How to Use the Parking Brake Foot Pedal?

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Use the parking brake when parking and the foot brake when decelerating. Below is relevant information about parking brake types: Function of the handbrake: When parking, it provides resistance to prevent the vehicle from rolling. The parking brake, also known as the handbrake or the parking gear in automatic transmissions, locks the drive shaft or rear wheels. The parking brake exerts much less force than the service brake, just enough to prevent rolling on slopes. It is generally used whenever parking is required. At red lights, you can also shift to neutral and engage the parking brake (handbrake). Classification of brakes: Currently, passenger vehicles feature three types of parking brake operation: handbrake, foot brake, and electronic parking brake. Foot-operated parking brakes, as the name suggests, are controlled by the foot and are commonly found in automatic transmission models. Traditional "handbrakes" are manually operated with a force of less than 200N (equivalent to 20 kgf), which can be unfriendly for many women with limited strength, often resulting in insufficient braking force and vehicle rollaway. Foot-operated parking brakes effectively address this issue.