If you're parking uphill, leave it in first gear. If you're parking downhill, leave it in reverse. First gear won't allow the car to move backwards, and reverse won't allow it to move forwards. Sometimes they can pop out of gear, so you should still use the parking brake. You should also turn the wheel towards the curb, so if there is a catastrophic failure and it pops out of gear and the brake doesn't hold it, then it will just go a few inches into the curb and stop. That's how to correctly park a car with a standard transmission.
don't give advice on things you have no knowledge on, the reason having the gear in any drive position and not in neutral is because for the wheels to spin in either direction the wheels would have to spin the axel, diff, driveshaft, transmission and then the crank and then the pistons, turning rotational energy into up and down for the pistons, thats why your vehicle wont roll when the transmission is engaged in any gear...
@@r3k2mutter79 lol you're right ar first what he said about first and reverse gears made sense but now thinking about it it doesn't really matter the only thing that matters is the gear ratio, and I guess most cars have similar 1st and reverse gear ratios.
In a manual vehicle, it’s NOT an emergency brake, it’s your PARKING brake. If it doesn’t hold your car, even on a hill, it should be adjusted or repaired IMMEDIATELY. Period. If you drive with a manual transmission, you need to test that parking brake at least every month. Slightly give it some throttle with the parking brake engaged. If it does not hold the car, it needs attention immediately.
@@checkyourfax Yes it’s better to stall the engine every once in a while and know your parking brake works than to have a weak brake that causes the car to free roll into an accident or kills someone
You forget to replace the parking brake, it can be expensive so some people can't just go out and spend 300 or 400 dollars and sometimes even more for that to fix a parking brake so it's nice to find some temp solutions for that. Some people have to go some time with issues like that before repairs. And emergency brake, hand brake it's all basically the same and in America, most people call it an E brake and that's FINE. You call it what you want and others will call it what they want, no big deal my dude.
I learned to drive in Japan. Here the recommendation is: - Flat or inclined facing downward - leave on reverse - Inclined facing upward (as in the video) - leave on 1st
@Doug Spooner Reverse is not lowest gear. 1st gear is the lowest in 99% cars. You can check it easily, 1000rpm on reverse is faster than 1000 rpm on 1st gear so reverse ISN'T lowest gear.
I almost rolled into equipment at my mechanics shop because they left it in first. My fault for not checking the shifter ahead of time, but I always thought leaving it in neutral when I park was the best idea. I still leave it in neutral, but it did teach me to check my shifter every time I get in. A good lesson to learn.
@@zackstaa7826 You want car manufacturers (the people who cut corners on everything) to spend time and money to program an extra thing into the car that could be resolved with one glance?
@@docblizard sorry to hear you bought a car that was manufactured by people with shitty priorities, bet it came with an expensive electronic parking break to go out around 100k as well
@@md-1186 So you're saying you know what he meant by "on inclines if plain than neutral is ok?". That makes no sense. I'm thinking English is not his native language... No offense to him.
I'm thinking you meant that if you're parked on flat ground then it's ok to leave the car in neutral? I always put the car in gear just in case. It may seem like you're on flat ground but if it is even a slight decline/incline it might cause the car to roll.
Actually, you should point your wheel towards the curb if parking downhill or point away if parking uphill. That way in case it rolls, it’ll roll towards the curb and not straight down at someone. Then engage the parking brake. Then put it into first gear when facing uphill and reverse when facing downhill.
dangerous. If anyone hits opposite of your tire, they completely take off the axle. One of the most common mistakes driving instructors warn us about here
My old house had a really steep driveway then a flat at the top. Still remember the day we heard a loud ruckus sd one of our cars rolled off the driveway, over the curb and into our neighbors lawn.
Its a parking brake, not an emergency brake. Keep using your transmission as a brake but dont cry when you inevitably break it, because by doing this you are making all of the weight of your car sit on your gears. And I assure you, a broken transmission is way more expensive than a parking brake.
bruh are you just a 9 year old that dosnt know much? leaving it in gear whilst parked wont hurt anything and deffenitly wont hurt your tranny think about how much more force your transmission goes through just driving around town and its completley fine
@@ethanol-fb If you park on a hill and your brakes is your first gear, it will not happen overnight, but you will break your transmission. The same goes for an auto transmission, using the P gear without breaks on a hill. Dont believe me if you dont want to, i couldnt care less, but start saving to replace your transmission my dude.
@@superduke01 imagine how much abuse your transmission goes thru just moving a 4000 pound car from 0-30 or 0-60 or down shifting or dumping the clutch, guess what it dosnt break so just resting in gear with not alot of force on it wont break anything with that mind set then if i start to drive thats a lot more force on the tranny and should break it right
Always try to find a flat spot. That first gear thing is not good if let the weight of the car rest on it, when trying to move it later it could be very harsh and tearing. If you anyway stubborn to do it, pull the handbrake first. If stand in some kinda up or down hill, turn the wheels atleast slightly to if roll towards the sidewalk. Avoid steep hills at all. And absolutely DON'T let an automatic stand leaning the cars weight on the 'park'position, you may have to really pull it hard, the sound and brutal feel you get will make your stomach hurt for a cpl of months... least.
If you are worried about the weight of the car sitting on the transmission, there's an easy solution. Shift to neutral, apply the parking brake, release the brake pedal, then shift to 1st gear (or park). That way, the weight of the car is sitting on the parking brake and the transmission will hold the car if the parking brake fails. Also, I'm not aware of any issues caused by the weight of the car sitting on a manual transmission, it handles the much higher load accelerating just fine and it won't be hard to pull out of gear if you press the clutch to unload the drivetrain. The owners manual for my car actually says to leave it in gear without using the parking brake during long term storage, presumably so the parking brake doesn't get stuck on. Definitely don't let the weight of the car sit on an automatic transmission though, what you said about the parking pawl is totally true.
