Park vs. Hand/Foot Break

**poVen** · April 11th, 2009 02:44 AM

Mga sirs, ano ba difference ng park break (yung nasa A/T na gear) and sa foot/hand break? I am driving Ford Sport Trac and Foot break kasi ang pinaka hand break namin. Ok lang ba na hindi ko na gamitin yung foot break and just use Park instead? TIA

**Camgen6** · April 11th, 2009 03:59 AM

Wala namang difference, they serve the same purpose. Puwede rin di na gamitin since AT naman kamo ang ride mo, not like sa manual transmission nasa neutral pag park mo. Pero ako lagi kong gamit ang foot brake if I park.

**wren** · April 11th, 2009 04:17 AM

i was told my by mechanic friend that it is a good practice to set the parking brake, just in case somebody hits the car. it will not do damage to the transmission since all 4 wheels will be locked up.

**4agze** · April 11th, 2009 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by wren

i was told my by mechanic friend that it is a good practice to set the parking brake, just in case somebody hits the car. it will not do damage to the transmission since all 4 wheels will be locked up.

i'd use the foot brakes/parking brakes, you payed for it as part of the car/truck why not specially slanted,up or down hill parking.

**woohoo** · April 11th, 2009 08:57 AM

The difference between them is that the hand brake prevents the wheels from rolling, similar to your brake pedal, and the Park position locks the transmission itself. If something hits the car with significant force without the wheels locked, it can cause transmission damage. So always use the hand brake when parking, regardless of the A/T position (N or P).

**CVT** · April 11th, 2009 09:16 AM

I engage both all the time. The hand/footbrake is there to ease the pressure on the P especially when parking down/uphill.... (I usually stop, engage the hand/footbrake and then put the AT in "Park"....

7808:spam:

**raine** · April 11th, 2009 09:37 AM

same tayo everytime i park, i engaged the handbrake and put the transmission on 2nd gear.

**renzo_d10** · April 11th, 2009 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by woohoo

The difference between them is that the hand brake prevents the wheels from rolling, similar to your brake pedal, and the Park position locks the transmission itself. If something hits the car with significant force without the wheels locked, it can cause transmission damage. So always use the hand brake when parking, regardless of the A/T position (N or P).

+1 ako dito. So better yet use the handbrake and put the A/T tranny to P.

**woohoo** · April 11th, 2009 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

I engage both all the time. The hand/footbrake is there to ease the pressure on the P especially when parking down/uphill.... (I usually stop, engage the hand/footbrake and then put the AT in "Park"....

7808:spam:

+1. This is the safe sequence, especially when parking on an incline. If you put it in Park and let it lock before engaging the HandBrake, it will be difficult to shift it away from Park towards R,N,D etc.

So, after stopping, engage the hand brake while still pressing the brake pedal, then shift to P, and that's the time to let go of the brake pedal.