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04-17-2020, 08:41 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011
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Parking on hills in a manual
Hi, YWers. Just one more manual transmission question, I promise. When parking on a hill, I generally push the clutch in, push the brake in, pull the hand brake, shift into gear (reverse for downhill, any forward gear for uphill), turn the car off, then let up on the clutch and brake. Am I doing it right? Thanks in advance for any help on this question.
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04-18-2020, 12:18 AM | #2 |
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Yep, thats correct. Parking in gear isn't necessary on flat ground, but on a hill is definitely recommended.
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04-18-2020, 02:47 AM | #3 |
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Even on flat ground, I'll leave it in either first or reverse for extra safety. You never know...
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04-18-2020, 08:28 AM | #4 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011
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Thanks, guys. Really very helpful and much appreciated.
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04-27-2020, 08:06 PM | #5 |
Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009
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Yeas ago, before automatics became mainstream, it was standard practice when parking on a hill to turn the steering all the way, one way the another, so the front tire was aimed at the curb.
This was for if the car stared to roll for wherever reason bake failure, slipping out of gear, the tire would hit the curb and stop. I still do this with my manual Yaris and all the other manual cars that I have owned . |
04-28-2020, 09:53 PM | #6 | |
Drives: 2017 Yaris L (5sp manual) Join Date: Jun 2012
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