02-01-2017, 12:10 AM
Dennis,
The parking brake used to be called the Emergency brake, and It will still perform that function. It reduces the pressure on the Park pawl in the transmission, but it is also a mechanical brake that functions when the regular hydraulic braking system fails.
Every car should have a working parking brake. The owners manual tells you to use it EVERY TIME you park the car. I have done that for years on every car I've owned, since the one time my brakes failed 40 years ago.
The parking brake used to be called the Emergency brake, and It will still perform that function. It reduces the pressure on the Park pawl in the transmission, but it is also a mechanical brake that functions when the regular hydraulic braking system fails.
Every car should have a working parking brake. The owners manual tells you to use it EVERY TIME you park the car. I have done that for years on every car I've owned, since the one time my brakes failed 40 years ago.
Dennis S wrote:
I never use the parking brake because I almost never park on a hill. Do I use it before I shift into Park or after?