you guys do realise that a transmission will take abuse from dumping the clutch and full throttle and wont break trying to move a 3500 pound car and you guys are worried about "the weight of the car on the transmission" when its not moving
TL;DR - I personally think it's a bad idea if the car rest on any shift. Manual transmissions do not need transmission locking. It is okay if the car is turned off with the transmission in any shift but be sure to totally depress the clutch before ignition. - This leave-at-1st-gear tip is not unlike putting an automatic transmission car at Parking position, and so is the safety hazards. On an automatic transmission, never ever let the weight of the car rest on the Parking transmission as the weight will be held on by a small but vital part of the transmission namely the "parking pawl". A parking pawl is small but it can get very complicated and costly to fix it. Try to find a parking spot that is level which won't let your car move by itself due to the any inclination of the surface. But in case you cannot find such a spot, you should park the car by holding on the footbrake, and then engage the handbrake, and then release the footbrake. This lets the weight of the car rest on the handbrake; which is what it is specialized for. Then and only then you can lock the transmission by shifting to the P position. This is necessary and recommended on automatic transmission cars. On manual transmission, locking the transmission is not always necessary. The reason why an automatic needs a transmission lock is for the driver's safety; you'd notice that you cannot shift to anything from P until you do something specific (in most cars, this would be depressing the footbrake which will then send a signal to your transmission to release the lock so that you can shift away from P). This is due to the way how automatic transmissions work, whereas on manual transmissions the car will always stall when you are in any shift but not at a sufficient speed for that shift. Letting the weight of the car rest on any shift is equivalent to letting it rest on P position on automatics.
went from driving manual to auto. it’s been a year and i just learned to shift into park after applying the parking brake. i always help my footbrake down until i stopped and parking brakes and then shifted into neutral then let go of my foot brake.
bruh what even is this a transmission will take a ton of abuse like clutch and full throttle and whatever and wont break trying to move a 4000 pound car and you guys are worried about "the weight of the car on the transmission" when its not moving and putting a manual trans in gear when its parked is about the same ad an auto yeah its not exactly the same but park and 1st both keep the wheels from spinning and will no way ever hurt a trans, transmissions arent in any way that weak and just moving your car is alot more force then letting it sit in gear
@@ethanol-fb the parking pawl is not involved with driving the vehicle, only keeping it parked when in P. It's one less thing to worry about breaking if you just use your parking brake like it was designed for.
If you park on a hill in the city with curbs do this: Uphull turn the front wheels AWAY from the curb. That way if your emergency / parking brake fails, the car will roll back into the curb which will stop it from rolling further. If downhill turn the front wheels TOWARDS the curb. If in an area without high curbs both uphill and down, turn the front wheels TOWARDS the edge of the road. That way your car will not roll into traffic. Also, heep your foot on the brake pedal before applying the parking brake.
its better to leave it both in gear and with the handbrake when parking cause the weight of your car gets put on the transmission when you leave it in gear and it can lessen the lifespan of your transmission alot.
Be careful because on some cars rolling back in first gear can jump time and cause catastrophic engine damage. Use techniques listed online with caution and with your own research
that 100% wont happen normally if you can get the motor to spin not in 1st but in 4th or 5th pushing it back it can maybe jump timing on some cars but i highly doubt it would really happen
If you want someone to damage your transmission, sure go ahead. Emergency brake is better because when some hits a parked car, there is less of a chances of damage to the transmission. Automatics should engage the Emergency as well.
This is exactly right. Only exception is parking on a hill or slope. In that case, first apply emergency/parking brake, then put it in gear as a safety backup.
You should apply parking brake first then put it in first gear or reverse in case of downhill, becose if the weight of the car is being hold by the transmision you are causing a lot of unnecesary wear to the transmision.
Your hand brake (as I think it should be called, because that's exactly what it is), should always be used as your primary method of stopping a car in any transmission, whether it's an automatic or a manual car. In this case, you should first apply your hand brake, let the car stop, and then as a precaution use first gear (you also can put it in reverse), though this shouldn't be done on flat surfaces because the hand brake does the job, and if you get hit and the car moves you risk damaging the transmission. You shouldn't do it the opposite way or else you can damage the transmission, and the same applies to an automatic (hand brake, neutral, let it stop, and then park), that way you can make sure that your transmission won't surfer any damage due to an incorrect parking pattern.
If someone drove my car and left it in first I always gave them an earful, it's my car, leave it the way you found it. "Our driveway is flat, it doesn't need to be in gear!!!"
the vid was nice but clean yo danm car man, no hate my car gets the same way sometimes. It feels so great to step into a clean car everyday before school.
I always use both ways. It is better to stress out my transmission or break it than it would roll away and kill pedestrians, especially kids playing on the street. If my parking brake breaks the transmission can hold the car in place, same way vice versa.
I always put my car in reverse. It is harder for the car to roll backwards if it is in reverse than if it is in first. There is also less of a chance of the car popping out of Reverse as compared to first, as well. Also, I also always turn my wheels away from the curb, on a downslope, so that if all else fails, the wheels will hit the curb and prevent the car from rolling backward.
@@Videoswithsoarin yes, and the sky is green and one plus one equals three... Oh, I noticed I did put a "downslope".. I meant when the car is parked on an incline where gravity will cause the car to roll backwards. If the wheels are turned away from the curb, if the car goes to roll backwards the wheels will roll into the curb and stop the car
It is not an emergency brake, it is a parking brake. You do not use this in emergencies. In an emergency, use brake pedal, it will always stop the car. You can outpower your parking brake, beginner drivers sometimes make that mistake.
its either one but the new electric ones are parking brakes because some dont let you use them whilst moving but id deffentily refer to it as an emergency brake if my main brakes fail
I've already accidentally tried to drive away with the parking brake on 3 times after 3 days lol, oops. Coming from an automatic with a parking brake in the footwell, its easy to make the mistake.
I either leave in neutral or park in reverse if I’m facing another car or obstacle or fifth if there’s an obstacle behind me. That way if I accidentally forget to put it in neutral (which only happened once) I won’t hit anything. Also pretty sure if I start in fifth it’ll stall pretty much immediately
I've been a mechanic for about 15 years now and leaving your car in gear ⚙ while your downhill or uphill isn't a very good idea the reason for that is it will wear out your gear stick making it harder to shift gears and also put strain on your gear friction
It is NOT an emergency brake - it is a PARKING brake, to be used when parking. This is not what gearboxes are for AND if you get rear ended when parked you may find yourself with the additional cost of a gearbox rebuild.
