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Parking brake

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:01 am
by Goldfish
Hi there,

In one of the carwow review, it was stated and was demonstrated that the seat belt and parking brake are interlocked together. I unintentionally drove on without buckled up yesterday. Can anyone here confirm which setup is correct?

Thank you.

G

Re: Parking brake

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:29 am
by balmoral
On mine (in the UK) the parking brake will not release automatically if the driver isn't wearing a seatbelt, it has to be released manually by pressing the button down. I think that is standard.

Re: Parking brake

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:19 am
by Goldfish
Thanks.
Mine is also UK.
Just to clarify I manually released the parking brake and drove off without buckled up my seat belt. I didn't use or try the automatic release.
In this case I am not sure what carwow really referred to.


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Re: Parking brake

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:24 pm
by Ronnnie
Hi
on my XC40 I can move the car without putting the seat belt on, handbrake works as normal if you drive-off.

Re: Parking brake

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:35 pm
by Silver Moose
Goldfish wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:01 am Hi there,

In one of the carwow review, it was stated and was demonstrated that the seat belt and parking brake are interlocked together. I unintentionally drove on without buckled up yesterday. Can anyone here confirm which setup is correct?

Thank you.

G
Your car will not suffer the problem in the Carwow review as it was changed by a software update in 11/2018:

The car can be driven away when the electric parking brake is deactivated even if "Auto hold" is activated and the driver's seatbelt is not buckled.

Re: Parking brake

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:05 pm
by Goldfish
Thank you Carl.

Re: Parking brake

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:54 am
by Don Eladio
balmoral wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:29 am On mine (in the UK) the parking brake will not release automatically if the driver isn't wearing a seatbelt, it has to be released manually by pressing the button down. I think that is standard.
I'm pretty sure this is standard yeah

Re: Parking brake

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:29 pm
by Salmonfisher
Thanks Silver Moose. That update makes sense as I regularly move mine in car park where I live with out having to release the handbrake. You had to put seat belts on in my Audi which was a pain to go a couple of yards off road.