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01-25-2013, 02:28 PM | #23 |
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i've seen so many dumb ppl with the manual, leaving 1st gear in for downhill...
best would be 1st gear in for almost every parking except downhill you wanna do reverse During the winter especially when I leave my car outside the lot or even in my own garage for 3+ days, I don't use hand brake but use just 1st gear in, during this cold weather and long term parking hand brake isn't the ideal way as it will bite the brake for a long time. keep in mind this is a flat level/surface parking, not downhill or uphill the whole beauty of manual is that you can simply put in gear when parking, and is a way better way than using hand brake.
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and maybe I am speaking form experience from when I was learning how to drive a MT, or maybe I'm not . Now I leave the vehicle in "N".
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01-25-2013, 04:35 PM | #29 |
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I'm chuckling to myself because regardless of reverse or first, the hill direction won't matter - engine is off, it'll spin whichever way it wants when it finally does actually spin.
But mine was 1st or R depending on which way I'd be departing. Backing out of space next time - R, driving forward, 1. Now I still can't get used to the fact that I shut my car off in N. (on DCT) |
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01-25-2013, 11:13 PM | #32 | |
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maybe you misunderstood my point about long term parking and i did take it too far by considering 3+day parking as "long term parking" many people store their M3 for the winter, and some store 1 month, some store 3 months. They ask if parking brake should be on. The answer is actually no. Especially in cold winter and long term parking, the parking brake bites onto the brake for a prolonged period and this is not good. It's best to use some gear in and use wheel chocks to safely secure in position. The whole reason I elaborate on different occasions like this is that new manual drivers, at least those I saw around me, who just moved from automatic tend to think parking brake is everything because they don't have "P" anymore, and frequently refuse to use gear but just rely on parking brake for all situations, whether incline or decline, whether short term or long term storage. For automatics there's only one choice, for manuals, there's many choices & BETTER choices.
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01-25-2013, 11:46 PM | #34 |
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I leave it in 2nd. No reason other than laziness; I pull it rearward then pull the brake.
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01-25-2013, 11:48 PM | #35 |
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Always 2nd and the hand brake.
Easier to leave it 2nd than any other gear.
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01-26-2013, 03:13 AM | #36 |
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I rarely leave it engaged in gear when I park unless there is a substantial slope, in which case my habit is either 1st or reverse.
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01-26-2013, 08:04 AM | #38 |
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Parking brakes can slip ( as many have eventually done on a bunch of my cars). parking in gear is a must. It goes without saying that brake plus gear absolutely on a hill or even slight incline
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01-26-2013, 08:19 AM | #39 |
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This thread is weaksauce. Thanks to those that posted serious and accurate responses to this question. you are patient and kind.
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I left my bosses Audi in gear after I borrowed it for an errand..he caught up with me latter absolutely fuming as he had started it without checking and it hit the wall a couple of feet in front....Who starts an MT without putting their foot on the clutch first!
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01-26-2013, 08:34 AM | #41 |
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I use the last gear I'm in and no handbrake.
If I'm on a decent (+\- 5 degree) hill I use all the standard tricks; turning wheels, ebrake. I think I hear some of you suggesting that parking in gear will hurt the transmission? No more than driving it around would. There's a lot more strain using the motor to propel the car vs the car sitting in the gear....all assuming your not on a big incline. Also how many times does your car pop out of gear while driving? There's no mechanism to hold it in gear that runs when the engine is running.
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01-26-2013, 09:39 AM | #43 |
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I always put it in first regardless of uphill downhill or flat. I always clutch in, start car check, shifter to put it in neutral, and then clutch out. Been doing the exact same sequence every time for over 15 years.
I don't see why I wouldn't put it in gear. It's like a second "safety" hand brake.
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01-26-2013, 10:13 AM | #44 |
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I demand my 5 minutes back...
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