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Old 17th March 2020, 18:11   #19
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Originally Posted by MissMoppet View Post
That's what it's designed to do, ie you'll never roll back on a hill-start. I never use the hand-brake except for sentimental reasons: shove it in Park. Life's much simpler that way.
Should the pawl in the gearbox ever mislocate or fail,(and they can and do occasionally!) the handbrake would be the backup.
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