I realize English isn't your first language, but it's _in_ first gear, not _on_ it. But yeah, it's a good backup to the parking brake. Even automatics are supposed to be parked with the brake primarily, with the parking pawl in the transmission as a backup (like having 1st gear engaged as a backup in your demo). Thanks for the video.
The engineers designed the parking bake for parking. This means that after engaging the parking brake...its parked. Anything else you do like turning the wheels or leaving it in gear are just things you are doing for personal peace of mind. Nothing else. The engineers thought of all these things already. If your parking brake does not hold the vehicle its installed on....its broken. The owner/operator should know if his brakes are functional. Functional brakes don't care what way the wheels are turned or if its in gear. Non functional brakes do. Preventative maintenance is important. But if leaving it in gear or turning wheels gives you peace of mind....have at it. Nothing wrong with peace of mind.
My 87 MR2 hand brake snapped like 2 weeks after I got it. I now just left it in gear and with bricks on the tires because my driveway had a mean slope and the engine blew 😂😭
The parking brake should be sufficient to hold the car, you just use the transmission as a fail safe. It is a bad practice to use the transmission as a brake, many accidents occur because they leave it just in first. Also, it just can't be healthy for the damn transmission and mounts to hold tha car all the time, neither manual or automatic. Always use the PARKING brake.
Why do men leave the car in gear? This is what women wanna know! Ive had plenty of women managers and they hate men who do this. I totally understand even as a man I cannot see the point. There's nothing worse than getting in a car, start it up and it jilts fwd. The only reason is paranoia. It also puts added stress on the clutch. Common sense says DON'T LEAVE THE CAR IN GEAR! STICK IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE HANDBRAKE UP. I drive auto so I do neither and have never had any issues but I know it drives women mad. I once met a chick who said she shaved off her hubby's eyebrows and hair one night as he left the car in gear despite being warned many times not to!! He never did again. Good man. Only idiots leave the car in gear.
Literally anything you do, wears out parts. It's just a matter of safety. If the ground isn't completely flat, the car will roll and that's just not worth the risk
Everywhere I see the instructions(for uphill park in 1st gear, for down hill park in reverse). But nobody is telling how it works, I'm curious about it. Can someone please explain or point me out to it?
dont know if there is a ''right'' way but hear both arguments often for me i usaly leave in neutral with handbrake/e-brake on seams logical to me, handbrake is specificly meant for those situations a transmission is meant to be used while in operation, don't know how good it is for the unlubricaterd gearteeth locking into eachother and never had a handbrake fail on me
theres still oil on the teeth of the gear but even if there isnt it dosnt matter because its not spinning, wont hurt anything leaving it in gear its just good practice to
Question: what happens if you let your car in 1st gear and someone rams your vehicle. Will the engine be damaged? Because of fear of this risk, I always park my car with handbrake only (except when parked on incline)
if someone hits you while you have it parked in first it can jump timing and next time you start your car depending if its interference or not it can damage valves and piston head.
You are putting stress in the engine, transmission, differential and other parts. Any one of those could break, altho I would say the engine is the less likely
I would be worried about the drivetrain things like axle twist. You know where when you take off in 1st and the car jerks 1-4 times then it accelerates smoothly. Or it could be in all the gears. I'm sure it won't be that bad but leading up to. There might not even be any damage just to your bumper.
yall mf dumb af nothing is gonna break axles, diffs,trans all go through so so much more stress just moving the car you ever think that the tires will just skid?? and id be far more worried about your car then anything else parking in 1st or reverse dosnt matter dosnt affect anything and will only help you
Orrrr.. you can press the brake and press the clutch pedal to turn on the car, that’s what I do ..then just throw it in gear and drive off 🤷🏽♂️I always leave it in neutral but yet again I have a flat drive way
Cecilio Vlog So today was very strange. Only asked you this 2 days ago and today I took a van home from work and the handbrake didn’t work at all. Had to leave it in first gear on the drive Cos it was wanting to roll back. Hoping it should be fine through the night haha 🤞🏻
If the transmission alone is holding the car from moving (i.e. on a hill) then potentially yes. The brake should really be the only thing holding the car in place. (True of automatics too even though most people just use P and not the parking brake).
There's ONLY 1 RULE = always keep on top of brakes and other car maintenance so you never have to leave the manual car in 1st gear or reverse simple and if your car is still rolling then you haven't got the job done properly simple no excuses what so ever to justify anything else , peace
Because first gear has the highest gear ratio, thus it prevents the car from moving too far. Try parking a car in fifth gear and you'll notice the car will move.
Also leaving the car in gear is not good for the clutch, although the car is stationary and the engine is shut off, you are still putting pressure on the clutch disks. It has the same affect what upshiftung very early and being in the wrong gear at the wrong speed would do putting pressure on the clutch disks.
I guess it depends on whether you hold the car on the handbrake with the engine turned off, and then put it in 1st, or hold the car/stop it sliding backwards in first, and then put the handbrake on.
no its not not at all man the weight of the car on the trans will not damage anything at all even without the parking brake your trans goes thru so much more force just moving your car normally and is fine your clutch isnt gonna like start slipping or whatever youre talking about istg you kids seen 1 vid about cars and baise your knowlage on that
@@ethanol-fb lmao yeah that's what I'm saying. The forces exerted on the clutch, and the rest of the drivetrain are orders of magnitude greater while the vehicle is accelerating, than ANY forces while the car is stationary.
Wrong... leaving it in gear puts the cars weight on the gears constantly, you're gunna wanna replace the hand brake rather than the gear box. What you should do, is apply the hand brake FIRST, THEN put the car in gear. This way, the weight of the car is on the hand brake, and then only if that fails, it will shift to the gears.
No it's not You can do this to see for yourself. Try it on an incline and you will see your car roll back slowly in gear. Then you will learn it is a good idea to put it in first. 4th 5th tend to move the others you might not notice. It also depends on your gearing all cars are different gear ratios.
For the same reason it's easier to push-start in higher gears than 1st, it's more effective to use 1st as "park." The less the engine needs to move, the easier it is to move it.
