Parking with parking brake, in gear, or both?

[BroncoSarge]

I only use my brake on inclines.

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[JJBadlands]

If on an incline use both.

If on flat surface use either one. Just remember to take it out of gear when re-starting (duh).

I usually use the ebrake in my flatish garage. I rarely use the gear method anymore. I enjoy hearing the ebrake engage and disengage. Adds to the experience, which is what a vehicle is all about...the experience.

I must admit the auto ebrake disengage feature when in gear is super nice and I used to use it daily. However, I stopped doing it months ago mainly because one morning my ebrake would Not disengage and unlike other cars that might continue to move...the bronco would NOT budge. I have no idea how a tow truck would even get it out of my garage. After 5 minutes of car on/off, pushing/pulling the lever/brake pedal, shifting into gears it FINALLY unlocked back to normal in large part because I pressed the brake pedal and at the same time pressed the lever in to disengage it. Like the old days. So now I only do the latter. Its been 6 months since it happened. Works perfect every time.

 

[Nacho]

I've always done both.

 

[kodiakisland]

I can not imagine purposely leaving any of my vehicles out of gear.
1st or reverse. Brake always on newer vehicles. When needed on older farm vehicles.

 

[JoeSpeed]

Usually just the brake, might do both now

 

[zombie]

Why would you ever park a vehicle with a manual transmission in neutral unless you had an aftermarket remote starter?

 

[jasonkosi]

If it’s flat I leave it in gear, on a hill I use the brake as well.

 

[JoeSpeed]

Why would you ever park a vehicle with a manual transmission in neutral unless you had an aftermarket remote starter?

habit

 

[zgoods]

This is my third manual transmission, parking brake only, I only put it in gear if a really steep incline.

Never had a parking brake seize or a car roll on me, I like starting the car without worry about shifting out of gear.

 

[SoDak1623]

Even on my autos I engage the parking brake. For my Bronco I always put on the parking brake first and then leave it in gear. For a brand new vehicle that I plan to keep for life I figure the absolute minimal effort is worth it.

 

[BroncoAZ]

I really wish they would make the parking brake auto engage when you press the button to shut the truck off. It already auto disengages, so it seems like a simple programming update.

 

[Brockdog12]

Any standard I've ever owned, in gear with parking brake.

 

[sda3]

This is my third manual transmission, parking brake only, I only put it in gear if a really steep incline.

Never had a parking brake seize or a car roll on me, I like starting the car without worry about shifting out of gear.

Don't you have to clutch in to start the car anyway? I don't think I'd ever just rely on the parking brake.

 

[zgoods]

Don't you have to clutch in to start the car anyway? I don't think I'd ever just rely on the parking brake.

Clutch in is different from having it in gear

 

[sda3]

Clutch in is different from having it in gear

Eh, its all muscle memory. I've always had a manual and its just clutch in and pull it out of gear after starting.

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