Yup, the parking brake should be set before the trans is put in park, and done every time!
I've even heard of vehicles getting bumped hard in a parking lot while just in park and snapping off the pawl in the auto transmission, very expensive to fix. Some vehicles can also be very hard to get out of park if it rolls against the pawl. FWIW I personally HATE the step on/step off parking brake...every other vehicle I drive is "normal", I'm constantly getting into the Pilot and feeling around for the PB release
Al
I've even heard of vehicles getting bumped hard in a parking lot while just in park and snapping off the pawl in the auto transmission, very expensive to fix. Some vehicles can also be very hard to get out of park if it rolls against the pawl. FWIW I personally HATE the step on/step off parking brake...every other vehicle I drive is "normal", I'm constantly getting into the Pilot and feeling around for the PB release
Al