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Old 05-03-2013, 07:59 AM
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Trying to figure out how the heck my parking brake works. I usually put it on when I park in my garage. Sometimes it will release when i start to drive away, other times I need to manually release it.

Is this some kind of hill hold function. is there any rhyme or reason to this or am i imagining the whole thing?

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It will only release if you have had your foot on the brake. It is explained in the manual.
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Originally Posted by Avantgarde
Trying to figure out how the heck my parking brake works. I usually put it on when I park in my garage. Sometimes it will release when i start to drive away, other times I need to manually release it.

Is this some kind of hill hold function. is there any rhyme or reason to this or am i imagining the whole thing?

Tim

The seat belt need to be on in order to releases automatically the parking brake. At least on the manual transmission.
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Originally Posted by QYKSLVR
It will only release if you have had your foot on the brake. It is explained in the manual.
Probably deserved a good old fashioned RTFM on this one...thanks.
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