Bit of advice if possible
Can anyone tell me if the parking electric parking brake can be left off when the car is locked up?
I ask this because I lay my cars up over the winter period and don’t want the pads sticking to the discs
Thanks in advance
Dave
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Yes it can, the same as a mechanical handbrake. When my car is parked in my garage I only put the gearbox in park and leave the handbrake disengaged.
2019 SVR Coupe, Velocity Blue
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Yep. Although I think it depends on the model year.
Early cars don't reapply the parking brake when the vehicle is locked, whereas the later cars do (hold the parking brake button down/off just before the ignition is switched off to override it).
Early cars don't reapply the parking brake when the vehicle is locked, whereas the later cars do (hold the parking brake button down/off just before the ignition is switched off to override it).
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Previous 2015 V6 340 Coupe IRR
Previous 2015 V6 340 Coupe IRR
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Hello Dave. Yes. I’ve owned car four years & have never used parking brake
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