Pressing your knob before engagement

[minicity]

My driving instructor taught me that one should always press the knob when engaging the handbrake. I cringe when I hear people engage without knob-pressing first. Are you lot knob-pressers?

[bmwdrivernigel]

I am afraid i dont have a knob to press just a little button, seems to do the job though!

[Pulsatingstar]

minicity said:

My driving instructor taught me that one should always press the knob when engaging the handbrake. I cringe when I hear people engage without knob-pressing first. Are you lot knob-pressers?

yes

[bad_roo]

You should definitely press the knob if you drive a Porsche 997. Owners will know why.

[tvrbob]

I press my knob on the rare occasion that I actually use the handbrake.

[BliarOut]

bad_roo said:

You should definitely press the knob if you drive a Porsche 997. Owners will know why.

Do they fire across the car into the footwell? Not that my Boxster ever did that

Could have had some ers eye out that could

[wolves_wanderer]

Pulsatingstar said:

minicity said: My driving instructor taught me that one should always press the knob when engaging the handbrake. I cringe when I hear people engage without knob-pressing first. Are you lot knob-pressers? yes

Yep, I am a confirmed knob-presser, I was taught to do it and it just sounds kinder than not I suppose.

[blindswelledrat]

I dont and i suspect its a bit of a myth that its neccesary.
The reason I say this is that having had 2 cars with foot pedal handbrakes (footbrakes I suppose) they seem to act in the same way as pulling a handbrake without pressing the knob thus it cant be that harmful.

[cotty]

blindswelledrat said:

harmful.

Whether it is or not, its not a nice sound. it reminds me of dragging a large wrench across a corregated iron roof

[vixpy1]

I give my handle a good yank, and don't press the knob.

In the Merc i press my foot down hard and don't have a knob

[dilbert]

I'm a bit of a halfway person myself.

I'll push the button, lifting gently, let go of the button, and give it one click to grip.

[polarbert]

its just like a rachet i suppose so i dont see how it can do any harm, when pressing the knob your just releasing the thing that holds it in position.

yes i do by the way

[gbbird]

You know what - i'm not sure what i do. Will observe when i get in the car later on.

[Balmoral Green]

Knob pusher on the Fab, or any car with a 'normal' handbrake. BG has a floor pedal on the left, disengages as soon as you pop the column selector out of park.

[groucho]

You lot are knobbed out.

[mybrainhurts]

You can't do a handbrake turn with your knob out....

[Sheepy]

When learning to drive, I was taught to press my knob when engaging the handbrake. Being a bit of a smart-arse, I commented on the lack of knob pressing when my father was driving, and he simply said: How else do you know that the ratchet is working correctly?

And I still don't have an answer to that. So no, I'm not a knob-presser.

Sheepy

[parrot of doom]

I place my hand firmly around the shaft, and gently help it into an upright position while pressing buttons.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Handbrakes are for wooses! Their only function in a Chimaera is to look pretty (as far as I can tell!)

[pentoman]

Some cars you've got to press your knob before anything will happen, e.g. some Aston Martins, Morgans.