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11-13-06, 02:34 PM

IStreefidy

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Emergency Brake???

Is their an emergency hand brake on our car, or just the parking break and the regular footbrake. I havent seen one...

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11-13-06, 02:37 PM

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The parking brake is also an emergency brake. If you drive your car and press the parking brake your car will stop same as with the regular brakes but it only controls the rear brakes so if you press it too hard it will lock your rear wheels.

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11-13-06, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by IStreefidy

Is their an emergency hand brake on our car, or just the parking break and the regular footbrake. I havent seen one...

It is a foot brake, not a hand brake.

edit: this is for the is350 only pointed out by 9520g.

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11-13-06, 06:13 PM

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The manual trans has a hand brake.

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11-14-06, 04:37 AM

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Technically, all manufacturers stopped calling it an "emergency" brake years ago. The "parking" brake is meant for exactly that. The parking brake has NEVER been engineered or disigned to be used in an emergency.