parking in reverse manual transmission q
06-28-2019, 11:34 AM
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parking in reverse manual transmission q
So i had my 2011 GS towed to the dealer for the clutch master cyl failure issue (10,400 miles) they covered it 100% minus towing even though it was out of warranty. But the service tech told me something interesting, he said that i should be parking the car with the gear shift in reverse because that insures all the power is shut off to all the electronics. I could find nothing about this in the manual, is he full of crap? or is this a real thing?
06-28-2019, 02:53 PM
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this is old stuff it does not apply to your car.
06-28-2019, 03:52 PM
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They did not do anything special by covering the repair, GM extended the warranty on the MC to 10/120,000 or something like that.
06-28-2019, 09:30 PM
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06-28-2019, 09:48 PM
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Dumb question, what exactly does putting an 05 in reverse do differently than 06-13 ? I know it shuts everything down, but does it close a switch or what ?
06-28-2019, 10:06 PM
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06-28-2019, 10:10 PM
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Or a C5 M6.
07-01-2019, 02:34 PM
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I have an 08 manual, and always park it in reverse in case the E-brake fails.
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07-01-2019, 03:50 PM
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07-01-2019, 06:14 PM
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It is in the 2007 manual pg 105. Section Titled "Parking your vehicle (Manual Transmission)"
Before you get out of your vehicle, move the shift
lever into REVERSE (R) and firmly apply the
parking brake. Once the shift lever has been
placed into REVERSE (R) with the clutch pedal
pressed in, you can turn the ignition off and
release the clutch
Before you get out of your vehicle, move the shift
lever into REVERSE (R) and firmly apply the
parking brake. Once the shift lever has been
placed into REVERSE (R) with the clutch pedal
pressed in, you can turn the ignition off and
release the clutch
07-02-2019, 12:03 AM
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It is in the 2007 manual pg 105. Section Titled "Parking your vehicle (Manual Transmission)"
Before you get out of your vehicle, move the shift
lever into REVERSE (R) and firmly apply the
parking brake. Once the shift lever has been
placed into REVERSE (R) with the clutch pedal
pressed in, you can turn the ignition off and
release the clutch
Before you get out of your vehicle, move the shift
lever into REVERSE (R) and firmly apply the
parking brake. Once the shift lever has been
placed into REVERSE (R) with the clutch pedal
pressed in, you can turn the ignition off and
release the clutch
It has caused no end of confusion, and has come up more than occasionally.
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07-02-2019, 12:05 AM
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P.S. Good for actually reading the OM! 
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08-01-2020, 12:36 PM
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So i had my 2011 GS towed to the dealer for the clutch master cyl failure issue (10,400 miles) they covered it 100% minus towing even though it was out of warranty. But the service tech told me something interesting, he said that i should be parking the car with the gear shift in reverse because that insures all the power is shut off to all the electronics. I could find nothing about this in the manual, is he full of crap? or is this a real thing?
Last edited by spawrtan; 08-01-2020 at 12:37 PM.