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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I disagree, I think it's better to use the e-brake to hold the car on the slope while you're engaging first gear. And when you're in gear you lower the e-brake.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    It's the fast way of saying emergency brake, aka hand brake.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's NOT an emergency brake though. It's a parking brake

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Here it's know as a e brake, and for me at some point forn a few days was my main brake after my brake pedal broke but I still needed to get to work.

    Was fun learning how to use it on how to stop on a highway.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Oh I know that's what we call it, we all call it that it seems, but it's a parking brake. For parking.

    Very bad to use in an emergency situation.

    Just seemed to be a good technicality to point out in a thread about someone getting a manual transmission car and asking newbie advice.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Whether this is possible depends on your parking/e-brake configuration. Pretty much have to have a hand lever controlled brake (hand brake) to do it effectively. The only manual vehicles I've ever owned have been light trucks, none of which had a hand operated brake. Trying to operate four pedals at once is just not practical.

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