DerKaiser:
The handbrake grips the four wheels of a car and immobilises them.

DerKaiser:

It is sufficient to hold a car stationary for as long as possible. You do not need the gear system to immobilise a vehicle
The gear system's function is to regulate speed and not to hold a car in place.
So your car should always remain in the neutral position when parked.

kokaneprodigy:

Handbrake does not hold four wheels , it holds the two rear wheels only. reason it's known as an emergency brake there is a housing for its components in the rear discs you can ask your mechanic to show you


engine braking allows you use the gear to slow down the car and car manufacturers even teach this method in owners manual. These show you know nothing about this topic but you must comment.

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niceeric:

I was about to correct the guy before I saw your post......u get mouth!

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kokaneprodigy:

The kind of things you see here explain why cars don't look good after spending few months in Nigeria, from removing Thermostats, to using wrong engine oil, to washing the car paint work with soap thereby causing the paint not to lustre after few months.
Car body that just need water and towel, Nigerians will wash it with soap. Hian :

kokaneprodigy:

Handbrake does not hold four wheels , it holds the two rear wheels only. reason it's known as an emergency brake there is a housing for its components in the rear discs you can ask your mechanic to show you


engine braking allows you use the gear to slow down the car and car manufacturers even teach this method in owners manual. These show you know nothing about this topic but you must comment.

hardychris:
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Scammers full every where but na greedy people dem go dey chop any how, if I no work I no go wan chop because awoof dey run belle naa

ogmaskman:
Most of u are wrong. You do not need the gear engaged in park position, no matter the condition of the road. The parking break should be used at all times when the car is parked. That's why it's called parking break. Do not rely on driving school alone cos most of them jump into the trade to survive the harsh Nigerian weather. The parking break is as effective as the car breaks if functional. To test if your car parking break is good, engage the parking break them shift the gear to position 1. Release only clutch as if u want to move the car forward but this time without the accelerator depressed. If the car moves your parking break is bad.
Let me also add that you do not release the parking break until after you have engaged your gear. Some pple release the parking break bfor they engage the gear. Wrong practice...

YoungDaddyB:
When parking downhill it should be on Reverse and Hand break, any other state of parking (uphill or flatland) should be on gear 1 and hand break. Check Car manuals and driving school books. Professional manual driver speaking here.

kirchofff:
U mean deGEAR of man u?

anigbajumo:
so simple bro,if the ride is on level ground...use yer handbrake as usual and then switch the gear in neutral position.

But the the ride is on ground that is topographic in shape then u need to switched to gear 1 and use thehandbrake as usual just incase of handbrake failure.....

A Ground that is "Topographic" in shape Oh Brother!

ogmaskman:
Most of u are wrong. You do not need the gear engaged in park position, no matter the condition of the road. The parking break should be used at all times when the car is parked. That's why it's called parking break. Do not rely on driving school alone cos most of them jump into the trade to survive the harsh Nigerian weather. The parking break is as effective as the car breaks if functional. To test if your car parking break is good, engage the parking break them shift the gear to position 1. Release only clutch as if u want to move the car forward but this time without the accelerator depressed. If the car moves your parking break is bad.
Let me also add that you do not release the parking break until after you have engaged your gear. Some pple release the parking break bfor they engage the gear. Wrong practice...

nextstep:
In gear. If the front of the car is on a level ground or sloped up, put it in gear 1 so it won't roll back. If the front of the car is sloping down, leave it in reverse so it won't roll forward. Of course you should steer the wheel in such way that if the car starts to roll, the curb will stop the car.

For me, I found, in order of increased hold:
- hand brake (can fail if the slope is much, and on older cars is nearly useless)
- parking brake (pretty good, though I've been able to move the car with this engaged)
- gear 1 or reverse (car is guaranteed not to go anywhere)

jnrbayano:
Not too long ago, we (my colleague and I) riding on our project vehicle (a manual transmission Mitsubishi truck) to one of our sites, entered a discussion.

We talked about where the correct position of the gear should be when a manual transmission car is at parking state.

I am of the opinion that the gear position should be at No 1 (gear one). My reason is for the gear to give the car a second stationary protection (A backup to the handbrake).

Recall that when a car (manual gear system) is at rest (not started) at any gear position without clutching down, it is next to impossible to set that car on motion manually (giving the car a push or pull)

He, on the contrary is of the opinion that the gear position should be Neutral. That the handbrake should be sufficient to ensure a no motion state at parking position.

What of if the handbrake fails?

I decided to bring it here to get more insight on this subject.

Lalasticlala, give it a push.

linearity:
Why will you want to still be putting load on your gear system when the vehicle is at rest and parked?

The gear will now be carrying load the load of your entire car, overtime this will adversely affect the gear system, put the car in neutral and engage the hand break if you need torque against any unanticipated motion.

dustydee:
Do not leave your car on gear when it is parked. Always put it to neutral. Sometimes we forget to clutch down when starting a car and if the gear is engaged, it can cause the car to jump and could lead to an accident. That is one of the functions of the handbrake.

shepherd77:
Learning


Abeg how can i get the identity if the owner of a particular phone number.

I'm chatting with one f.oolish scammer. He revealed himself as Senator Bukola Saraki. He asked if I needed a job with the Nigerian customs. I answered yes.

Then he told me to contact one Alhaji. He gave the phone number.


I'll like to get the true identity if the owner of the number so i can take appropriate legal measures.

I'll reveal the screenshots of our chat session on a thread soon.

Temysteve:
o se wa lopolo bayi naa

kokaneprodigy:

I disagree
In car owner's manual of cars with manual transmission , manufacturers advise owner to engage gear 1 when parked.
Reason modern cars with manual transmission don't start unless you clutch down cos they believe the gear should be engaged when parked.
Unless you want to tell me you know more than the manufacturers.

hardychris:
Just park am any how you want but find 2 better big stones take wedge the tires that's all.

linearity:


There is no such advise in manual cars owners manual, do you care to cite a reference? I will recant and render apologies, if you do and it will be a learning moment for me.

This debate had been circulating on the Internet for ages and every suggestions had been opinion based.

Some want to engage the gear to provide staying torque for the parked car especially if the car is old and the hand breaks can't do the job alone, others felt it is not necessary as the disadvantages out weighes the advantages, especially if the car is a new one because the car will be essentially resting on the gear box, that is why when you go the next morning, step on your clutch and remove the car from gear one to neutral, most cars move forward slightly, telling that all those weight had been on your car through the night.

dustydee:
Do not leave your car on gear when it is parked. Always put it to neutral. Sometimes we forget to clutch down when starting a car and if the gear is engaged, it can cause the car to jump and could lead to an accident. That is one of the functions of the handbrake.