If you're going to leave the vehicle for a while, then best to leave her in gear with the handbrake off… so it doesn't seize up. Ah experience, harsh mistress that ye are. 😉
If you think thing using 1st gear is a E brake should not be showing on UA-cam how to do video unless you read a car manual and if you still think fist gear is a E BRAKE don't call your self a driving instructor take lessons
@@killroy3607 I think temperature/humidity, pressure formed up in my hoses or clutch line... Having it on first gear will not allow it to roll even if the drum brake fails. But I guess the tension of leaving it in first gear manage to build up some pressure...
Lol ur right and wrong. Ur right in saying manual shud be left in GEAR ur wrong in saying "FIRST GEAR" and here's why.. Cars are made different so my car (Corolla 97) is better left in 4th (idk why but not 5th) gear Because the gear is too heavy on the crankshaft however for best results Reverse is the choice gear. So it kinda depends on the vehicle but 1st isn't necessarily the best in general.
Karabo raleting I set the parking brake and leave it in 3rd gear. I've seen cars roll in first and second. Anyway having a good parking brake which you shouldn't be able to pull it more than two clicks if it's properly adjusted and working properly.
@@dongibson8513 I dont think that's entirely true about it being no more than 2 clicks. Because if you can't pull it more than 2 clicks, then your ebrake is way too tight. It should be in between 3 and 5 clicks.
Kevin Selagea Mechanic here, yes you are somewhat correct all car manufacturers have different specifications for handbrake adjustment. Some cars typically older can be 6-7 clicks where as others can be 3-5 just depends on what the manufacturer thinks is best for the braking system and application.
If you're parking uphill, leave it in first gear. If you're parking downhill, leave it in reverse. First gear won't allow the car to move backwards, and reverse won't allow it to move forwards. Sometimes they can pop out of gear, so you should still use the parking brake. You should also turn the wheel towards the curb, so if there is a catastrophic failure and it pops out of gear and the brake doesn't hold it, then it will just go a few inches into the curb and stop. That's how to correctly park a car with a standard transmission.
Good advice, only problem is my parking brake is doo doo
thank you sir i did not know they can pop out of their gear by themselves
that makes literally no sense, first gear and reverse will stop you rolling in both directions
don't give advice on things you have no knowledge on, the reason having the gear in any drive position and not in neutral is because for the wheels to spin in either direction the wheels would have to spin the axel, diff, driveshaft, transmission and then the crank and then the pistons, turning rotational energy into up and down for the pistons, thats why your vehicle wont roll when the transmission is engaged in any gear...
@@r3k2mutter79 lol you're right ar first what he said about first and reverse gears made sense but now thinking about it it doesn't really matter the only thing that matters is the gear ratio, and I guess most cars have similar 1st and reverse gear ratios.
In a manual vehicle, it’s NOT an emergency brake, it’s your PARKING brake. If it doesn’t hold your car, even on a hill, it should be adjusted or repaired IMMEDIATELY. Period.
If you drive with a manual transmission, you need to test that parking brake at least every month. Slightly give it some throttle with the parking brake engaged. If it does not hold the car, it needs attention immediately.
the parking brake should be able stall the engine, if it doesn't, then indeed it needs some fixing.
@@checkyourfax Yes it’s better to stall the engine every once in a while and know your parking brake works than to have a weak brake that causes the car to free roll into an accident or kills someone
You forget to replace the parking brake, it can be expensive so some people can't just go out and spend 300 or 400 dollars and sometimes even more for that to fix a parking brake so it's nice to find some temp solutions for that. Some people have to go some time with issues like that before repairs. And emergency brake, hand brake it's all basically the same and in America, most people call it an E brake and that's FINE. You call it what you want and others will call it what they want, no big deal my dude.
@@guitarsandcars2586 electronic parking brakes especially original ones are more than 3-400 dollars...
It is an emergancy brake.
I learned to drive in Japan. Here the recommendation is:
- Flat or inclined facing downward - leave on reverse
- Inclined facing upward (as in the video) - leave on 1st
My dad park his in reverse up the hill.
Ok nice to not damage the engine if it goes down
@Doug Spooner Reverse is not lowest gear. 1st gear is the lowest in 99% cars. You can check it easily, 1000rpm on reverse is faster than 1000 rpm on 1st gear so reverse ISN'T lowest gear.
@Doug Spooner What are you talking about? You can go faster in reverse than first gear so first gear is slower which means its lower.
@Doug Spooner And why are you talking about acceleration haha
I almost rolled into equipment at my mechanics shop because they left it in first.
My fault for not checking the shifter ahead of time, but I always thought leaving it in neutral when I park was the best idea.
I still leave it in neutral, but it did teach me to check my shifter every time I get in. A good lesson to learn.
That's why I always leave it in second gear. It will stall but won't drive off
This is why I wish my car wouldn’t let you start the engine if it was in gear. Sometimes I forget to do the “wiggle wiggle” on the shifter
@@zackstaa7826 You want car manufacturers (the people who cut corners on everything) to spend time and money to program an extra thing into the car that could be resolved with one glance?
@@MikzX It already exist? I have a "cheap" car and it won't start if it's in gear
@@docblizard sorry to hear you bought a car that was manufactured by people with shitty priorities, bet it came with an expensive electronic parking break to go out around 100k as well
on inclines, if it's a plain surface then neutral is generally ok .
Learn about grammar, commas and periods.
@@jacobfleming565 Doesnt matter..
U know what he meant.
thats the point of using a language
@@jacobfleming565 get a life incel
@@md-1186 So you're saying you know what he meant by "on inclines if plain than neutral is ok?". That makes no sense. I'm thinking English is not his native language... No offense to him.
I'm thinking you meant that if you're parked on flat ground then it's ok to leave the car in neutral? I always put the car in gear just in case. It may seem like you're on flat ground but if it is even a slight decline/incline it might cause the car to roll.
Actually, you should point your wheel towards the curb if parking downhill or point away if parking uphill. That way in case it rolls, it’ll roll towards the curb and not straight down at someone. Then engage the parking brake. Then put it into first gear when facing uphill and reverse when facing downhill.
