01-31-2017, 10:24 PM
mikebw wrote:
That could also work.The reason I gave the order that I did is because it might take some movement before the parking brake "catches" and you might not be sure if the pawl was taking the force or the brake. Once the car is dead stopped with no foot on the brake then you can be sure, and if the transmission is really a concern for you then shifting into park would be the safest bet at that point.
No, you were correct. Parking brakes can still allow a certain amount of creep after they are engaged.
And repeatedly setting it "hard" is a prescription for cable stretch, if not failure at some point.
Engaging the parking pawl in the transmission first will only result in it binding as a result of that creep, and is what the OP describes. Allow the vehicle to achieve stationary equilibrium before engaging the firmest drive connection, which is through the transmission.
As for the parking brake itself? Automakers wouldn't have going to the trouble and expense in engineering them into cars if they didn't serve a useful purpose.
Anton Yelchin ring a bell?
I personally know someone whose relative was killed as a result of unsuccessfully trying to stop the family minivan from rolling away.