Parking question
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Parking question
I saw a C6 on the dealer's showroom, and there was a tag around the the manual shifter stating that the C6 muust be parked in reverse to prevent battery discharge. Naturally the salesman was clueless. What's the deal?
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Originally Posted by sly1
I saw a C6 on the dealer's showroom, and there was a tag around the the manual shifter stating that the C6 muust be parked in reverse to prevent battery discharge. Naturally the salesman was clueless. What's the deal?
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Originally Posted by Violet
..besides, it's just a good habit anyway. I always leave my car in gear when I'm parked but it's always first and never reverse. It just so happens that it always seems that I'm parked on an incline and being in first gear is a good backup to my parking brake. So with a vette I guess i would have to back up into the parking space and then reverse would serve the same function.
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Originally Posted by bjmcphee
If the manual trans in not in reverse the accessory mode is on... thus draining the battery...
Right on. Set up you personal options for the car to holler at you if you don't. 
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Originally Posted by Tom/99
I've been driving manual shift cars since the mid 60's. I was told then, to put it into reverse when parking.
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Reverse is actually better than 1st gear since it provides a higher ratio. As you all know it is the engine compression that keeps the car from moving when the car is parked in either ist or reverse.
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I was thinking that the only negative with having to shift the car into reverse is having to tell the valet driver to put the car in reverse when he parks it. I go to restraunts regularly with valet parking, but even if the guy forgets I suppose that two hours isn't going to drain the battery that much.
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Originally Posted by missprissybrat
I have almost always driven a manual shift car. (since the late 80's) I have never heard of this! I have started doing it, just to get in the practice, incase I ever do get my vert.
If you keep practicing I bet you can get it right.
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