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nicholasG 07-10-2018 06:37 PM

Emergency brake
 
How many of you use the emergency brake on a regular basis. I very really use my emergency brake. The only time I would use it is if I'm parked on a steep slope.

GolNat 07-10-2018 11:16 PM

I use it every time get out of the car but I have a manual.

On the Pilot I use it when parked on a hill (like we have hills in DE) so not very often.

Frenzal 07-11-2018 05:25 AM

I use it all the time!


When you don't use it, the cables will start to corrode, and one day your e-brake won't work anymore. Then you'll have to replace the cables...


So use it! It is safer that way, and you'll save money in the end!

vinylengraver 07-11-2018 10:10 AM

6MT here, hand brake is on every time the car is parked.
Except just after I washed the car and brakes are still wet.
Also when I am at a red light on an incline.
Sometimes when taking tight turns to help the car rotate a bit more. But that is just for fun. And to scare my passengers lol.
A proper hand brake is a dying breed, just like three pedals.
So old school.
Love it.

Action Jackson 07-11-2018 10:30 AM

I use it in all of my cars. All manuals except for the Fit.

baldddguy 07-13-2018 09:47 AM

every time I park my 5MT.

Uncle Gary 07-24-2018 03:33 PM

I use the handbrake EVERY time I park the car with the exception of the garage.

My father NEVER used his handbrake, instead, relying on the "parking stud" in the automatic transmission to hold the car. Needless to say, every year he'd take the car for NYS inspection, they'd test the handbrake, find it frozen, and charge dad to fix it.

I always use the handbrake, and have never had a handbrake seize on me.

LLLC1393 09-07-2018 07:15 PM


Originally Posted by Uncle Gary (Post 1406943)
I use the handbrake EVERY time I park the car with the exception of the garage.

My father NEVER used his handbrake, instead, relying on the "parking stud" in the automatic transmission to hold the car. Needless to say, every year he'd take the car for NYS inspection, they'd test the handbrake, find it frozen, and charge dad to fix it.

I always use the handbrake, and have never had a handbrake seize on me.

I pulled mine while cleaning the interior of the car and the brake would not release. Towed to a shop and still wouldn’t release. Parts ordered from Honda and fixed. Sigh


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