you dont need to. just put in park
you definitely has to put the emergency break on ill tell you what happens when you put it in park,.....you will go to the front and have a car crash.
To release the emergency brake on a Buick LeSabre, locate the brake release lever, typically found near the driver's seat or on the center console. Pull the lever upward or press the button, depending on the model year. If the brake is engaged, you may need to depress the brake pedal while releasing it. Ensure the vehicle is in "Park" or "Neutral" before attempting to release the brake.
When parking on a hill, you should first set the emergency brake before shifting the car into park. This helps prevent the vehicle from rolling, as the emergency brake engages the rear brakes and secures the car in place. After the emergency brake is set, then shift the transmission into park. This ensures maximum safety and stability for the parked vehicle.
I take it out of park and put it in gear first and then release the emergency brake
Has to be in park with the emergency brake on, or maybe they would turn off if you just tripped the switch on the emergency brake without actually engaging it. That way it wouldn't have to be in park.
Yes, there is a cable that runs to the rear wheel brake drums.
To release the emergency brake on a 2009 Saturn Aura, first ensure the vehicle is in the "Park" position. Then, locate the emergency brake lever between the front seats; pull it slightly upwards to disengage the lock, and then lower it completely to release the brake. Make sure the brake warning light on the dashboard turns off, indicating that the emergency brake is fully released.
All cars have a neutral gear and all cars will start in neutral. It is recommended by all vehicle manufactures that the car's transmission be left in either park or neutral and that the emergency brake be set. If the vehicle has an automatic transmission, then PARK is the safest gear, but most cars have manual transmission and no park gear, so the safest gear is NEUTRAL with the parking brake engaged.
set the emergency brake
99% of all park-brake switches are located near the park-brake mount. In the 99 cougar, you will need to remove the console as a whole, and you should see a normally closed switch, that gets depressed when the park-brake is down.
not using park brake is usually the problem for this try setting park brake before you take foot off brake when you park, so as vehicle does not move try using park(emergency) brake before you put car in park
the transmission