That cupholder came prebroken, and it was a big improvement over the original design!
As long as you keep the hand brake adjusted fairly tight you can keep from breaking the cupholder (again), but it is a seriously sucky design.
Unless I'm parked on a steep hill I leave my Jeep in first gear and will point the wheels toward the curb if there is one.
Jeff DeWitt
We have standard trannys which is a bit OT, but pointing your wheels into the downhill side of the curb is the right way to park for either and if there is no curb, cutting the wheels the other way so the vehicle swings off the road if something fails is the other right way.
On steep stuff, I point nose down if possible because the back brakes grab best in that forward rotation and use the emergency unless it's around or below freezing. Then I don't use it because I have seen 'way' too many frozen up. I have been known to carry a brick to use as a 'parking' brake in the winter.
Nothing worse than watching your vehicle start '6 inching' out the driveway one cylinder at a time. LOL! Then you 'know' it's getting long in the tooth...
Actually did that brick thing for years in one steep driveway I had to park in. Also had one vehicle that came stock with no park or 'engaged'
1st. Sucker had a hydraulic 7 disk clutch with a 'slapstick' shifter that went: reverse up, then neutral, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, drive down. It was a pain to park, but really fast and fun.Mike
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