"P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
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Changi Sim
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Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
I am susprised!!!
I am susprised!!!
Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
Oh fark...all this while I thought P = Power !!!:ehhh:
No wonder I cant launch my car properly, everytime lose to Comfort Taxi
Oh fark...all this while I thought P = Power !!!:ehhh:
No wonder I cant launch my car properly, everytime lose to Comfort Taxi
Changi Sim
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Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
wah...even taxi can win a bimmer.
wah...even taxi can win a bimmer.
Racebred
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Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
most handbrakes in road cars do not use a clamp on the rear brake disc like for eg a ferrari's. instead it is a "drum brake" on the inner side. This is true for almost all bimmers except models like M5. I believe normal road driving will never endanger any part of your wheel/brake if you pull the handbrake after a day's driving. At least not to a significant level. Otherwise the newer model's autohandbrake thingy will all pai.
However, the increased temp while tracking at sepang, if you pull the handbrake, or similarly, instinctively holding on to your footbrakes after you pit in, will cause your pads to smoke out, or even catch fire. On normal road driving, almost never.
most handbrakes in road cars do not use a clamp on the rear brake disc like for eg a ferrari's. instead it is a "drum brake" on the inner side. This is true for almost all bimmers except models like M5. I believe normal road driving will never endanger any part of your wheel/brake if you pull the handbrake after a day's driving. At least not to a significant level. Otherwise the newer model's autohandbrake thingy will all pai.
However, the increased temp while tracking at sepang, if you pull the handbrake, or similarly, instinctively holding on to your footbrakes after you pit in, will cause your pads to smoke out, or even catch fire. On normal road driving, almost never.
C3P0
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Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
Rod, accordingly to above steps:
1) Put to neutral -> 2) Pull handbrake -> 3) Release foot brake -> 4) Put to Park
I tried the above. Cannot work leh, because if we release foot brake (step 3), we cannot put our car to Park.
=> To put to Park, foot brake needs to be depressed. :sleepy:
R2D;454354 said:
Rod, accordingly to above steps:
1) Put to neutral -> 2) Pull handbrake -> 3) Release foot brake -> 4) Put to Park
I tried the above. Cannot work leh, because if we release foot brake (step 3), we cannot put our car to Park.
=> To put to Park, foot brake needs to be depressed. :sleepy:
R2D
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Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
hi robot, sorry wrote too fast. It means release the foot brake once so that the entire suspension and driveline is un-loaded.
When you yank on the handbrake after you come to a stop (without releasing the footbrake) then put to neutral then release foot brake, you will feel the rear of your car slump. That's the unloading part.
Cheers
hi robot, sorry wrote too fast. It means release the foot brake once so that the entire suspension and driveline is un-loaded.
When you yank on the handbrake after you come to a stop (without releasing the footbrake) then put to neutral then release foot brake, you will feel the rear of your car slump. That's the unloading part.
Cheers
Re: "P" = Park; Why need handbrake?
Robot, in short, it is as follows:
1. Put to Neutral;
2. Release footbrake;
3. Pull handbrake until the car really stationery;
4. Switch off engine (turn key once);
5. Put to Park.
This is what i always do. There is no load on Park at all. When i did not pull hand brake high enuf, i could hear some sound from my park brake.
Robot, in short, it is as follows:
1. Put to Neutral;
2. Release footbrake;
3. Pull handbrake until the car really stationery;
4. Switch off engine (turn key once);
5. Put to Park.
This is what i always do. There is no load on Park at all. When i did not pull hand brake high enuf, i could hear some sound from my park brake.
