7db wrote:+1 for electronic parking brake.
Wish manufacturers could agree on a standard for whether push or pull is on or off. (Mercedes and Volvo have come up with different answers).
TheInsanity1234 wrote:Am I the only one here who dislikes the electronic parking brake?
fungus wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:Am I the only one here who dislikes the electronic parking brake?
You have a good point there, however, your comment about bump starting would not apply to an auto. IIAC, you should not attempt to bump start an auto, i'ts something to do with causing damage to the transmission. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
fungus wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:Am I the only one here who dislikes the electronic parking brake?
You have a good point there, however, your comment about bump starting would not apply to an auto. IIAC, you should not attempt to bump start an auto, i'ts something to do with causing damage to the transmission. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
michael769 wrote:Bump starting can also risk poisoning the catalyst (unless it starts on the first go), so you should not really bump start any, modern car if you can avoid it, and indeed you will find most handbooks warn against it. Personally I've ended up getting one of those battery pack starters.
The big problem with electronic handbrakes is that if they fail to release you cannot even tow the car and I understand it is difficult to even dismantle them at the roadside without the correct software to instruct the ECU to retract the pistons (assuming that even works).
I have to agree I am not a big fan of electronic handbrakes and prefer the manuals, but I they don't really bother me day to day.
TheInsanity1234 wrote:How does bump-starting cause poisoning of the catalyst?
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