Emergency/Parking brake use

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07-05-22 | 11:59 AM

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tntcandy

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our 2021 is the same, push to end to hold, I haven't had any issues so far, I thought it was designed like that. I'll follow to see if normal or not

side note, my 87 560SL has similar setup and act exactly the same way, hence I did not think it was wrong

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07-09-22 | 10:09 AM

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BillWill87

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Thank you! I hope it won't do any damage.

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07-09-22 | 03:04 PM

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ASE

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"Break" is something you do at work. "Brake" is something you do with your vehicle.

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07-09-22 | 06:08 PM

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catdaddylo

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Originally Posted by BillWill87

Hey guys,

Please forgive me if this sounds dumb, but in my other vehicles it didn't require me to press the emergency break as far to engage E breaks
But this GX460, for instance, when I'm unloading my boat or even on a steep hill with the car by itself, unless I press it almost all the way in, it doesn't stop the car from rolling. I have to really press it almost all the way to the end to make sure it doesn't roll on the hill on me.
So, I'm just wondering if I keep on pressing it that far, will it damage the car in anyway? I park in my garage most times but at least a few times a week I have to park in my driveway that has pretty good amount of steepness

Thank you all.

I have a 2022 and what you describe is normal. Press the e brake a little and you can still move the truck with the throttle. Press it hard and you would know the e brake is working. You are not going to hurt anything to answer your question.