Parking on a hill momentarily with the engine on

[LennonM4]

I wanted to stop on a hill facing uphill and exit the car for a moment with the engine still running. So, I put the transmission into neutral and pulled the handbrake. To my surprise, the car rolled backwards.

How do I do this without the car rolling downhill?

[wsccsw13]

Pull the handbrake more/tighter. If it’s as tight as it’ll go, then it needs to be adjusted so it will hold the vehicle.

[RustySeatbelt]

How far did it roll? It really shouldn't do anything more than rock. As stated above you might to adjust it.

[shortseller]

My hand brake has some play as well and I’ve got only 6,000 miles on the odometer. Maybe just the way it is, but do have service tighten it up some if they can.

[LennonM4]

I usually just leave it in D and turn the engine off. But on that particular occasion , my girlfriend was waiting for me in the car that's why I left the engine on. I was so surprised when it rolled down like kept rolling down , I had to run and chase the car , it was hilarious LOL. How do I adjust the hand brake tho?

[mardibob]

Think your need to adjust your arm and go hit the gym! 💪 👊... or maybe you have a serious parking brake failure...

[alex2364]

Either there is something wrong with your parking brake or you need to put more muscle into it.

[N1rve]

If you don't pull it high enough, the car will roll. This happens in all cars... if it still rolls that means something is wrong with your Parking Brake/Ebrake whatever you wanna call it.

[G35POPPEDMYCHERRY]

Originally Posted by LennonM4

How do I adjust the hand brake tho?

Found this post from HighlandPete by using

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...0#post19265440

[Fast4d]

The parking brake is a manual mechanical device so some man handling is called for.

[amrazM]

Adjustment directions.

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...brake/Gff2d2Mq

[IB M]

As a precaution in that situation Shut off car, car goes into park. Then restart car for AC for girlfriend and leave in park while u exit and later return.

[Ludwig Van Beemer]

In his defense, OP is in the UK. This means he'd have had to use his left hand to pull the brake handle. Since only ~10% of the world's population is left-handed, then it's likely he was right-handed. So because it wasn't his dominant hand, and therefore not as strong, it's forgivable that he didn't pull the lever up hard enough.

[IB M]

Originally Posted by Ludwig Van Beemer

In his defense, OP is in the UK. This means he'd have had to use his left hand to pull the brake handle. Since only ~10% of the world's population is left-handed, then it's likely he was right-handed. So because it wasn't his dominant hand, and therefore not as strong, it's forgivable that he didn't pull the lever up hard enough.

Thinking about shifting gears left handed at 7300 rpms gives me cold sweats.

[Darth One]

So what i’m reading here is that OP doesn’t know how to yank it hard enough?

[Rxpert]

Originally Posted by Darth One

So what i'm reading here is that OP doesn't know how to yank it hard enough?

In all fairness the OP did state it was in front of his girlfriend. I imagine it's a lot harder than it seems to yank it hard enough if she was standing there watching.......

[kumkeet]

Originally Posted by IB M

Thinking about shifting gears left handed at 7300 rpms gives me cold sweats.

Coming from a RHD country, holding the steering wheel with only left hand while shifting with the right, is scarier