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by nytesky 811 days ago
Are the new electronic emergency brakes susceptible to bugs or are they dead simple so unlikely to fail too?

The article talks about a faulty parking brake and that users should engage emergency brake. These are not the same thing I take it?
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inhumantsar 811 days ago
the parking brake is what gets engaged when you put a vehicle with an automatic transmission into park.

the emergency brake is separate. usually a handle in the centre console or a small pedal on the left side of the driver side footwell.

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nytesky 811 days ago
I’ve driven newer rental cars where the emergency brake was engaged by a button on the console. They call it brake hold I think. Can this fail from software bug?

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/brake-hold-button-car/

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