Is it bad to turn off the car before switching to park?

[Swankins]

I usually turn off the car before shifting to park. To save from unnecessarily engine start up .


CRZ turns off when slowing down and coming to a complete stop. Then turns on after putting the car to park and off when the key if turned. Kinda annoying.

Is this bad for the transmission ?

[gomarlins3]

I turn it off in D or even N sometimes. I then shift into P and apply the e-brake.

[maxboy]

Me too, but only for head-in since you need reserve when back-in

i always put it in N when switch off then P.

I don't think it hurts.....

[Swankins]

Originally Posted by gomarlins3

I turn it off in D or even N sometimes. I then shift into P and apply the e-brake.

I will start using your method now, one less gear to shift through while the engine is off.

[Bvg]

Considering the car was engineered to use the auto shut off and start up features, I would imagine that the impact that it has on the transmission and other parts of the car is minimal...

[kyo]

I did it for years on a civic hybrid; put it in neutral, apply e-brake, release break pedal, put into park (load the e-brake, not the transmission).

[RedefinedCRZ]

Originally Posted by kyo

I did it for years on a civic hybrid; put it in neutral, apply e-brake, release break pedal, put into park (load the e-brake, not the transmission).

Not a bad idea really. Sometimes if I roll into a parking spot after the car Auto Stopped on me I will just kill the key in neutral and than put it into park so it does not restart.