Heritage handbrake hell
Discussion
2006 DB9 Volante - I know it's heritage and all that but the fly away handbrake drives me nuts < i never know when it's off and neither does the sensor which bongs away until I have beaten the handbrake several times to get it to admit it is off .
Is there a technique to getting the sensor to go off ( and the handbrake ) - in 7 years of ownership I have not found it ? Or does this just have to be suffered as part of the 'charm' of a car with heritage ?
Is there a technique to getting the sensor to go off ( and the handbrake ) - in 7 years of ownership I have not found it ? Or does this just have to be suffered as part of the 'charm' of a car with heritage ?
Yes, if its touchtronic, don't bother using it, unless you're on a VERY steep hill. If you remove the handbrake cover, you'll see the offending switch.
Oh, and just in case nobody has shown you, to release the handbrake, pull the lever up until you can feel that you are pulling against the cable tension, at that point, press in the button with your thumb, and keep it pressed in as you allow the lever to return to the floor.
Oh, and just in case nobody has shown you, to release the handbrake, pull the lever up until you can feel that you are pulling against the cable tension, at that point, press in the button with your thumb, and keep it pressed in as you allow the lever to return to the floor.
Edited by roughrider on Sunday 26th April 16:11
roughrider said:
Yes, if its touchtronic, don't bother using it, unless you're on a VERY steep hill. If you remove the handbrake cover, you'll see the offending switch.
Oh, and just in case nobody has shown you, to release the handbrake, pull the lever up until you can feel that you are pulling against the cable tension, at that point, press in the button with your thumb, and keep it pressed in as you allow the lever to return to the floor.
And dont let go of the button until its all the way down like i used to!Oh, and just in case nobody has shown you, to release the handbrake, pull the lever up until you can feel that you are pulling against the cable tension, at that point, press in the button with your thumb, and keep it pressed in as you allow the lever to return to the floor.
Edited by roughrider on Sunday 26th April 16:11
BravoV8V said:
It's not a fly-off handbrake.
It's just a normal handbrake that returns to a horizontal position when it is engaged.
This…It's just a normal handbrake that returns to a horizontal position when it is engaged.
Because it's very difficult to get in and out with a 'normal' handbrake engaged. I never bother, for several reasons:
1- Years of owning cars with crap handbrakes led me to be extremely sceptical of their abilities.
2- They have a tendency to stick on if they are a bit damp and get left for a few days/weeks/months.
3- I've done one track day in my life back in my TVR days. The only crash on the day was from the driver of a Chimaera who relied on the handbrake on the sloping in-field pit area after coming in. As the brakes cooled the car rolled with some pace into the back of a Lotus parked some 20 yards or so in front of it. So technically, it wasn't the driver who crashed, I suppose!
As an aside, I think the only car I've ever been in with a proper fly-off handbrake has been a Morgan.
hartley said:
Hill starts -2 ton cars tend to roll backwards on slopes unless restrained .
If you only need it for hill starts, then just pull the lever up with the button pressed (like you would with any other handbrake). When putting it down, just make sure that you put it down with a 'positive' action. Or move to somewhere flatter.
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