Stupid question

[Christopher]

I’m with you on that Chris. They do that and wonder the next time why it’s hard to shift out of park. I get that folks do things out of habit but don’t blame the manufacturer when they state in the manual the proper procedures, when you don’t follow it. They made the manual for a reason, folks just dom’t Like reading these days. Whenever I get a new car, I spend some time learning about the features and how to use them.

That's part of the fun for me. Learning everything you can about the car you own.

 

[SilverNitr8]

Ok so some things I learned from everyone's response.

1. Push the P button for park
2. Turn off the car and it automatically puts it in park
3. Always engage the EPB before you let go of the brake

Now from a park position....

1. Can you start the engine without your foot on the brake? If you need the car to move, would you then put your foot on the brake and then release?
2. Does it automatically disengage the park if you start the engine when your foot in on the brake then let go? I assume if you left the car in R, once you remove your foot from the brake, the car backs out and vise versa if it is on D?
3. If you start your car to warm it up and need to get out of the car, do you need to press the P to put it back to park?

 

[MerlintheMad]

If you use the auto hold, it automatically applies the parking brake when you put it in park.

I tried this today. Pulled into my carport. Applied the brake. Auto hold engaged. Lifted my foot enough to just be touching the brake and shifted into "P". No indication that the parking brake engaged, until I actually lifted it, then the red parking brake icon came on.

 

[Soca Boy]

For those with gt shifters, how do you put it in park? I know there is a park button, but the do you leave it in drive or reverse? The sales guy pointed this out to me when I test drove it and I had it in reverse when I pushed the park button.

I think your used to the traditional shifter and pushed up to get it into park but, since there’s no park you ended up in reverse.

 

[Waynerm002]

Ok so some things I learned from everyone's response.

1. Push the P button for park
2. Turn off the car and it automatically puts it in park
3. Always engage the EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) before you let go of the brake

Now from a park position....

1. Can you start the engine without your foot on the brake? If you need the car to move, would you then put your foot on the brake and then release?
2. Does it automatically disengage the park if you start the engine when your foot in on the brake then let go? I assume if you left the car in R, once you remove your foot from the brake, the car backs out and vise versa if it is on D?
3. If you start your car to warm it up and need to get out of the car, do you need to press the P to put it back to park?

I don’t think in the US you need your foot on the brake to start the car, then you shift to Reverse or Drive as you normally would in an automatic transmission equipped vehicle.

Park will not disengage until you move the selector to another gear. If you left the car in Reverse or Drive and take you foot off the brake, the car would begin to roll in whatever direction the gear was left in (if you did not engage the parking brake).

The car will not change gears when you start it in Park, it work just like any automatic vehicle, you have to move the selector to change gears.

Hope that helps.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I think your used to the traditional shifter and pushed up to get it into park but, since there’s no park you ended up in reverse.

Holy, crap. I'd never get used to that.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I don’t think in the US you need your foot on the brake to start the car,

Yes you do. In the GT1 at least. If you push the start button without putting your foot on the brake first all you get is the dash lights up and the infotainment system is activated.

 

[ScottM]

I don’t think in the US you need your foot on the brake to start the car,

With my GT2 I have to push the brake pedal to start the car, if not...it displays something on the odometer screen (a foot pushing on the brake pedal).