My car rolled forward after parking

[Cocijo]

Electronic even

 

[GordieG]

Ha ha another acronym. I think it’s automatic parking brake.

Electronic Parking Brake - EPB

 

[Lovemyev]

Thanks for that I have been worried about pushing the P while driving, perhaps the ICE version has it and it was copied to EV instructions. My hand brake is slow and the car slides a bit on my steep drive as there is short delay between the hydraulic brake coming off and the rear brakes winding on, used to slide to bottom before I cleaned it.

Keep firm foot pressure applied to the foot brake, then press the “P” button and listen for the EPB engage, then remove your foot from the foot brake.

 

[Kithmo]

Sorry, toddle switch !.

Ah, the little switch thingy, I never use that one, I just press the selector.

 

[Kithmo]

It's probably me but everytime I read the manual pages 169 - 181 on braking, I get more confused about auto hold, hill hold , etc!

Me too, I just skip those pages. "P", "D" and "R" are enough for my old brain.

 

[AbuG]

So what's the verdict?
Do we need to carry a brick (to jarr the wheel) for parking on steep hill?

Or is there an electric maneuver that will fix it?

 

[SCB86]

So what's the verdict?
Do we need to carry a brick (to jarr the wheel) for parking on steep hill?

Or is there an electric maneuver that will fix it?

If you're worried about it not engaging in time I suggest pulling the button to engage before switching the car off and turning your wheels towards the curb "just in case"

 

[bb1922]

It is possible to test the supplementary transmission parking feature, if indeed it exists, with great care, by over-riding the electronic parking brake when you put the car into Park. I can confirm this works on the 5. I don't know about the ZS. Obviously, please make sure you do it safely and don't forget to reapply the parking brake before leaving the vehicle.

 

[Mgkev]

I always chock the back wheels when parked on my sloping drive. £10 caravan chocks from a motorist centre.

 

[Gomev]

Thanks for that I have been worried about pushing the P while driving, perhaps the ICE version has it and it was copied to EV instructions. My hand brake is slow and the car slides a bit on my steep drive as there is short delay between the hydraulic brake coming off and the rear brakes winding on, used to slide to bottom before I cleaned it.

I think there is a difference between sliding and rolling. Sliding can't really be blamed on the brakes, or can it ?

 

[Kithmo]

So what's the verdict?
Do we need to carry a brick (to jarr the wheel) for parking on steep hill?

Or is there an electric maneuver that will fix it?

All part of the pre-flight checks, "chocks away wifey"

 

[SCB86]

I have visions of people doing a Jeremy Clarkson emergency log handbrake in their ZS's

 

[Phil Hayward]

I think there is a difference between sliding and rolling. Sliding can't really be blamed on the brakes, or can it ?

The gap between the Hydraulic hill brake coming off and the rear brakes winding on when the car is turned off allows it to roll a little, then the rear wheels lock and it slides a bit, I should hold it on the foot brake or use park, a bit lazy of me

 

[doctorjee]

P or handbrake button doesn't engage at any speed above 2kmph. So no worries.

 

[Cocijo]

P or handbrake button doesn't engage at any speed above 2kmph. So no worries.

I think that you may be able to engage the EPB while moving....

 

[Kithmo]

The gap between the Hydraulic hill brake coming off and the rear brakes winding on when the car is turned off allows it to roll a little, then the rear wheels lock and it slides a bit, I should hold it on the foot brake or use park, a bit lazy of me

The parking brake switch (i.e. not the selector switch), tells you when the parking brake is fully on when the red light comes on a second or two after pressing P on the selector knob.

 

[SCB86]

P or handbrake button doesn't engage at any speed above 2kmph. So no worries.

The handbrake button absolutely does work whilst driving - I've tested it on an open road. It applies all four brakes including the ABS to do an emergency stop.

 

[AbuG]

I think you pull it up as a handbrake in the emergency situation. Pressing it might not do any thing. Well that's what I remember reading somewhere... Never tried... Am open to correction on that.

 

[Phil Hayward]

My rear wheels lock solid when the red brake lever is pulled up at slow speeds, nothing from the front brakes. Too nervous to try it at speed.
MOT may be fun, what will the traction control make of a rolling road, " apply hand brake slowly" ?

 

[SCB86]

My rear wheels lock solid when the red brake lever is pulled up at slow speeds, nothing from the front brakes. Too nervous to try it at speed.
MOT may be fun, what will the traction control make of a rolling road, " apply hand brake slowly"

I suggest finding an empty road and trying it at 20-30MPH (I tried it at 30MPH and got emergency braking with full ABS activation. Tried it on the snow at about 10MPH and also had the ABS kick in - all tried on an empty back-road I hasten to add)