parking brake
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Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires chocked. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "How to Rotate Your Tires," 13 Dec. 2018 Other standards include full LED exterior lighting, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, Bluetooth connectivity, rearview camera and an electromechanical parking brake. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Volkswagen Jetta: Return of the Great Cheap Car," 10 Aug. 2018 The only low-tech oddity in this very electrified vehicle is the mechanical foot-pumper parking brake. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Kia Niro PHEV: The future of plug-and-play," 13 July 2018 Another option is applying and releasing the parking brake. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Mechanics can't find source of stalling engine, but Motormouth has diagnosis," 13 June 2017 In 2014, for example, when GM discovered defective parking brakes in various models, over 220,000 vehicles had to be recalled. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Tesla Will Fix the Model 3's Wonky Brakes with a Firmware Update," 22 May 2018 Other useful features include the push-button ignition, electric parking brake and more USB ports than cup holders. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Buick Enclave Avenir: French flair for working-class luxury," 11 May 2018 During a visit to a shrine in rural Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, Mr. Yoshioka, a retired furniture maker, forgot to set the parking brake, spooking his wife, Kazuko, when the car drifted backward. — Motoko Rich, New York Times, "Japan Moves to Ease Aging Drivers Out of Their Cars," 12 May 2018 During a visit to a shrine in rural Shimane prefecture in western Japan, Yoshioka, a retired furniture maker, forgot to set the parking brake, spooking his wife, Kazuko, when the car drifted backward. — Motoko Rich, BostonGlobe.com, "Japan moves to ease aging drivers out of their cars," 12 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'parking brake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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