definitely see how a car can roll with just the parking brake. | |
| Nov 29, 2017 at 21:14 | comment | added | phyrfox | That's a good point. I had a manual once that had a failing ebrake cable. I was new to driving (and manuals), so I had parked on a hill using just the ebrake and without the transmission. I went back for my car later and found that my car had been "stolen." Momentary heart attack. Then I looked down the hill and found that my car had rolled about half a mile to the nearest tree in someone's yard. That was the last time I ever parked without being in first. Automatics could definitely roll away while you're not looking if you're not in Park. | |
| Nov 29, 2017 at 21:06 | history | answered | user4896 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |