Electronic Handbrake Question

[Gwynmawr]

When locking the car, does your handbrake auto engage if you've forgotten to pull the button up?

In a rush with the kids last week and got out without engaging the handbrake - was able to turn engine off, get out, lock car and then noticed car was slowly rolling forward before hitting the garage door.

Is this normal?

Seems bonkers that modern cars squark at you like it's the end of the world if you leave your light on, but not if you've left the handbrake off! Isn't that a kind of advantage of electronic handbrakes ??

[Chris81]

As soon as I stop and put mine into park (auto) and take my seatbelt off it automatically turns on. However I always pull it up to make sure.


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[Gwynmawr]

Thanks Chris81 - should have mentioned mine is a manual.

[Guest 2]

i enabled this on an auto a6 i had on loan.

not sure if it works with manual cars though and this works by shifting to park. im pretty sure i didn't see anything relating to epb on keylock.

I'll get you some pics soon but I found another feature you automatic owners might enjoy.

53 - Parking Brake
16 - Security Access
Code shown to me was 78713
10 - Adaption
"Shift P to EPB"
Set to Activated

This will auto-apply the handbrake when the shifter has moved to P.

[Pikey Narna]

Our handbrake auto applies when we turn off the ignition and ours is a manual 2012
Andy

[Tripletrouble]

Mine doesn't. 2013 manual.

[johnsimcox]

Our handbrake auto applies when we turn off the ignition and ours is a manual 2012
Andy

I will check later but pretty sure mine only does this if I have activated the auto hill hold function. Manual 2012

[Westyfield2]

As above, with a combination of the VCDS option and the auto-hill-hold button, you should be able to get it working.

[MarkTM]

Hope you get it sorted.

Have driven auto's for over 30yrs and hardly ever use the handbrake, just move it to park (which you have to do to remove the key) and it rolls a few inches before wheels lock.

Downside is that have to ensure that I give the handbrake a good workout prior to MOT time

[Splash]

Hope you get it sorted.

Have driven auto's for over 30yrs and hardly ever use the handbrake, just move it to park (which you have to do to remove the key) and it rolls a few inches before wheels lock.

Downside is that have to ensure that I give the handbrake a good workout prior to MOT time

Very very occasionally I do this on my C6 and then cringe when the car stops rolling. OK, its on an almost flat driveway, but I can't help feeling its not very sympathetic to the drive train.

Maybe I'm overcautious as I also release the EPB switch manually every (and I do mean every) time, rather than letting the transmission overcome the brakes. The last time I admitted to this I got a few "Why?"s and the odd "like", although I feel somewhat vindicated now after reading Honest John suggesting that a lot of (premature) rear brake wear is down to the EPB system's auto release.