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Old 20 Apr 2009, 02:38 (Ref:2445128)   #10
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Originally Posted by Cryos View Post
Arent you suppose to have the car in gear before you get out of it ?
I would have thought the same... my Golf with DSG has an interlock that wont let me take the key out of the ignition until it is in Park... other cars I have had used a similar system

But a friend of mine I caught up with on the weekend always leaves his (manual) car in neutral, and uses the handbrake to make sure it doesnt run away

His logic seems to be that there is no risk of trying to start the car in gear and hitting the car in front... as opposed to a handbrake releasing the 2.5t of 4x4 and rolling into the car in front....

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