# Marriage Debate - Using the Parking Brake!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/marriage-debate-using-the-parking-brake/57114>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep, brakes, patriot\
**Created:** [November 2, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marriage-debate-using-the-parking-brake/57114 "2010-11-02T18:41:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marriage-debate-using-the-parking-brake/57114/3 "2010-11-02T18:45:23Z")

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You should always use the parking brake. If the parking pawl in the transmission ever fails, then the parking brake is the only backup that you have. Also, the parking brake prevents the car from moving slightly and putting pressure on the parking pawl that could cause damage or cause the transmission to be stuck in park.

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