basement parking

**jarjarbingie** · February 11th, 2009 09:01 AM

hi gurus! last saturday, i tried parking sa basement ng isang mall sa amin, for the first time. sobrang steep. my entrance went smooth kahit na para akong nakasakay sa roller coaster. anyway, nung palabas na ako, nakita ko na ganun din pala ka-steep ung ramp pataas. being a newbie driver, i opted to shift to 2nd gear thinking mas malakas ito. ayun, hindi ako umabot sa taas. biglang tumirik yung makina just before i reached the top. nag panic ako, tried the brakes, ayaw naglock yata, sobrang tigas. tried the handbreak, ayaw din kumagat. so i went rolling downwards. buti na lang wala akong kasunod. mas lalo akong natakot kasi ayaw magstart for 2 tries. it went off the 3rd time though, whew! one of the parking staff advised me to use 1st gear and indeed, nakarating din ako sa taas. i just would like to know what may have caused the locking of the brakes? and possible negative effects nung nangyari sa auto. TIA!

**Galactus** · February 11th, 2009 09:09 AM

Hindi nag-lock ang brakes. Nawalan lang siya ng vacuum kasi patay ang makina, since malamang you were pumping the pedal. Mas naubos tuloy yung vacuum, dapat steady lang na tapak.

Normal lang matigas ang brake pedal pag patay ang makina.

**wakin** · February 11th, 2009 09:12 AM

namatayan ka ng makina, so in effect little to no brakes at all. possible effects? kawawa naman yung nasa likod mo kung may kasunod ka.

**CVT** · February 11th, 2009 09:13 AM

Have your handbrake checked bro.,- hindi siya dapat mag-malfunction.... Siya ang iyong "last line of defense" sa mga ganyang sitwasyon....

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**ghosthunter** · February 11th, 2009 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by jarjarbingie

i just would like to know what may have caused the locking of the brakes? and possible negative effects nung nangyari sa auto. TIA!

Your car's brakes are partly boosted by the engine. If the engine stalls, the brakes will dramatically feel more difficult to depress but they will still operate, just stomp on the brake pedal with more force.

If your parking brake (hand brake) is weak, you might want to have it checked and adjusted. It should be able to hold your car from rolling.

Going up steep inclines from a slow speed usually require you to shift to 1st gear unless your car has a really big hunky engine where it will still crawl up any hill in 2nd gear.

**jarjarbingie** · February 12th, 2009 02:31 AM

sure thing, i'll have my handbrake checked. thanks again, mga bossing!

**aga_cruz** · February 12th, 2009 10:50 AM

try mo magpatay ng aircon pag aakyat ka ng mataas para iwas patay ng makina

**meledson** · February 12th, 2009 10:58 AM

Kung loaded at steep ang daan, baka di kayanin ng hand brake to hold the car in place.

Sa mga parking ramps, pinaka safe ang first gear. Kapag mababa ang RPM tapos pinasok sa 2nd gear. Malamang hindi kayanin at kahit na anong tapag sa gas ayaw pa rin.

kapg nakikitang bumababa ang rpm sa isang gear, down shift kaagad. Pag nasa first na tapos naghihina pa rin, turn off the aircon. Kung ayaw pa rin, pahirapan na driving technique.

**coiter** · February 12th, 2009 12:02 PM

worst case kung may nasa likod mo at di na rin sya makakaatras e ikabig mo na lang yung manibela mo para sa gutter or wall ka na lang sasampa and hopefully huminto.