[v6arj]

hello all, just thought that i shoud share this little gem with you, well i think it is, i havent read the handbook from cover to cover so this may not be a bonus to all if it is in there. when you stop or park the car and press the 'stop' button to turn it all off the gear selector will automatically go into P (park), i have alos noticed that you can apply the electromechanical handbrake for a limited time after you have switched off.
give it a try, works for me. Happy drivein

 

[pekem]

hello all, just thought that i shoud share this little gem with you, well i think it is, i havent read the handbook from cover to cover so this may not be a bonus to all if it is in there. when you stop or park the car and press the 'stop' button to turn it all off the gear selector will automatically go into P (park), i have alos noticed that you can apply the electromechanical handbrake for a limited time after you have switched off.
give it a try, works for me. Happy drivein

In the manual it is stated that the return to park feature is present. Can't really understand what you are saying in relation to the brake. When the engine is off the brake is on, surely :?:

 

[v6arj]

the handbrake is only on when you swith it on, if you dont engage it it stays off.

 

[pekem]

the handbrake is only on when you swith it on, if you dont engage it it stays off.

I am still confused a little :?
When the gear selector is in the P position, which it will always be if the engine is off, isn't the car then braked :?:
Have I missed your point totally or are we talking about something quite different :?:

 

[penultimateblack]

the handbrake is only on when you swith it on, if you dont engage it it stays off.

I am still confused a little :?
When the gear selector is in the P position, which it will always be if the engine is off, isn't the car then braked :?:
Have I missed your point totally or are we talking about something quite different :?:

The gearbox/engine is the brake if the parking brake has not be selected on.

 

[pekem]

the handbrake is only on when you swith it on, if you dont engage it it stays off.

I am still confused a little :?
When the gear selector is in the P position, which it will always be if the engine is off, isn't the car then braked :?:
Have I missed your point totally or are we talking about something quite different :?:

The gearbox/engine is the brake if the parking brake has not be selected on.

We live and learn :lol:
I have since realised that I habitually do as is instructed in the manual; apply EPB when stopping. Thing is, I do it automatically and as a consequence the note by v6arj threw me because I kept thinking that it was a benefit which I was missing out on.

 

[Roma]

I wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to rely on the transmission as your parking brake! The stress isn't going to do it any good whatsoever, particularly if you are parked on a slope. I think it's better to use the handbrake.

 

[pekem]

I wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to rely on the transmission as your parking brake! The stress isn't going to do it any good whatsoever, particularly if you are parked on a slope. I think it's better to use the handbrake.

You are right; the manual actually says that it should be applied at all times.

 

[craig]

Yes it should be applied at all times. What confuses me though is why go to the bother of making the transmission return to P when you switch the engine off but not automatically engage the hand brake? :roll: