Brake Hold Retrofit
#16
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So this morning I put my seat belt on, drove up to a traffic light, held the brake down, pressed the button, and.... nothing. I am almost positive this is one of the most trivial retrofits. Just need to figure out what tells the system to activate, the buttons probably just acts as a relay. I will go through TIS and figure out what else is needed to make this work. Stay tuned.
#17
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Eddie - I think the Brake Hold feature works by using an isolation valve in the ABS unit to create the pressure to the rear calipers. There are some safety lockouts like the seat belt must be fastened before the Brake Hold feature can work, and the electronic parking brake is automatically engaged if the Brake Hold feature is held for longer than x minutes, and the Brake Hold feature is automatically disengaged if the transmission shift lever is moved to Park or Reverse, etc. I rather doubt the GS 350 is setup mechanically or wired electrically for this feature. And, I do not think the instrument cluster has the green and yellow Brake Hold icon lights (image below). Maybe there is a practical way to add the Brake Hold feature, but it sure would be easier to add this feature if it had been an option on the car and was already pre-wired and mechanically setup so it could be easily added.
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I have this hold feature in my 450h, but my car has a 2 part braking system. The rear is brake by wire, electronically controlled and the front is conventional, controlled directly from the brake pedal. Not sure if this is relevant, but I guess some regular 350's have it with conventional brakes all the way around.
Honestly I don't even use the hold feature regularly, maybe a few times to try it out.
I guess take a flashlight and look at the instrument cluster to see if it have the hold lights.
Honestly I don't even use the hold feature regularly, maybe a few times to try it out.
I guess take a flashlight and look at the instrument cluster to see if it have the hold lights.
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Eddie - I think the Brake Hold feature works by using an isolation valve in the ABS unit to create the pressure to the rear calipers. There are some safety lockouts like the seat belt must be fastened before the Brake Hold feature can work, and the electronic parking brake is automatically engaged if the Brake Hold feature is held for longer than x minutes, and the Brake Hold feature is automatically disengaged if the transmission shift lever is moved to Park or Reverse, etc. I rather doubt the GS 350 is setup mechanically or wired electrically for this feature. And, I do not think the instrument cluster has the green and yellow Brake Hold icon lights (image below). Maybe there is a practical way to add the Brake Hold feature, but it sure would be easier to add this feature if it had been an option on the car and was already pre-wired and mechanically setup so it could be easily added.
I have this hold feature in my 450h, but my car has a 2 part braking system. The rear is brake by wire, electronically controlled and the front is conventional, controlled directly from the brake pedal. Not sure if this is relevant, but I guess some regular 350's have it with conventional brakes all the way around.
Honestly I don't even use the hold feature regularly, maybe a few times to try it out.
I guess take a flashlight and look at the instrument cluster to see if it have the hold lights.
Honestly I don't even use the hold feature regularly, maybe a few times to try it out.
I guess take a flashlight and look at the instrument cluster to see if it have the hold lights.
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Found the wiring, progress... Brake Hold is called Satellite Switch, N42. It's called a satellite switch since it could have both Night View (2013) and Brake Hold or Nigh View Only or Brake Hold Only. Digging...
#21
I watch with great enthusiasm - certainly a basic feature this car is missing. Does anybody know whether it's something that can be enabled via techstream?
I wonder whether the fairly useless 2 second hold (by depressing the brake pedal) can be extended for much longer - that would be unreal. The question is whether it's hardcoded in one of the ECUs or set in techstream. I'll have a look tonight, here's hoping I don't break anything!
I wonder whether the fairly useless 2 second hold (by depressing the brake pedal) can be extended for much longer - that would be unreal. The question is whether it's hardcoded in one of the ECUs or set in techstream. I'll have a look tonight, here's hoping I don't break anything!
#22
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I watch with great enthusiasm - certainly a basic feature this car is missing. Does anybody know whether it's something that can be enabled via techstream?
I wonder whether the fairly useless 2 second hold (by depressing the brake pedal) can be extended for much longer - that would be unreal. The question is whether it's hardcoded in one of the ECUs or set in techstream. I'll have a look tonight, here's hoping I don't break anything!
I wonder whether the fairly useless 2 second hold (by depressing the brake pedal) can be extended for much longer - that would be unreal. The question is whether it's hardcoded in one of the ECUs or set in techstream. I'll have a look tonight, here's hoping I don't break anything!
#23
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Unfortunately, I did not find the "BRAKE HOLD" indicator. Can someone confirm the images below?
AFS OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
BRAKE WARNING, LKA, PCS, PARK ASSIST, PARK BRAKE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING, SRS WARNING
SEAT BELT, FRONT FOG LIGHT, AUTO HIGH BEAM, DOOR OPEN, LEFT BLINKER, HIGH BEAM, WARNING, LIGHTS ON, RIGHT BLINKER
BRAKE INDICATOR, RADAR CRUISE CONTROL, REGULAR CRUISE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL SET, CHECK BATTERY, SLIP INDICATOR, VSC
TIRE PRESSURE, ABS, LOW FUEL
AFS OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
BRAKE WARNING, LKA, PCS, PARK ASSIST, PARK BRAKE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING, SRS WARNING
SEAT BELT, FRONT FOG LIGHT, AUTO HIGH BEAM, DOOR OPEN, LEFT BLINKER, HIGH BEAM, WARNING, LIGHTS ON, RIGHT BLINKER
BRAKE INDICATOR, RADAR CRUISE CONTROL, REGULAR CRUISE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL SET, CHECK BATTERY, SLIP INDICATOR, VSC
TIRE PRESSURE, ABS, LOW FUEL
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Confirmed...no 'BRAKE HOLD' indicator.
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Check this out on Page 213 ► https://drivers.lexus.com/t3Portal/d...f/OM30F82U.pdf
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