Should You Engage the Handbrake First or Shift to P Gear First?

[Susan]

You should engage the handbrake first and then shift to P gear. Here are the specific reasons: 1. The entire braking workload is undertaken by the braking system. 2. The P gear only serves as an auxiliary braking function, with all internal moving components in a fully relaxed state. 3. When starting the vehicle next time, shifting the gear lever out of P gear will feel very smooth and effortless. 4. As a parking gear, the P gear provides a certain parking braking force. Its locking mechanism consists of a parking lock with locking teeth and a parking lock gear with gears. Here is some additional information: 1. The P gear, commonly known as the parking gear, locks the transmission shaft when parked, achieving an auxiliary braking effect. 2. The P gear uses a claw mechanism to lock the output shaft of the automatic transmission.