Auto parking brake set?

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Oct 2, 2017 | 07:52 AM

Travelor

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Auto parking brake set?

When I place my A8 in park the parking brake does not automatically set.

It does so on my other cars and I keep forgetting to set it before I release the brakes, so is there a way to set this feature up?

Oct 2, 2017 | 08:08 AM

dvilin

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No. You have to set it yourself each time.

Oct 2, 2017 | 08:14 AM

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Kind of. You have to manually release it. Although it will release when you start driving forward automatically.

I use mine every time i park and it has become second nature to release it after i start the car.

Oct 2, 2017 | 08:23 AM

dmaxx3500

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you don't need it on an auto trans car,,they have a thing called ''PARK'' ,that uses a pawl to lock tranny so it cant roll

Oct 2, 2017 | 08:27 AM

Red Devil Z51

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the paw works on the automatic but the parking brake being set before you release the brake pedal removes the stain on the trans when on a really steep hill. Making it easier to get out of park sometimes.

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Oct 2, 2017 | 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by dmaxx3500

you don't need it on an auto trans car,,they have a thing called ''PARK'' ,that uses a pawl to lock tranny so it cant roll

Yes, but relying on the pawl, particularly on an incline, puts a lot of pressure on it, which causes wear and tear. It can seize or break over time. If it breaks it will roll. On most auto trans, it is a relatively small piece of metal.

It's silly not to use the parking brake since it requires so little effort.

Oct 2, 2017 | 09:53 AM

defaria

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I really wish it would auto set on the M7's because if you fail to set the parking brake when you park then when you get back into to take off again the memory seats fail to move to position #1.

Oct 2, 2017 | 11:32 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dmaxx3500

you don't need it on an auto trans car,,they have a thing called ''PARK'' ,that uses a pawl to lock tranny so it cant roll

Works great until you have a malfunction in the transmission and find your vehicle has rolled into the street. Woke up one morning and found my Duramax which had been in park had rolled from my driveway into the street. The Duramax is about double the weight of the corvette - but I'd rather not find that a corvette has rolled into the street after that morning. I always try to remember to set the parking brake no matter what transmission the car has.