... so I get it, with the car either in Drive or Reverse, simply shut the car off and it sets the "Park" default. OK, fine.
Here is my gripe, I have just come off of 20-40 miles of aggressive driving in the canyons. Everything is at peak operating temperature. Coming up to a halt. If I leave it in Drive or Neutral, I have to hold it there with either the foot brake or E-Brake. Bad idea - this causes transfer of pad material to the rotor, resulting in thumping brakes. Option two, shut off the motor, which needs to cool down a bit before shutting off.
My last nine cars were Audi's (mostly S and RS variants) and this problem was moot. Put the tranny in park, let the engine idle and no pad contact on the rotors...
Is there a solution here that you folks are using? Is there a "secret" way to select Park and not have to stop and restart the engine?
Thanks in advance. Admittedly, this is a minor point as we are loving the car...
Happy Motoring
Eric
Maybe it would be wise to add a cool down phase to your aggressive canyon runs,
aggressive through the canyons, followed by a sedate cool down drive home.
... my thinking is the many stops at intersections where we all wait for everyone to catch up... I try to find a level spot. I guess neutral with the rear e-brake on is the least noxious as the rear brakes do so much less work, pad transfer is probably a non-issue.
Thanks
Eric
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