# 2014 Subaru Forester - Proper parking brake steps

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [June 23, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721 "2018-06-23T20:20:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ToddSeeleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@ToddSeeleman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ToddSeeleman)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721/1 "2018-06-23T20:20:31Z")

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Comment: Even better than “car in park, apply parking brake, foot off brake pedal” is to “car in neutral, apply foot brake, release brake pedal, put in park”. This way tension is taking up by foot brake before park is engaged.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721/2 "2018-06-25T15:30:56Z")

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Good observation Tom. I have tried to teach my boys that way. Always bugs me when someone hangs the car on the parking prawl and then sets the parking brake.

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721/3 "2018-06-26T20:21:29Z")

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> [@ToddSeeleman](#):
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> “car in neutral, apply foot brake, release brake pedal, put in park”.

I believe you mean “…apply _ **parking** _ brake…”

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-proper-parking-brake-steps/119721/4 "2018-06-27T08:58:30Z")

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And if you’re on my driveway, you’ll find out real quick if the parking brake is adjusted correctly. 🙂