Is it bad to the health of a car to use the parking break while at a complete stop while I'm still in drive (automatic)?
Example: I'm driving and I come up to a construction scene. One side of the road is closed and they consequently halt traffic for that both sides. Then a guide vehicle moves one lane and then comes for the other. This can take over five minutes while completely stationary. I frequently pull my parking brake while still in drive, however only while at a complete stop with my foot depressing the brake pedal. Once the parking brake is engaged I release the foot brake.
Is this bad for the health of the car? I leave it in Drive so that when traffic begins moving again I can simply disengage the Parking Brake.
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Honda Civic 2015 SE Automatic.
Yes, its bad.
You should be putting the car in Park if you think you'll be stopped that long.
Yes, and it's also not needed…
Why don't you just push down the brake pedal? Or just put the car in park? Your logic isn't that great. It's not bad for the car but the parking brake only locks the back tires so it's not as safe
No, but I'm not sure why you don't just put it in park. That's what most people do.
The only way it might be detrimental is if you forget to take off the parking break and start driving with the parking break still on.
You're not hurting the parking brake - but sure isn't good for the transmission to idle for prolonged periods in Drive (can overheat transmission - put it in Neutral or Park if you're going to be sitting for more than a minute or two).
Leaving the Car in Drive for an extended stop is probably not the worst thing you could do to your car, but it is also not a good thing. With the engine running and the transmission engaged, there's a heat buildup from the friction in the Torque converter. Since the car is standing still, there's not an efficient air flow to remove that excess heat. It would be better to put the transmission in Park while waiting.
Why don't you just put the transmission into park. That would be a much better and much more logical idea. Then when traffic moves again you simply put it into drive again.
You should use your emergency brake every time you park. It doesn't matter if you're on a hill or a flat parking lot, whether you drive an automatic or manual transmission, or whether the weather is pleasant or inclement. As the name suggests, you should also use your emergency brake in an emergency. If you can't stop…
If you have Neutral as an option put it there id using the parking BRAKE (not break)
If you're waiting 5 minutes, shut the engine off, put the car in park and apply the parking brake.
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