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While I was driving the red brake system warning light came on so I turned round and headed for home. When I got home I discovered I'd been driving with the hand brake on for four miles. When I let the...
The handbrake on my wife's 2009 Mercedes A-Class does not hold on a hill. Several garages have "fixed" it but it still rolls. How much would a complete handbrake rebuild be?
I am interested in buying a used electric car, but electric parking brakes are a deal-breaker. Please can you list the electric cars that have a mechanical handbrake for my shortlist?
Looking for a automatic SUV with key ignition & handbrake?
Why does my daughter’s VW Up’s handbrake sometimes stick on? It’s been to the garage multiple times and had most parts replaced. The garage is unable to remedy. It can be released by revving the engine,...
My wife has arthritis in both hands. She has great difficulty operating the gear levers into reverse and the button on the hand brakes on both our cars. Electric handbrakes probably would solve that problem....
What year did Mercedes stop fitting the foot parking brake to its range of cars?
My husband is well over six feet tall and struggles with small car leg and headroom. He also loathes driving my 2013 Volkswagen Golf because of its electronic handbrake. His car is a 2003 1.9L TDI Polo...
Can I assume that for a car with auto-hold, I do not need to select park or neutral when stationary?
I've had a Nissan Qashqai 1.2 from new for two years. I quite like the car but even after two years I still stall it, usually at an inconvenient moment. Maybe I'm too long in the tooth for the automatic/electric...