It doesn't matter if you use 1st or second gear no matter which way up or downhill ur facing, it does the exact same shit retard
dangerous. If anyone hits opposite of your tire, they completely take off the axle. One of the most common mistakes driving instructors warn us about here
My old house had a really steep driveway then a flat at the top. Still remember the day we heard a loud ruckus sd one of our cars rolled off the driveway, over the curb and into our neighbors lawn.
Great dude, congrats very useful man!
Its a parking brake, not an emergency brake. Keep using your transmission as a brake but dont cry when you inevitably break it, because by doing this you are making all of the weight of your car sit on your gears. And I assure you, a broken transmission is way more expensive than a parking brake.
bruh are you just a 9 year old that dosnt know much? leaving it in gear whilst parked wont hurt anything and deffenitly wont hurt your tranny think about how much more force your transmission goes through just driving around town and its completley fine
@@ethanol-fb If you park on a hill and your brakes is your first gear, it will not happen overnight, but you will break your transmission. The same goes for an auto transmission, using the P gear without breaks on a hill. Dont believe me if you dont want to, i couldnt care less, but start saving to replace your transmission my dude.
@@superduke01 imagine how much abuse your transmission goes thru just moving a 4000 pound car from 0-30 or 0-60 or down shifting or dumping the clutch, guess what it dosnt break so just resting in gear with not alot of force on it wont break anything with that mind set then if i start to drive thats a lot more force on the tranny and should break it right
Always try to find a flat spot. That first gear thing is not good if let the weight of the car rest on it,
when trying to move it later it could be very harsh and tearing.
If you anyway stubborn to do it, pull the handbrake first.
If stand in some kinda up or down hill, turn the wheels atleast slightly to if roll towards the sidewalk.
Avoid steep hills at all.
And absolutely DON'T let an automatic stand leaning the cars weight on the 'park'position, you may have to really pull it hard, the sound and brutal feel you get
will make your stomach hurt for a cpl of months... least.
And if you're homeless, just buy a house DUUUUH
@@shapeshifter7676 If you're on the run from the mental house of shitcomments without any content understandable - pls get back asap.
duuuuuh ╝
If you are worried about the weight of the car sitting on the transmission, there's an easy solution. Shift to neutral, apply the parking brake, release the brake pedal, then shift to 1st gear (or park). That way, the weight of the car is sitting on the parking brake and the transmission will hold the car if the parking brake fails. Also, I'm not aware of any issues caused by the weight of the car sitting on a manual transmission, it handles the much higher load accelerating just fine and it won't be hard to pull out of gear if you press the clutch to unload the drivetrain. The owners manual for my car actually says to leave it in gear without using the parking brake during long term storage, presumably so the parking brake doesn't get stuck on. Definitely don't let the weight of the car sit on an automatic transmission though, what you said about the parking pawl is totally true.
you guys do realise that a transmission will take abuse from dumping the clutch and full throttle and wont break trying to move a 3500 pound car and you guys are worried about "the weight of the car on the transmission" when its not moving
TL;DR - I personally think it's a bad idea if the car rest on any shift. Manual transmissions do not need transmission locking. It is okay if the car is turned off with the transmission in any shift but be sure to totally depress the clutch before ignition. -
This leave-at-1st-gear tip is not unlike putting an automatic transmission car at Parking position, and so is the safety hazards.
On an automatic transmission, never ever let the weight of the car rest on the Parking transmission as the weight will be held on by a small but vital part of the transmission namely the "parking pawl". A parking pawl is small but it can get very complicated and costly to fix it.
Try to find a parking spot that is level which won't let your car move by itself due to the any inclination of the surface. But in case you cannot find such a spot, you should park the car by holding on the footbrake, and then engage the handbrake, and then release the footbrake. This lets the weight of the car rest on the handbrake; which is what it is specialized for. Then and only then you can lock the transmission by shifting to the P position. This is necessary and recommended on automatic transmission cars.
On manual transmission, locking the transmission is not always necessary. The reason why an automatic needs a transmission lock is for the driver's safety; you'd notice that you cannot shift to anything from P until you do something specific (in most cars, this would be depressing the footbrake which will then send a signal to your transmission to release the lock so that you can shift away from P). This is due to the way how automatic transmissions work, whereas on manual transmissions the car will always stall when you are in any shift but not at a sufficient speed for that shift. Letting the weight of the car rest on any shift is equivalent to letting it rest on P position on automatics.
Agree
went from driving manual to auto. it’s been a year and i just learned to shift into park after applying the parking brake. i always help my footbrake down until i stopped and parking brakes and then shifted into neutral then let go of my foot brake.
bruh what even is this a transmission will take a ton of abuse like clutch and full throttle and whatever and wont break trying to move a 4000 pound car and you guys are worried about "the weight of the car on the transmission" when its not moving and putting a manual trans in gear when its parked is about the same ad an auto yeah its not exactly the same but park and 1st both keep the wheels from spinning and will no way ever hurt a trans, transmissions arent in any way that weak and just moving your car is alot more force then letting it sit in gear
@@ethanol-fb the parking pawl is not involved with driving the vehicle, only keeping it parked when in P. It's one less thing to worry about breaking if you just use your parking brake like it was designed for.
@@nthgth im saying use the hand brake and put it in reverse or 1st dosnt matter which im talking about a manual transmission not auto
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge
If you park on a hill in the city with curbs do this: Uphull turn the front wheels AWAY from the curb. That way if your emergency / parking brake fails, the car will roll back into the curb which will stop it from rolling further. If downhill turn the front wheels TOWARDS the curb. If in an area without high curbs both uphill and down, turn the front wheels TOWARDS the edge of the road. That way your car will not roll into traffic. Also, heep your foot on the brake pedal before applying the parking brake.
Unless you are in a Saab...then you have to leave your car in Reverse, or you will not be able to remove your key from the (center) ignition...
its better to leave it both in gear and with the handbrake when parking cause the weight of your car gets put on the transmission when you leave it in gear and it can lessen the lifespan of your transmission alot.
