Parking on an Incline [Merged]

**mazdamazda** · September 26th, 2005 09:36 AM

Does this put additional / unnecessary stress on your vehicle?

Right now, am parking on a downward incline in our office. I usually let the front wheels touch the wheel barrier softly then pull the handbrake.

On an upward incline... this should put stress on the brakes right?

**empy** · September 26th, 2005 09:44 AM

should be ok...that's what they are made for after all.

resting the front wheels against a wheel barrier is a good idea. if there is a curb, turn your front wheels into the curb to relieve some of the pressure.

**shadow** · September 26th, 2005 10:58 AM

hinde naman siguro makakapekto yan sa brakes, yun nasa san fo ako lahat ng parking doon incline, super tarik pero ok naman mag kotse doon...

**swordsman** · September 26th, 2005 11:06 AM

follow-up to mazdamazda's question, how about sa suspension? dito naman kasi sa basement ng building namin, karamihan sa parking ay inclined at pag mag-park ka, sideways - meaning yong left or right side ng vehicle ay lower than the other side. so hindi balance ang load ng suspension, and that's 5 days a week, at least 8 hours a day. isn't it causing undue stress sa one side of the car?

**pissword** · September 26th, 2005 11:17 AM

ang isang suggestion sakin specially if yung sa bangin banda, like sa tagaytay...

pull the handbreak release brakes etc... then pagpatay mo ng engine tsaka mo ipasok sa 1st gear, just to make sure na hindi gagalaw ang car..

ang prob nito eh tulad nung sabi sa isang thread, pag nabangga ka buong makina mo sira

**109** · September 26th, 2005 12:22 PM

pwede ba i-first gear pag matic?

**mazdamazda** · September 26th, 2005 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by swordsman

follow-up to mazdamazda's question, how about sa suspension? dito naman kasi sa basement ng building namin, karamihan sa parking ay inclined at pag mag-park ka, sideways - meaning yong left or right side ng vehicle ay lower than the other side. so hindi balance ang load ng suspension, and that's 5 days a week, at least 8 hours a day. isn't it causing undue stress sa one side of the car?

thanks for pointing that out.

am also worried about the stress on the suspension components. especially that am parking on an incline at an angle (which in my opinion puts the most stress on the rightmost front suspension).

**empy** · September 26th, 2005 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by 109

pwede ba i-first gear pag matic?

i don't think so. yung sa akin kasi ayaw pakawalan yung susi kung hindi naka "P"

**Bogeyman** · September 26th, 2005 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by pissword

pull the handbreak release brakes etc... then pagpatay mo ng engine tsaka mo ipasok sa 1st gear, just to make sure na hindi gagalaw ang car..

I usually engage 1st gear kung upward ang pag-park sa incline. Kung downward-facing naman ang parada ko, I leave the reverse gear engaged. Does this help?