Emergency Brake Yes/No

[VirtualJSK]

I’m a new Grenadier owner. It’s been a long time since I owned a car with a manual hand brake. What does everyone think… should it be used every time the car is parked, or only under certain circumstances? I can imagine that using it takes stress off of the drive train, but using will also lead to cable stretch and the need for maintenance or repair. What does everyone think?

 

[FlyersFan76]

I always use it. And I always engage it before taking my foot off of the brake. It would kind of defeat the purpose, in my head, if it was engaged after.

 

[Dokatd]

Virtually never use it on road. Maybe if I was parking on a steep driveway or the like. But generally flat ground, I spare the handle, the cable etc.

Offroad is a different animal of course.

 

[Ovrland Bill]

I always use it. And I always engage it before taking my foot off of the brake. It would kind of defeat the purpose, in my head, if it was engaged after.

When parking on any significant incline I was advised to not only apply the parking brake, but then shift into Neutral, take my foot brake, and only shift into Park if the parking brake is holding. Whew!

 

[FlyersFan76]

When parking on any significant incline I was advised to not only apply the parking brake, but then shift into Neutral, take my foot brake, and only shift into Park if the parking brake is holding. Whew!

Speaking of steep hills and parking brakes this picture hurts my brain. I always thought turn into the curb so the car rolls into the curb not into the street. But this is better than not turning the wheel at all.

btw this is from the Waymo standoff in San Francisco.

 

[pmatusov]

I’m a new Grenadier owner. It’s been a long time since I owned a car with a manual hand brake. What does everyone think… should it be used every time the car is parked, or only under certain circumstances? I can imagine that using it takes stress off of the drive train, but using will also lead to cable stretch and the need for maintenance or repair. What does everyone think?

I always use parking brake. The parking pawls in most automatics are barely adequate.
... also, a parking brake that is not regularly used is waiting to fail. A common theme in later Land Rovers.

Speaking of steep hills and parking brakes this picture hurts my brain. I always thought turn into the curb so the car rolls into the curb not into the street. But this is better than not turning the wheel at all.

btw this is from the Waymo standoff in San Francisco.

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The Mini parked at the curb has it right. California vehicle code is very specific about cramping wheels to curb (or other ways of preventing the rollaway).
In San Diego, having the wheel cut the wrong way on a slope will get you a parking ticket.

 

[ADVAW8S]

The mini is correct for parking up hill. Parking downhill you turn the wheel so front portion of the tire is pushed into the curb.

 

[KristinaM]

Offroad? Absolutely.

I’ve never needed to use the e-brake on asphalt around here.

 

[landmannnn]

I’m a new Grenadier owner. It’s been a long time since I owned a car with a manual hand brake. What does everyone think… should it be used every time the car is parked, or only under certain circumstances? I can imagine that using it takes stress off of the drive train, but using will also lead to cable stretch and the need for maintenance or repair. What does everyone think?

On the flat never. On hills, yes.

The way an auto trans holds the vehicle when in park is by engaging a pin on the output shaft. Parking on a hill without the handbrake puts pressure on that pin, it's an expensive repair versus cable adjustment.