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D1SCD
 


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Handbrake - To use, or Not to use ?

I must admit, I very rarely use the handbrake, (probably once every couple of months) although it works perfectly fine when I do..

What's the best way to prolong it's life ? Continue as I am, or is frequent use good for it ?
  
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There’s an old saying, use it or lose it, I always use if not on absolute flat Thumbs Up
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I used it all the time, it was prob one of the more reliable items on the car. Whistle Whistle
   
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    - Stop vehicle
    - Apply parkbrake
    - Take foot off brake pedal
    - Allow vehicle to 'sit'/roll into the brake until it stops
    - Put foot back on brake pedal
    - Put gearbox into park
    - Release brake pedal


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Use mine every time I park it. Rarely if ever on a trip.
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Take a look at how small the pawl in the gearbox is that otherwise is holding just under three tons. It can shear off in an instant if the vehicle is bumped. It is there only to hold the gears - the park brake is there to hold the rest of the vehicle.
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Post #224263020th Jul 2021 11:33 am
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Basically I NEVER used mine in nearly 10 years of D3 Auto ownership.

But the above points about pawl pins are definitely a consideration
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Use mine all the time, Iirc D4 comes on automatically?
  
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It seems reckless or dangerous to not use the handbrake, and to save the cost of proper maintenance? Surprised

You leave your car in park (handbrake off), it gets nudged by a truck /bus/ other vehicle and rolls into an area with people or takes out the wall of a building. You have some awkward questions to answer from injured parties, insurers and police.

The inertia and damage potential from a 2.5 tonne car even at walking pace is considerable. Try pushing one on level ground.

A mother-or-two died in 2018 when her Range Rover SUV rolled back over her

There was a post on here about this, but I can't find it,

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9...ector.html
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My driveway is absolutely level, there's no possibility of the D3 either rolling under its own weight or getting 'nudged' by anything, and it sometimes stays in one place for days at a time - so I don't put the EPB on when it's parked up at home. Anywhere else, and the EPB is applied when parked up.
  
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James W wrote:

    - Stop vehicle
    - Apply parkbrake
    - Take foot off brake pedal
    - Allow vehicle to 'sit'/roll into the brake until it stops
    - Put foot back on brake pedal
    - Put gearbox into park
    - Release brake pedal


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Stop vehicle
Undo seat belt
Job done!
Park brake comes on
Engine stops
Gear box goes into park
Drivers seat lowers
Steering column raises
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I use it every time I park.
  
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I’m another “use it or lose it” stalwart, especially at traffic lights. Could be that I have just been lucky over the last 15 years, but I’ve yet to have any epb problems.
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That’s you blown it!! Shocked Shocked
   
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Used every day for the last 13 years often on a steep driveway, and no problems. The fact that the only people who’ve taken care of it during that time are well respected on here may not be a coincidence…
  
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