1st Gear when turning your car off?

JayYoon · 08-24-2010, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffblue

Doesn't matter which you do. You can put it in gear, keep your foot on the clutch and turn the car off. or turn the car off, then clutch and put it in gear.

There is a benefit to parking in gear. If you are parked on an incline, front of the car uphill, it would be beneficial to put the car in first to prevent rolling backwards. If you are parked on a decline, front of the car downhill, it would be beneficial to put the car in reverse when you park to prevent from rolling forwards. As far as the technicians fault, it really isn't. I, for one, 90% dont park in gear, because i don't usually park on an incline. i put it in gear if its a moderately steep incline. get in the habbit of making sure your car is not in gear before letting out the clutch which you start your car. Just like you would at a traffic light. you dont need to stare at the guage cluster very long to see the 1 or the R, and all you really have to do is wiggle the stick to see if its in Neutral. don't worry about it though. you just stalled your car, thats all.... but its your fault.

dude u have no idea how scared i was... cause there was a car in front of me... and for a second i thought i hit the car... and thats why my car stopped (stalled)...

lol so do you recommend first gear when turning car off?

Jeffblue · 08-24-2010, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayYoon

dude u have no idea how scared i was... cause there was a car in front of me... and for a second i thought i hit the car... and thats why my car stopped (stalled)...

lol so do you recommend first gear when turning car off?

it doesn't really hurt to do it. Just remember to do it in the right direction. you want to put the car in the gear that is OPPOSITE of how the car would roll if its parked on any type of incline. If forwards is UPhill, put it in first, if forwards is DOWNhill, put it in reverse.

It really just makes it more difficult for your car to move when parked. If you park on a totally flat surface, you theoretically dont even need to use the parking brake, but if someone comes along and pushes your car its gonna roll. i only use it if i'm parked on an incline or decline. Flat, its really not going to help or hurt you.

as long as you take it out of gear before you let out the clutch after you turn it on. Another safe thing to do is take it out of gear before you start the car.

Lloydy · 08-24-2010, 04:33 PM

In the UK we didn't even have that safety feature of having to put the clutch in first before the car would start, living here is the first time I have ever experienced that feature.
I always leave my car in gear so I always put it in neutral before I start it, force of habbit now since an older car I had didn't have a very good handbrake (e brake) so it couldn't be trusted to keep the car from rolling.

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