eli5: how does parking a car work

618 views

Like how does the brake just stay on what brake parks the car what makes it different from the reguler brake

In: Engineering

6 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

The brakes do not park the car. There is a thing in the transmission called a park pawl. When it’s engaged it causes one of the wheels to spin in the opposite direction than the other. With 2 of the wheels not being able to spin in the same direction, the car can’t move.

You are viewing 1 out of 6 answers, click here to view all answers.