Be careful because on some cars rolling back in first gear can jump time and cause catastrophic engine damage. Use techniques listed online with caution and with your own research
that 100% wont happen normally if you can get the motor to spin not in 1st but in 4th or 5th pushing it back it can maybe jump timing on some cars but i highly doubt it would really happen
If you want someone to damage your transmission, sure go ahead. Emergency brake is better because when some hits a parked car, there is less of a chances of damage to the transmission. Automatics should engage the Emergency as well.
And if some scumbag tows your car accidentally or your fault, it wont grenade the engine and trans. Always leave it in neutral on flat
This is exactly right. Only exception is parking on a hill or slope. In that case, first apply emergency/parking brake, then put it in gear as a safety backup.
Ideally, you can leave it in any gear from 1-6 and R.
You should apply parking brake first then put it in first gear or reverse in case of downhill, becose if the weight of the car is being hold by the transmision you are causing a lot of unnecesary wear to the transmision.
THIS.
This also applies to automatics.
Your hand brake (as I think it should be called, because that's exactly what it is), should always be used as your primary method of stopping a car in any transmission, whether it's an automatic or a manual car. In this case, you should first apply your hand brake, let the car stop, and then as a precaution use first gear (you also can put it in reverse), though this shouldn't be done on flat surfaces because the hand brake does the job, and if you get hit and the car moves you risk damaging the transmission. You shouldn't do it the opposite way or else you can damage the transmission, and the same applies to an automatic (hand brake, neutral, let it stop, and then park), that way you can make sure that your transmission won't surfer any damage due to an incorrect parking pattern.
you should parkn in gear either way if you get hit its not gonna ruin anything id be a bit more worried about the car
I use my foot for mine so it's a foot brake
I got a question, should i turn off the engine first and then shift into first or leave it in first gear ,and then shot the engine ?
If someone drove my car and left it in first I always gave them an earful, it's my car, leave it the way you found it. "Our driveway is flat, it doesn't need to be in gear!!!"
the vid was nice but clean yo danm car man, no hate my car gets the same way sometimes. It feels so great to step into a clean car everyday before school.
I always use both ways. It is better to stress out my transmission or break it than it would roll away and kill pedestrians, especially kids playing on the street. If my parking brake breaks the transmission can hold the car in place, same way vice versa.
I always put my car in reverse. It is harder for the car to roll backwards if it is in reverse than if it is in first. There is also less of a chance of the car popping out of Reverse as compared to first, as well. Also, I also always turn my wheels away from the curb, on a downslope, so that if all else fails, the wheels will hit the curb and prevent the car from rolling backward.
everything in this statement is wrong, wrong gear, steering wrong way
@@Videoswithsoarin yes, and the sky is green and one plus one equals three... Oh, I noticed I did put a "downslope".. I meant when the car is parked on an incline where gravity will cause the car to roll backwards. If the wheels are turned away from the curb, if the car goes to roll backwards the wheels will roll into the curb and stop the car
1st or reverse dosnt matter really
It is not an emergency brake, it is a parking brake. You do not use this in emergencies. In an emergency, use brake pedal, it will always stop the car.
You can outpower your parking brake, beginner drivers sometimes make that mistake.
also the handbrake usually only breaks the real wheels, so it can spin out the car if applied by an in-experienced driver.
its either one but the new electric ones are parking brakes because some dont let you use them whilst moving but id deffentily refer to it as an emergency brake if my main brakes fail
@@ethanol-fb If your main brake fails, this will not stop you either
@@DmitrijsGranicins um it will? it wont be as good as your normal brakes but it deffinetly will stop you not that fast but much better than nothing
I've already accidentally tried to drive away with the parking brake on 3 times after 3 days lol, oops. Coming from an automatic with a parking brake in the footwell, its easy to make the mistake.
I either leave in neutral or park in reverse if I’m facing another car or obstacle or fifth if there’s an obstacle behind me. That way if I accidentally forget to put it in neutral (which only happened once) I won’t hit anything. Also pretty sure if I start in fifth it’ll stall pretty much immediately
id just get used to driving stick when youre new just make sure its in neutral before you start the car
Well in my golf mk4 i have to leave it in 1st gear because my handbrake not working 😅
The 1st is the back up not the p brake aply PB then 1st to no cause unnesesary stress on the gear box
I've been a mechanic for about 15 years now and leaving your car in gear ⚙ while your downhill or uphill isn't a very good idea the reason for that is it will wear out your gear stick making it harder to shift gears and also put strain on your gear friction
It is NOT an emergency brake - it is a PARKING brake, to be used when parking. This is not what gearboxes are for AND if you get rear ended when parked you may find yourself with the additional cost of a gearbox rebuild.
I tried putting my car in gear on a steep hill without the handbrake, it jus turned the engine over so defo use both
I realize English isn't your first language, but it's _in_ first gear, not _on_ it.
But yeah, it's a good backup to the parking brake.
Even automatics are supposed to be parked with the brake primarily, with the parking pawl in the transmission as a backup (like having 1st gear engaged as a backup in your demo).
Thanks for the video.
Thank you
the thumbnail was such a bait
The engineers designed the parking bake for parking. This means that after engaging the parking brake...its parked. Anything else you do like turning the wheels or leaving it in gear are just things you are doing for personal peace of mind. Nothing else. The engineers thought of all these things already. If your parking brake does not hold the vehicle its installed on....its broken. The owner/operator should know if his brakes are functional. Functional brakes don't care what way the wheels are turned or if its in gear. Non functional brakes do. Preventative maintenance is important. But if leaving it in gear or turning wheels gives you peace of mind....have at it. Nothing wrong with peace of mind.
My 87 MR2 hand brake snapped like 2 weeks after I got it. I now just left it in gear and with bricks on the tires because my driveway had a mean slope and the engine blew 😂😭
sounds normal for a 35 year old car
the motor blew from the slope? is that what youre saying because i can tell you it wasnt the slope that caused it
parking in 1st or reverse dost matter just pick one
Park in neutral and apply handbrake.
The parking brake should be sufficient to hold the car, you just use the transmission as a fail safe. It is a bad practice to use the transmission as a brake, many accidents occur because they leave it just in first.
Also, it just can't be healthy for the damn transmission and mounts to hold tha car all the time, neither manual or automatic. Always use the PARKING brake.
