Parking with the Handbrake Off

[Dragonfly]

Obviously as soon as you put the car in park, the handbrake applies, does anybody know if it's possible to park the car in park, but with the handbrake off. I normally do this, if parking up for more than a week or two, but I haven't yet found how to do it in the HS. Anybody any ideas?

 

[Lovemyev]

Not sure on the HS.
But on the ZS EV there is no interlock in the gearbox when you put the car in park.
The car is held on the hand brake via both the rear wheels.
It’s not like a standard automatic gearbox with a locking mechanism.
So in effect, no back up !.

 

[Deleted member 3150]

It’s a modern car and won’t stretch the a cable or weld the break shoes like a 1958 Austin so I would not worry about it

 

[Dragonfly]

It’s a modern car and won’t stretch the a cable or weld the break shoes like a 1958 Austin so I would not worry about it

What do you class as "modern", my 2006 Discovery, knackers the EPB, if they are left on, and the Nissan Leaf 2017, the foot break rusts on (Ok my parents left it parked for 3 months over winter with the foot/handbrake hard on Grrrr)

 

[Dragonfly]

Not sure on the HS.
But on the ZS EV there is no interlock in the gearbox when you put the car in park.
The car is held on the hand brake via both the rear wheels.
It’s not like a standard automatic gearbox with a locking mechanism.
So in effect, no back up !.

Ah, that's good to know, it would explain why, you can't park it, without the EPB.

 

[Deleted member 3150]

Land rovers and tractors don’t count ?

 

[Dragonfly]

I would have thought that by definition, of leaving a metal based break pad, clamped to a metal brake disk\drum, in a damp environment for long period of times, they are likely to rust together.

 

[glenn576]

I found out how to do it. On my 2025 eHS PHEV. Have the ignition on, put card into drive, put into neutral, ensure handbrake is off (if not press down on the button ), keep the handbrake button pressed down and turn off the ignition. You can now exit the car and lock it and it stays in neutral with now handbrake. I placed a chock by the wheels just in case. Hope this helps