I think I mis-stated the procedure in my original post. The procedure you
describe is what I meant to describe.

"CaptainKrunch" <nobody@nothing.com> wrote in message
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> NO!.. If you are going to engage the parking brake then it should be done
> before removing your foot from the regular brake. The procedure would be
to
> come to a stop, put in park (keeping foot on brake) and then engage the
> parking brake. The last thing that should be done is to remove foot from
> brake.
>
> Although not as important on a flat surface it is an excellent idea on any
> unlevel surface and a good practice to utilize at all times while parking.
> This reduces the stress on the parking pawl of the transmission. It is
> called a parking break for a reason.
>
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> CaptainKrunch
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> "Tim Evans" <time@megagate.com> wrote in message
> news:c9gqhh02f40@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > This is more a general automotive question, but I do own a Honda, so I
> > thought I'd try it here.
> >
> > Growing up, my father always told me to engage the parking brake on a
car
> > with an automatic transmission while the car was still in drive or
reverse
> > (or even neutral) before shifting into park (of course, the car should
be
> > stopped). This was somehow supposed to "reduce the strain" on the
> > transmission. So, is there really any good reason to do this?
> >
> >
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