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I am no mechanic so I hope someone more qualified comes along to help you. In my experience the M and S lights coming on are an indication that something has triggered the limp home mode. However when this has occured to me the lights have cleared the next time the ingnition has been cycled ON/OFF. This has not caused any lasting symptom.
The handbrake issues I believe to be unrelated to the M&S lights unless your handbrake is dragging and the additional load on the transmission is causing overheating of the transmission fluid. Easy enough to check as the drum would be getting hot after driving any distance and your fuel economy would be poor. To check the handbrake you can just lift a back wheel with the gearbox in Neutral and try to spin the lifted wheel you should feel and possibly hear the dragging on the handbrake. If that is the problem then it could be due to crap collecting in the drum, more likely to be an issue if you have been off road and have done some mud work. Or your shoes need adjustment. I can't imagine the rachet release button coming off having much to do with this however I have not had it happen to me.
Good luck I hope one of the guys that do this stuff for a living comes along and provides you with more definitive advice.
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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift
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