Thread: All the time or not?

Originally Posted by Nicky

Thanks, the mechanism does not look too fragile.

Perhaps you should take a look at one in the flesh...

And take a look at how it impacts the rest of the internals..

Having said all that - it's your vehicle and ultimately your choice what you choose to do

Dont you just love those who select park before the vehicle stops moving????
clunk clunk clunk.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Dont you just love those who select park before the vehicle stops moving????
clunk clunk clunk.
Andrew

D3 Owners Handbook says stop vehicle, apply EPB, then place in Park

I've seen that in a service station... Didn't end well...

Here's some pics of a few...

And some good reading from a transmission shop...

http://myautomatictransmission.com/t...tuck_in_P_Park

Originally Posted by Tombie

And some good reading from a transmission shop...

http://myautomatictransmission.com/t...tuck_in_P_Park

A quote from that article Tombie

DID YOU KNOW? Contrary to common thinking, the primary purpose of the transmission's "Park" position (and parking pawl) is to keep the engine's power from reaching the drive wheels when the engine is running, not to stop the vehicle from rolling when parked - this is the job of the e-brake.

Why not just use neutral?

Cheers

Dan

Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

A quote from that article Tombie


Why not just use neutral?

Cheers

Dan

Yet from the ZF document "Functional description 6HP26" Page 22 "The parking lock is a device that prevents the vehicle from rolling away out of control."

EDIT: - Not stating either way is correct, just find the opposing views interesting.