parking brake

In road vehicles, the parking brake, also known as a handbrake or emergency brake (e-brake), is a mechanism used to keep the vehicle securely motionless when parked. Parking brakes often consist of a pulling mechanism attached to a cable which is connected to two wheel brakes. In most vehicles, the parking brake operates only on the rear wheels, which have reduced traction while braking. The mechanism may be a hand-operated lever, a straight pull handle located near the steering column, or a foot-operated pedal located with the other pedals.

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  1. M

    MG 5 - Car "dies" in traffic queue with manual parking brake applied

    I have a two and a half year old MG5 long range and on two occasions (several weeks apart) I have been waiting in traffic with the manual parking brake applied and when I try to move off (by just pressing the accelerator) nothing happens! I can't be sure but I think the heating fan stops but the...
  2. R

    Put Parking Brake in service mode

    Hi Do you know how I put Parking Brake in service mode on MG ZS EV 2020 or is it not possible? Regards Runar
  3. E

    P button on main dial

    Does anyone know what pressing the P bottom on the main dial does? Is it just another way of activating the parking brake?
  4. Gomev

    I used the parking brake !!

    Having had the car for 2 years and a ZS EV before that for a year I had never used the parking brake switch on either car until this last weekend. :) I had always found the footbrake, Autohold and Park to cover all my needs for holding the car when stopped. However for some reason sat at lights...
  5. A

    PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO RELEASE

    Good Afternoon. I have a 2022 HS that covered approx 15000 kilometres. The park brake engages automatically when the ignition is switched off and normally disengages when brake button is pressed down. This morning, the brake did not release and I had to put the car into Drive and press the...
  6. J

    Parking brake fault

    Had my car in local garage getting brakes checked. The brakes were fine but when the garage were winding the parking brake back in the diagnostic system wasn't letting them do this. I now have no parking brake and MG fewer can't look at it until mid august. Anyone had any experience of this...
  7. D

    Unable to change gear

    Has anyone else ever had an issue with their cars where after pressing down the brake pedal, the gear selector isn’t illuminated and the car will not turn off the parking brake? I have it on video, but I’m pretty sure Santander will ignore it like they have all of the other issues I’ve had…
  8. Bacarelle

    Braking queries

    In addition to the MG4 which my wife drives, I also own a Skoda Enyaq. In the Enyaq, the "HOLD" parking brake works and is displayed on the control panel when it is applied and this applies whether the vehicle is in forward or reverse mode. However, in the MG4 there appears to be no visual...
  9. N

    parking brake

    Has anyone noticed any strange noise from the parkbrake? it happen when you park in q bit of an incline and the car move slightly back when brake is engaging , then when removing parkbrake it does a strange metallic noise .
  10. M

    Parking Brake

    Is it possible to Garage the MG4 Trophy with the parking break off
  11. S

    Parking brake (and autohold) query

    Hi all. I just returned from a week’s holiday and used our MG5 after it had been sitting on the drive for a week. When my wife tried to reverse it off the drive it didn’t want to move but then eventually did after a fairly loud clunking noise from the car. My suspicion is that the parking brake...
  12. Ian MG5

    ☹️ Electronic Parking Brake Stuck On ☹️

    Hi all I took my car in for its first service today the dealership who were also replacing my rear discs and pads ( under warranty) at last to get ride of the awful noise they made when first moving off each day All was well and good I got the phone call at 3pm saying that they had done the...
  13. V

    Parking Brake

    Apologies if this had already been covered but … When I leave my car unused for a week or two I always try to park it safely in the garage with the handbrake off to reduce the risk of it seizing on. Try as I might I can’t find a way of doing this with the MG5. Anybody any know if this is possible?
  14. Jon Farmer

    Parking Brake - Slight Motion After Taking Foot Off Brake

    I have noticed that if I am parking on an incline that when you put the car into park and then press the button to engage the parking brake, that after taking your foot off the brake there is a slight movement until the parking brake catches. Does anyone else have this or is there a problem with...
  15. JodyS21

    Parking brake not releasing quick enough

    Has anyone else had this occur? Today, waiting at a busy junction, was at a complete stop so the auto brake (green P) was holding the car, had to pull out quickly (was in E3), so put my foot flat to the floor. I was expecting a bit of wheel spin - especially as I was turning right so had the...
  16. G

    Parking brake

    Help. Bought the car yesterday and went for a spin. All was fine. Today every time I started to move the parking brake came on. What am I doing wrong?
  17. Cocijo

    Parking brake applies when seat belt is unbuckled

    I noticed that when stopped if the drivers seat belt is unbuckled the parking brake comes on - anyone else noticed this?
  18. M

    Parking brake doesn't always hold

    I do have one small fault with the car. The parking brake does not always hold where I have to apply the foot brake. So any suggestion to fix the problem?
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