What if your car will automatically started for no reason?, like what happened with my car recently it is not advisable.
When on inclines, the car should be In first or reverse. Press the clutch then start in gear or select neutral before starting.
Why do men leave the car in gear? This is what women wanna know! Ive had plenty of women managers and they hate men who do this. I totally understand even as a man I cannot see the point. There's nothing worse than getting in a car, start it up and it jilts fwd. The only reason is paranoia. It also puts added stress on the clutch. Common sense says DON'T LEAVE THE CAR IN GEAR! STICK IT IN NEUTRAL AND PULL THE HANDBRAKE UP. I drive auto so I do neither and have never had any issues but I know it drives women mad. I once met a chick who said she shaved off her hubby's eyebrows and hair one night as he left the car in gear despite being warned many times not to!! He never did again. Good man. Only idiots leave the car in gear.
Lol got be careful because if she hoops in on your car and start it and don’t put that thing is neutral is not gone be fun 😅😅 just kidding
Doing this should wear out some parts of the gearbox, right?
I dont know If It does, im actually asking.
Literally anything you do, wears out parts. It's just a matter of safety. If the ground isn't completely flat, the car will roll and that's just not worth the risk
yes- which is why you should leave it in neutral and use the handbrake.
@@oliver.gilbert Bruh :3 I see your comments man. I'm thinking you're either an idiot or a troll.
@@oliver.gilbert and in gear :)
Next, why you should always chock your wheels incase your transmission gives out...
Everywhere I see the instructions(for uphill park in 1st gear, for down hill park in reverse). But nobody is telling how it works, I'm curious about it. Can someone please explain or point me out to it?
It's all fun until someone crashes into your parked car. Boom, now you need to rebuild the transmission.
Well I always leave mine in neutral, but when I start the car I hold down the clutch and my brake before I release my hand brake. It works for me 🤷♂️
dont know if there is a ''right'' way but hear both arguments often
for me i usaly leave in neutral with handbrake/e-brake on
seams logical to me, handbrake is specificly meant for those situations
a transmission is meant to be used while in operation, don't know how good it is for the unlubricaterd gearteeth locking into eachother
and never had a handbrake fail on me
theres still oil on the teeth of the gear but even if there isnt it dosnt matter because its not spinning, wont hurt anything leaving it in gear its just good practice to
i've been leaving it in 2nd gear when i park since i was 17yo ):
My homie raul Always talked shit on me for leaving it in gear
I leave mine on neutral and leave rock on first wheel
Question: what happens if you let your car in 1st gear and someone rams your vehicle. Will the engine be damaged? Because of fear of this risk, I always park my car with handbrake only (except when parked on incline)
if someone hits you while you have it parked in first it can jump timing and next time you start your car depending if its interference or not it can damage valves and piston head.
You are putting stress in the engine, transmission, differential and other parts. Any one of those could break, altho I would say the engine is the less likely
I would be worried about the drivetrain things like axle twist.
You know where when you take off in 1st and the car jerks 1-4 times then it accelerates smoothly. Or it could be in all the gears. I'm sure it won't be that bad but leading up to. There might not even be any damage just to your bumper.
yall mf dumb af nothing is gonna break axles, diffs,trans all go through so so much more stress just moving the car you ever think that the tires will just skid?? and id be far more worried about your car then anything else parking in 1st or reverse dosnt matter dosnt affect anything and will only help you
Use the parking/emergency brake every time you park and it will always function properly
Is that a manual maxima? 😳
Orrrr.. you can press the brake and press the clutch pedal to turn on the car, that’s what I do ..then just throw it in gear and drive off 🤷🏽♂️I always leave it in neutral but yet again I have a flat drive way
No need to even touch the brake when starting
what would you ddo if a person hits your car and got stuck in gear. How would u move it or first gear fails
it not gonna get stuck unless its a bad accedent
If you’re facing downhill, is it better to leave the car in first gear or in reverse?
tylersaxton93 first gear
Cecilio Vlog Cheers.
Cecilio Vlog So today was very strange. Only asked you this 2 days ago and today I took a van home from work and the handbrake didn’t work at all. Had to leave it in first gear on the drive Cos it was wanting to roll back. Hoping it should be fine through the night haha 🤞🏻
@@benjiivlog7567 no
@@benjiivlog7567 wrong
really got scammed by that thumbnail..
Oh so if it's in gear and the ebrake is off it won't move that make sense thank you
Alekk Wolf my dad doesn't tell me anything about cars!
You can do both. It's actually recommended that you do both. This way the ebrake lasts longer, and it doesnt put any harm to the transmission.
I never leave my car on gear, it put stress on the transmission for nothing.... just use neutral and the handbrake....
Does this damage the gear over time?
If the transmission alone is holding the car from moving (i.e. on a hill) then potentially yes. The brake should really be the only thing holding the car in place.
(True of automatics too even though most people just use P and not the parking brake).
Absolutely NOT
Parking brake + Car in Reverse = Wont go anywhere
I was always told reverse is the strongest gear when I was learning standard. Is this false then?
reverse is for when you stopped on downhill
There's ONLY 1 RULE = always keep on top of brakes and other car maintenance so you never have to leave the manual car in 1st gear or reverse simple and if your car is still rolling then you haven't got the job done properly simple no excuses what so ever to justify anything else , peace
don't do this when the ground is flat
woah so youre just telling me whats on a drivers manual before you get your license that everyone should read so you pass the damn test?
Can I use second or third gear?
Why it has to be first gear
Because first gear has the highest gear ratio, thus it prevents the car from moving too far. Try parking a car in fifth gear and you'll notice the car will move.
@@crisnenu I agree! Test on an incline and you will see the difference with each gear.
nice
Are you on a decline, incline or flat ground?
95% incline
@@benjiivlog7567 you mean like 5 degrees? tf does 95% mean
Also leaving the car in gear is not good for the clutch, although the car is stationary and the engine is shut off, you are still putting pressure on the clutch disks. It has the same affect what upshiftung very early and being in the wrong gear at the wrong speed would do putting pressure on the clutch disks.
I guess it depends on whether you hold the car on the handbrake with the engine turned off, and then put it in 1st, or hold the car/stop it sliding backwards in first, and then put the handbrake on.
