Heritage handbrake hell

[hartley]

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 ?

[hartley]

Thanks all - user error is a distinct possibility - I will pay more attention to the nipple release procedure !

Mine is a real manual so not using the handbrake is not an option .

[hartley]

BravoV8V said:

Why not just leave it in gear when it's parked then?

Hill starts -2 ton cars tend to roll backwards on slopes unless restrained .