Electric park brake

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Not exactly on topic but when i collected my D3 from previous owner he showed me how to release the handbrake, now 6 weeks later it occurred to m that i have never seen the a telltale light on the dash to tell me that the handbrake is applied ?
I don't apply it as i had assume it was applied once i selected park but this may have been turned off in the settings, or have i got this wrong ?

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No, you haven't got it wrong, there is a setting in the CCF ( = Car Configuration Files ??) where it can be set to apply when you remove the car keys.

I thought I saw this the other day, so I just went and checked with the GAP IID Tool and there it is.

Lots of other interesting stuff too, I might add.

Tell me if it actually works. CCF setting being available doesn't mean it works

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Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I think loanrangie means that the seller showed him how to normally release it using the switch, not the emergency release. Loanrangie also says he's not seen the park brake symbol on the dash, which isn't a surprise as he also says he has never engaged it himself, thinking it would automatically apply. Now unless a D3 is different to a D4, mine doesn't automatically apply itself - I have to manually apply it, and then on comes the light.

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So, 1 plus 1 can equal 3. [bigsmile1]

Sorry to mislead, thought you were talking about the situation I described.

Martin

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Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Tell me if it actually works. CCF setting being available doesn't mean it works

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true, because this function is only an option on manual models according to the land rover manuals. And I could see it on my car which is auto trans.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Well I tried mine & it's quiet in High Range but makes a definite screech in Low Range, even after several tries, so I've asked my mechanic to adjust it next week, I hope that makes a difference.

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Update: The cleaning and adjusting didn't last long, as the hand brake started to not release properly, binding on the R.H. drum, caused a shudder while driving, so I had the whole mechanism replaced. It's very quiet now in both High & Low range. I still think there is a difference in tension/torque applied Hi vs Lo range as a few weeks after the new mechanism install, I noticed it scraping slightly while driving with the window down in a multi-storey car park, I stopped, put it in Low applied the EPB and the scraping hasn't re-appeared.