Please, for the sake of our sanity shut the fuck up. That is the most misguided thing I've seen today.
no its not not at all man the weight of the car on the trans will not damage anything at all even without the parking brake your trans goes thru so much more force just moving your car normally and is fine your clutch isnt gonna like start slipping or whatever youre talking about istg you kids seen 1 vid about cars and baise your knowlage on that
@@ethanol-fb lmao yeah that's what I'm saying. The forces exerted on the clutch, and the rest of the drivetrain are orders of magnitude greater while the vehicle is accelerating, than ANY forces while the car is stationary.
Why you should clean your car, especially before making a video thousands of people are gonna watch.
Wrong... leaving it in gear puts the cars weight on the gears constantly, you're gunna wanna replace the hand brake rather than the gear box.
What you should do, is apply the hand brake FIRST, THEN put the car in gear. This way, the weight of the car is on the hand brake, and then only if that fails, it will shift to the gears.
right
if leave my car on 4th gear instead, is it the same thing?
No it's not
You can do this to see for yourself. Try it on an incline and you will see your car roll back slowly in gear. Then you will learn it is a good idea to put it in first.
4th 5th tend to move the others you might not notice. It also depends on your gearing all cars are different gear ratios.
@@brandonaynesmay352 also it depends if its a tiny i4
For the same reason it's easier to push-start in higher gears than 1st, it's more effective to use 1st as "park."
The less the engine needs to move, the easier it is to move it.
So, if your parking brake doesn't work properly, just leave it in gear. Got it
BTW this is a pretty bad idea of you do it regularly
leaving it in gear is fine and wont hurt anything
@@ethanol-fb Do you speak from experience?
@@Ryeric1 yeah build tranys and engines leaving it in gear isnt gonna hurt anything dosnt matter if its 1st or reverse
This way u ware ur transmission
rolling down a hill will do more than wear it down
@@haydenagnew You should change your e brake before that happens tho
@@prodICYN yeah but having it in 1st is more of a backup incase the handbrake fails
@@haydenagnew true
Not a great idea, it can cause damage to your transmission.
thats how you break your transmission
its not gonna break over just parking in gear transmsissions arent made of glass even tho if it was it could probably still hold a car on a hill
thats a nissan maxima 2000 model isnt it
Yes
wow if you release your parking break while in neutral the car rolls 😮 if you don't know this you have no business driving automatic let alone a stick
If you're going to leave the vehicle for a while, then best to leave her in gear with the handbrake off… so it doesn't seize up.
Ah experience, harsh mistress that ye are.
😉
Of course you should leave it in gear--so simple
Unless you're on flat land. Then an illegal or mistaken tow truck, or a rear end collision will destroy the trans and engine.
Just get an automatic problem solved.
sounds easy enough
give him a money to buy a new car then
Some people prefer to drive, not just sit there
first or reverse baby
If you think thing using 1st gear is a E brake should not be showing on UA-cam how to do video unless you read a car manual and if you still think fist gear is a E BRAKE don't call your self a driving instructor take lessons
its not gonna move in 1st or reverse so yeah like a parking brake
Naw I’m alright
You should not do these frequently or else you will get air in your clutch system. It is okay when you know how to bleed them.
Do you know what a hydraulic clutch system consists of? Because nothing depicted will allow any kind of air into thr system!
yeah how tf would air get in the lines?
@@killroy3607 I think temperature/humidity, pressure formed up in my hoses or clutch line... Having it on first gear will not allow it to roll even if the drum brake fails. But I guess the tension of leaving it in first gear manage to build up some pressure...
If someone push you your transmission is dead 🤡
thats not at all true your trans will be fine
You wish u had an sti lol
You wish u had an car lol
@@ethanol-fb I have a 2020 type R I got under msrp and my first car 2008 honda fit that I'm planning on selling.
@@Ac-sv6te damn didnt learn after the first honda
@@ethanol-fb fit is automatic, ngl I just clicked on the video cause I wanted to see if it was really a subie and not click bait
The thumbnail was a BRZ
If in hill I
o i see now. for parking safety. now i need a car
Ok, but when I start the car next time what should I do?
You press the clutch in, turn it on, and when you are ready to drive release the clutch easily .
Press in the clutch, put it back into neutral, then start the car. NEVER EVER start a car in gear.
OsAmADx21 before you start to car just put the car in neutral and put the clutch in and start it up
Press the gas to the floor and start engines
Billy just do it on your car and see what happens.
have a clean car before u tell us tips g
Lol ur right and wrong. Ur right in saying manual shud be left in GEAR ur wrong in saying "FIRST GEAR" and here's why.. Cars are made different so my car (Corolla 97) is better left in 4th (idk why but not 5th) gear Because the gear is too heavy on the crankshaft however for best results Reverse is the choice gear.
So it kinda depends on the vehicle but 1st isn't necessarily the best in general.
Karabo raleting I set the parking brake and leave it in 3rd gear. I've seen cars roll in first and second.
Anyway having a good parking brake which you shouldn't be able to pull it more than two clicks if it's properly adjusted and working properly.
Don Gibson you'll use third gear cos ur hand brake works 100%.................. I hope u get my point
@@dongibson8513 I dont think that's entirely true about it being no more than 2 clicks. Because if you can't pull it more than 2 clicks, then your ebrake is way too tight. It should be in between 3 and 5 clicks.
Kevin Selagea Mechanic here, yes you are somewhat correct all car manufacturers have different specifications for handbrake adjustment. Some cars typically older can be 6-7 clicks where as others can be 3-5 just depends on what the manufacturer thinks is best for the braking system and application.
its the same on all cars man idk what the hell youre talking about
You'll ruin your clutch, always have to use the hand brake
Do you have a cat though, thats what you need in your home.
BS
Never park your car on neutral gear
Always leave your car on first gear
This is recommended by all automobile engineers
or just use the handbrake like every normal person???
@@oliver.gilbert the point is that youre not relying only on the handbrake and on some cars they just suck ass
Keep in neutral and put on parking brake and put rock behind your any wheel
Otherwise your transmission will say bye bye to you in long run