Ive decided to start using my parking brake more often when parking my truck. Ive read that its beneficial to the parking pawl in the tranny. When using it in the past, Ive always put it in park and then applied the brake.
To my understanding the correct way to apply the parking brake is to leave the vehicle in drive with your foot on the regular brake, apply the parking brake and then put the vehicle in park.
To let off the parking brake, I understand its the opposite, I would put the tranny in drive or reverse first and then pull the parking brake lever? Is this correct?
Might sound like some dumb questions but I never gave it much thought and if its beneficial for the parking pawl Ill do it every time I park.
To my understanding the correct way to apply the parking brake is to leave the vehicle in drive with your foot on the regular brake, apply the parking brake and then put the vehicle in park.
To let off the parking brake, I understand its the opposite, I would put the tranny in drive or reverse first and then pull the parking brake lever? Is this correct?
Might sound like some dumb questions but I never gave it much thought and if its beneficial for the parking pawl Ill do it every time I park.
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