VF Electric Handbrake Warning

[NickS]

Ok just received an email from holden about the questions I asked about the EPB. Which conforms to me that they thought about it very carefully.

Hi Robert, The electronic park brake works exactly like a manual hand brake is the way it only applies the rear brakes to hold the vehicle when parked/stopped.

Also when using the electronic park brake while driving (Dynamic back-up mode) if in an event the hydraulic brakes(foot pedal) fail it also uses the rear wheels to slow the vehicle down however unlike a manual park brake the EPB also has anti-lock capability, which ensures that the vehicle stability is maintained throughout the braking procedure.

Another perk to the electric park brake is the safety re-clamp, if for some reason the elec park brake detects vehicle roll after an initial apply, this safety back up feature comes into play. it does so by re-clamping the park brake to its maximum apply force. Hope this answers your question! Thanks, Aaron @ Holden

Sounds good ... so what is the point of this thread again ???

[vyls1wa]

Some warning about killer park brake?

[C4B]

Sounds good ... so what is the point of this thread again ???

Finding out exactly how the EPB on the VF works (after 90 posts it looks like we have). Cmon Nick, you've been on here long enough to know if we deleted/locked every thread that goes off topic, or isn't critically important to everyone on here there'd only be about 4 threads a year stay open.

[IJ.]

Finding out exactly how the EPB on the VF works (after 90 posts it looks like we have). Cmon Nick, you've been on here long enough to know if we deleted/locked every thread that goes off topic, or isn't critically important to everyone on here there'd only be about 4 threads a year stay open.

Would it be that many??

[NickS]

Finding out exactly how the EPB on the VF works (after 90 posts it looks like we have). Cmon Nick, you've been on here long enough to know if we deleted/locked every thread that goes off topic, or isn't critically important to everyone on here there'd only be about 4 threads a year stay open.

I know mate ... it's good to get some feedback on this, just seemed to be a few painting the picture that if you touch the button you'll be thrown through the windscreen!

[jaykay]

I know mate ... it's good to get some feedback on this, just seemed to be a few painting the picture that if you touch the button you'll be thrown through the windscreen!

I tried it Nick and my windscreen is in tact...oh and so am I

[planetdavo]

Sounds good ... so what is the point of this thread again ???

Yep...but it wont change many, if any, of the people against it.

[C4B]

I know mate ... it's good to get some feedback on this, just seemed to be a few painting the picture that if you touch the button you'll be thrown through the windscreen!

Caveat Emptor......