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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #15 on: 20 August 2019, 07:41:25 »

If it did simply slam on, then it would be utterly useless as an emergency brake as the consequence of doing so at speed could be fatally catastrophic  :-\

It definitely did not feel 'progressive'.. rather like we had hit a wall ;D

The manual only says:

"If, while driving, a fault occurs in the brake system, the parking brake can be used as an emergency brake.
Pull the (p) button in the direction of arrow 1 and » Fig. 254 hold (you hear an audible signal) the vehicle starts to brake strongly.
The braking process is interrupted when the key is released or the accelerator”"

I think they understate "strongly" ;D
It should be coming on hard enough to stop the car asap, but not to lock up.  As its use in motion implies that the main brake system has failed and you need to stop quickly.
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #16 on: 20 August 2019, 08:25:06 »

Why would an electronic one make any difference to a manual one?  :-\

because if I set off with my electric 'hand' brake on, it'll automatically release  ;) Doesn't yours?  ::)
I was, of course, referring to it from an MOT point of view.

I'm not the biggest fan of them, never have been, as it can't be used with precision to aid the driving experience or do 1 point turns in the road.  Plus on mine, using it in motion does apply it in the way you would expect an emergency brake to, and it bongs loudly.  Never had that issue with a big lever.  I do like the idea of a big mechanical connection between the hand and the pads/shoes :)

But an electronic one is not a show stopper for me.

Nor could Merc's previous foot operated parking brake.  :) And they only just worked as a brake anyway.

My R Class's parking brake was a similar set up to that of the Omega & Senator ie a top hat disc/drum ...... my ML now has an electric brake that applies the pads to the disc & have got rid of the drum/shoe
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #17 on: 20 August 2019, 09:12:34 »

So they may or may not be good for modern day handbrake turns! :(

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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #18 on: 20 August 2019, 10:22:34 »

Just tried my electric parking brake on the move .... press & hold and it'll stop the car .... eventually  :)
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #19 on: 20 August 2019, 12:13:55 »

Just tried my electric parking brake on the move .... press & hold and it'll stop the car .... eventually  :)
Risky. You could have broken your nose and set the airbags off.  ;D
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #20 on: 20 August 2019, 16:07:48 »

Just tried my electric parking brake on the move .... press & hold and it'll stop the car .... eventually  :)
Risky. You could have broken your nose and set the airbags off.  ;D
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #21 on: 20 August 2019, 19:37:16 »

So they may or may not be good for modern day handbrake turns! :(
They are unable to do a handbrake turn, controlled or otherwise.

Apparently  ::)
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #22 on: 20 August 2019, 22:13:34 »

So they may or may not be good for modern day handbrake turns! :(
They are unable to do a handbrake turn, controlled or otherwise.

Apparently  ::)

Poor teenagers!  :(  What will they do in empty car parks now?  ???  :-\

Apart from smoking weed and shagging that is!  ;D
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #23 on: 20 August 2019, 22:24:49 »

So they may or may not be good for modern day handbrake turns! :(
They are unable to do a handbrake turn, controlled or otherwise.

Apparently  ::)

Poor teenagers!  :(  What will they do in empty car parks now?  ???  :-\

Apart from smoking weed and shagging that is!  ;D
And emptying the contents of their cars on to the floor.
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #24 on: 20 August 2019, 22:30:31 »

So they may or may not be good for modern day handbrake turns! :(
They are unable to do a handbrake turn, controlled or otherwise.

Apparently  ::)

Poor teenagers!  :(  What will they do in empty car parks now?  ???  :-\

Apart from smoking weed and shagging that is!  ;D
And emptying the contents of their cars on to the floor.

 >:(  Dirty bastards!  >:(

You see this especially at Maccydoos or Kenoppsy.  Do these shitheads think they're too important to get out of the car, to put their rubbish in the bin?  ???  ::)
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #25 on: 20 August 2019, 23:17:34 »

So they may or may not be good for modern day handbrake turns! :(
They are unable to do a handbrake turn, controlled or otherwise.

Apparently  ::)

Poor teenagers!  :(  What will they do in empty car parks now?  ???  :-\

Apart from smoking weed and shagging that is!  ;D

It's disgraceful. The youth of today can't even drink properly ::).
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #26 on: 21 August 2019, 09:19:40 »

Our new McDonalds is really clean - the employees are sent out to clean not only the immediate area, but the wildlife sanctuary behind it (several miles long) ;D

The ground in Morrisons (McDonalds are in a corner of that) is covered in these, however, thanks to the local dealers..



Nobody does handbrake turns in carparks anymore - not since they filled carparks with bollards and lamp posts surrounded by guards, thanks to TBs antics when he was younger  :P ;D
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #27 on: 21 August 2019, 17:18:19 »

I might be pushing 50, but I can still manage a decent U-turn on the parking brake :P

My youth - ignoring Mr Fothergills and haircar products, mixed to do what all bored teenagers do - involved Silverstone and crap old bangers  8)
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #28 on: 21 August 2019, 19:09:21 »

I might be pushing 50, but I can still manage a decent U-turn on the parking brake :P

Not in the Jag, apparently! ;) ;D
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Re: Mot and electronic handbrakes
« Reply #29 on: 22 August 2019, 09:39:59 »

Our new McDonalds is really clean - the employees are sent out to clean not only the immediate area, but the wildlife sanctuary behind it (several miles long) ;D

The ground in Morrisons (McDonalds are in a corner of that) is covered in these, however, thanks to the local dealers..



Nobody does handbrake turns in carparks anymore - not since they filled carparks with bollards and lamp posts surrounded by guards, thanks to TBs antics when he was younger  :P ;D

I'm clearly far too innocent to know what druggies do with them. Has there been a resurgence in interest in soda syphons recently? ;D
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