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Most new cars in the U.K. are autos, and soon most will be EVs. ‘Hand’ brake will be seen as so quaint
That'll make rallying and impressing the ladies in Maccy D's carpark a bit more difficult.
Most new cars in the U.K. are autos, and soon most will be EVs. ‘Hand’ brake will be seen as so quaint
Whenever I am properly stopped, such as at lights, I engage neutral and put the handbrake on. This is I believe the 'correct' thing to do to prevent annoyance to those behind who have to look at your brake lights. I believe it also minimises wear to the clutch release bearing. It is also safer.
Most new cars in the U.K. are autos, and soon most will be EVs. ‘Hand’ brake will be seen as so quaint
You do still have a parking brake though - I’m guessing it’s one of the new kind that’s operated by a switch between the seats: these now engage whenever the car is stationary and release when you move off. That’s a different thing to the transmission-lock, which is what happens when you put the transmission into P.Exactly! I have no hand brake, just a transmission lock. So when I’ve been stationary for a period or I turn the motor off it goes into park mode. Only trouble is when I drive Mrs L’s car I have to both remember to use the clutch, and not forget the handbrake!
I can only imagine that the old driving test routine of going down the gearbox was devised in the days of crap brakes. The current police procedure when driving at speed is apparently to stay in top, brake to the speed required, put the clutch in if necessary, then engage the gear you need at that speed and go again.
Most new cars in the U.K. are autos, and soon most will be EVs.
You do still have a parking brake though - I’m guessing it’s one of the new kind that’s operated by a switch between the seats: these now engage whenever the car is stationary and release when you move off. That’s a different thing to the transmission-lock, which is what happens when you put the transmission into P.
What model of car is it? Most EV’s do not have a “transmission” in the sense we’d talk about it in an ICE car, just the final reduction-gear at the wheels that all cars have.It’s an ev so the P is a transmission lock. Auto hold is for general use at lights etc.
All cars have two independent braking systems. The front wheels are held by the brake pedal in the footwell, and the rear wheels are held by the parking brake (previous operated by the handbrake lever). This isn’t just common practice that manufacturers can opt in or out of: it’s part of the safety rules for putting any car on sale.
You can go off people..
Most new cars in the U.K. are autos, and soon most will be EVs. ‘Hand’ brake will be seen as so quaint
Auto Civics have a traditional handbrake or at least they do up to the 9th generation, not sure about the latest one.
The 2021 models have an electric parking brake.
Similar games in my Caterham 7 days. Some cars had no handbrake mechanism, the solution was a line lock on the brake pipe that ran along the transmission tunnel. Press the pedal, shut the valve. Brakes locked. Then release the lever to drive away. Come MoT the pedal box was too tight for the testers clumpy boots so "I'll operate the brakes mate, just say when". The "handbrake" would be demonstrated by lifting the lever and applying a judicious nudge of the brake pedal. Ignition off so there was no telltale brake light to give the game away.I still prefer the old Escort rally car parking brake in the 70s. Hydraulic discs at the rear, no parking brake included there, so they cut a hole in the transmission tunnel above the uj and the driver could drop the blade of a screwdriver into the uj, job done, passed the MoT as well. (Wouldn’t these days)