Akim711

So my Pops takes the car out for the first time to run errands.


He comes back and complains that my car is kinda sluggish and notes that its retarded that my car doesn't even come with an E-brake handle.

I stood there frozen, and ran to my car to confirm it...

YES, HE DROVE OVER 20 MILES WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON!

TL_Diplomat

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TranceFusion

that gotta hurt...

vinarnold

its ok bummer anyway.....

gto2050

At least he got up on this side of the daisies today! They always say...."Live long enough to be a problem to your children!"

Ray Khan

well why do you use the ebrake on an auto? I just don't get that. Either way, it's not a huge deal, you'll just have some extra wear on the pads.

97Cl22

You SUPPOSED to use the e-brake with ANY transmission. Case closed. E-brake is there for a reason, USE IT!

CLpower

to take stress off the tranny

TypeSAddict

To take stress off the tranny, my dad always told me to put it in neutral, put the e-brake on, take your foot off the brake, then put it in park.

TypeSAddict

Fucker beat me by a minute

Ray Khan

stress on the tranny...come on. Get serious.

CLpower

just one little tidbit, you know when you get out of the car and don't set the ebrake and the car still jerks? That is causing un-needed stress on the transmission because it has to hold the cars weight.


Think what you want though, we are just trying to give you some advice. Now your car won't be fucked up by not using the ebrake, but relieving stress is relieving stress.

Infamous425

you are a dumbass

exxxciteCL

Funny, I used to have a 'whatever' attitude toward using the parking brake on my CL. My first gen (automatic) has a problem where I can turn off the car and remove the key from the ignition while still in gear. Once at a restaurant I forgot to put it in park and came out to find my car across the lot. A week later or so Acura issued a recall for this problem. So yes, you might wanna get in the habit anyways simply because shit happens. Had I used my parking brake (and I do now, a little late) it wouldn't have happened.

Eggplant-EX

Was visiting with my dad and roads were slick... I shovelled his drove and told him to back the car into his carport so in the morning, if the drive is snowed in, he can just gun it and fly out...

Comes home in the evening and tells me he backed in but backed in too far and hit the wall (to the house)..

Geez..............

scalbert

As opposed to accelerating the weight of the car which adds significantly more stress than the weight vehicle. Even sitting on a slope which would given a vertical G force of 0.1 Gs (about a 10% grade), which is steep, this is less than what the cars sees on normal acceleration.

Now, I am not stating that the e-brake shouldn't be used as it should when require (not required in a flat parking spot or garage). The e-brake should always be used when there is a noticeable grade. But IMO, it is not due to wear; it is due to the potential of slipping and the vehicle moving on its own. The load placed on the car when 1st and reverse are locked is minimal.

Ray Khan

thanks...that was a very adult thing to say. Either way I don't but the "it relieves stress" arguement.

I've never heard of tranny problems from not using the e brake. If there are problems like exxxciteCL mentioned, it's due to a defect.

CLpower

Just passing on information our transmission builder has always told us. I seem to trust the guy. He says it's not a must do, but is a good safety measure.

scalbert

I think that is the optimal part... You don't want your car wandering off on you because it slipped out of gear. :o

Shawn S

I have never used the E-Brake on an auto car unless it was parked on a steep incline.
And I never had a Tranny issue either.
I can’t imagine how a little dead weight on the Tranny is any more abusive then flooring the gas when the light turns green.

Shawn S

97Cl22

If you think its bad on your tranny or not doesn't matter. Point is you could be on a very slight incline and not be noticable to you, but you car could certainly roll on stuff like that if it popped out of gear for one reason or another. Using your e-brake doesn't hurt anything, its not like its difficult to access or use. Just set it so you don't have to worry about your car rolling across a parking lot like some people have told stories before. I had my friends car roll down my street into the neighbors yard from him being a moron and not setting his e-brake. If you can give me 1 good reason NOT to use your e-brake, then you'll have an argument. Until then, just use it.

scalbert

With all of this about the e-brake, I have decided not to use it any more on any vehicle. Not even my CL-S6... :P

Shawn S

I think the original thread poster has a good reason NOT to use it.

97Cl22

Well if your too stupid or old to notice that your parking brake handle is stick up like a foot in the air above anything else on your console then you deserve to get your shit fucked up. USING the parking brake means taking it off to, not just setting it.

scalbert

The 5AT has a foot brake...

Shawn S

True, but the 01 & 02 is on the FLOOR. No handle to see.
I guess during the day you might not notice the dash light either right away if you’re looking straight ahead.

CLSter

This is too funny.

My girlfriend's father drove 150 miles in a rental Tuarus with the e-brake on. He was wondering why the car smelled funny when he got home.

The e-brake is a safety thing. Not a transmission thing. You need to use the e-brake once in awhile or you will have problems with it not working if you ever do have a hill to park on. Gravity can have a strange effect on a 3500lb object on an incline, with wheels.

Chaptorial

Ouch.

Your pops should pony up for some new pads.

Python2121

have you ever noticed when you park the car on a hill, put it in park, it rolls a bit and then hits the gear.

then you come back later and its hard to switch out of park? its because the weight of the car is on teh transmission, and its nice and easy to shift if you use the brake

now im not expert, but something inside me says that its probably healthier (although probably not required) to do

gto2050

I can't think of one time I used the e brake in the CL. NOw the G35, I use it all the time! (6 speed).

ferizzo

Wow, that was an intelligent comeback.

ModAddict

I only use the e-brake when I lift the car. Besides that, by the name alone, one would tend to think that it's to be used in case of an emergency.

darrinb

ouch

njtls2

its actually called a parking brake

VXCL

what happened to handbrake?

CLpower

let me say, I'm not saying it isn't anything but 100% for safety

mattg

i like to set the brake in neutral then put the tranny into park. i think i may have driven a few times w/ the e-brake on myself. only a couple clicks though, never fully applied. :o

JRock

I only ever used the e-brake in my CLS if it was parked on a dang hill. rest of the time the locking pin in the trans is enough, thanks.

proaudio22

Ah, who gives a fuck. Use it at your own discretion. To each his own.

BUT - if your car rolls into mine b/c you didn't have the damn thing set, I'ma bust yo face. :busted: