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Lassen Sie den Motor bei angezogener Handbremse im Standgas laufen!

English translation: Allow the engine to run at idle with (the) parking / hand / emergency brake applied and (the) / (all) wheels blocked.

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German term or phrase:Lassen Sie den Motor bei angezogener Handbremse im Standgas laufen!
English translation:Allow the engine to run at idle with (the) parking / hand / emergency brake applied and (the) / (all) wheels blocked.
Entered by: Dan McCrosky (X)

13:29 Oct 25, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / autom.
German term or phrase: Lassen Sie den Motor bei angezogener Handbremse im Standgas laufen!
Sicherheitskapitel:

Lassen Sie den Motor bei angezogener Handbremse und blockierten Rädern im Standgas laufen!
harald1 (X)
Local time: 01:22
Two more possibilities:
Explanation:

As we don't know much about the situation, we cannot be too sure whether all wheels are meant or not. If you cannot find out from the rest of your context, the article "the" might be safer for you (but not necessarily for the motorist!) than "all".

Two more possibilities:

Allow the engine to run at idle with (the) parking brake applied and (the) / (all) wheels blocked.

or

Allow the engine to run at idle with (the) parking brake applied and chocks in front of and behind (the) / (all) wheels.

HTH

Dan
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Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 01:22
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4idling speed
Kim Metzger
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idling speed


Explanation:
Let the engine run at idling speed while pulling on the hand brake


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 577

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neutral  Bob Kerns (X): with the handbrake engaged (you don't have to keep pulling it)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Two more possibilities:


Explanation:

As we don't know much about the situation, we cannot be too sure whether all wheels are meant or not. If you cannot find out from the rest of your context, the article "the" might be safer for you (but not necessarily for the motorist!) than "all".

Two more possibilities:

Allow the engine to run at idle with (the) parking brake applied and (the) / (all) wheels blocked.

or

Allow the engine to run at idle with (the) parking brake applied and chocks in front of and behind (the) / (all) wheels.

HTH

Dan


Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 01:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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