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. Gazzagaz

    Mg4 parking brake stuck on

    Mg4 se 2022 parking brake sticking on hold. Tried shutting down and opening up a dozen times, on the 13th attempt it was released. Worried about it happening again. Is there a way to release it manually. Thanks in advance
  2. O

    Minor parking brake issue?

    My normal exiting the driveway is as follows : get in car , let the system boot up whilst fastening seatbelt, Press brake and put into neutral ( the parking brake auto disengages? ) let it roll backwards down the hill controlling the speed with the footbrake. Swing into the road , brake ,D ...
  3. H

    electronic parking brake (EPB) in an MG No

    I have HG HS Exclusive. Driving normal, stopped at the turning and when I tried to drive electronic parking brake (EPB) did not release. I had to turn off the button ((A)). I tried again few time as soon as I apply the break, green light turn on (as normal) in the dashboard and when trying to...
  4. Y

    Parking brake failure

    Parking brake and several other systems failed on startup. Sat in car, wouldn't select gear, message came up saying to turn off parking brake, did so. Car was parked on a hill. Starts rolling backwards. Parking brake renegaged after holding foot down hard on brake for 30 seconds. Gears still...
    • YaR
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    • brake failure mg4 parking parking brake
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  5. B

    Electronic Parking Brake - EPB

    The EPB on my ZS EV sometimes fails to engage. I bring the car to a stop, by using regenerative braking and the foot brake. I then operate the EPB switch and you can hear the brake motor whirr but the brakes don’t stay on. Its just had its first service and there was no fault code registered...

  6. Water problem in the parking brake switch

    We had a spill inside the car and got water in the Parking brake switch. The car is drivable but slams on the brake when almost stationary as it can't register the switch condition. Anyone advise as to how to remove the switch to dry it or replace it if necessary?
    • Deleted member 7316
    • Thread
    • brake mg5 parking parking brake switch
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MG5 EV Forum
  7. 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...
    • mikeb
    • Thread
    • brake manual mg5 parking parking brake traffic
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: MG5 EV Forum
  8. 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
    • runar
    • Thread
    • brake mg zs ev mode parking parking brake
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MG ZS EV Forum
  9. 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?
    • eardles
    • Thread
    • button main dial mg zs ev p button parking brake
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MG ZS EV Forum
  10. 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...
    • Gomev
    • Thread
    • brake mg5 parking parking brake
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MG5 EV Forum
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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…
    • Drakon
    • Thread
    • brake pedal gear selector mg4 mg4 ev parking brake
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  14. 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...
    • Bacarelle
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    • braking mg4 parking brake regenerative braking skoda enyaq
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  15. 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 .
    • nexia201
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    • metallic mg4 mg4 ev noise parking brake
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MG4 EV Forum
  16. M

    Parking Brake

    Is it possible to Garage the MG4 Trophy with the parking break off
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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?
  20. 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...
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