Thread: Handbrake failed to release

As far as i know if a doors is open and you try to drive away releasing the park brake it won't release but if a door is open you can manually release it, because i got caught out a while ago trying to move the car when washing it just had to move it 5 metres and didn't shut the door properly and it wouldn't release.

As with the tail gate i think its an exception because i know the air suspension won't move with the doors open, but will move if the tail gates open, so could possibly be the same for the park brake releasing.

I could be wrong but so far thats my experience around that issue.

That must be a new thing, mine just goes bong bong bong bong bong bong bong and bloody bong bong bong bong bong until you close the door properly.

Baz.

Too much safety! I know if the car is not in Park, the tail gate will not open!! Was cursing the other day trying to get the tail gate open. Even in Neutral with park brake on the tail gate wouldn't open.

Originally Posted by Hatchy

Too much safety! I know if the car is not in Park, the tail gate will not open!! Was cursing the other day trying to get the tail gate open. Even in Neutral with park brake on the tail gate wouldn't open.

I got caught out with the tail gate in park like first month i had it went a short cut through a dirt road about 30kms long and then back on the highway and about an hour later i said to my partner you take over driving and just did the neutral handbrake to swap over and went to get something out of the tail gate and it wouldnt open i was cursing haha friggen thing one dirt road and the door wont open haha put it in park no problems at all haha had me worried for a minute.

That isnt a very good safety feature.
What if you are involved in an accident and the only way for somebody to help you out is thru the rear door????
Andrew

Curiosity got the better of me, so I tried it out for myself this afternoon.

I can release the handbrake with any door open. Mine's an MY13.

Cheers,
Jon

I was curious too. So I fired it up put it into reverse, unlocked and then went around and opened the tailgate. Then with driver's door and tailgate open released the park brake. There was a message telling me it, the tailgate and door, were open and the park brake was released and to "lift to apply".
Mine is a D3 MY09.

Originally Posted by jspyle

I was curious too. So I fired it up put it into reverse, unlocked and then went around and opened the tailgate. Then with driver's door and tailgate open released the park brake. There was a message telling me it, the tailgate and door, were open and the park brake was released and to "lift to apply".
Mine is a D3 MY09.

I always used neutral and park brake to things out of the boot of my D3. That's why I was cursing thinking my tail gate was broken on the MY14 D4.