Yes, I do that sometimes too. When I remember to do it. The car reminds me the next day if I forgot itAfter the auto handbrake comes on when I switch the engine off, I just press down on the park button and put it off before I exit the car.
Wow, that's new info for me!After the auto handbrake comes on when I switch the engine off, I just press down on the park button and put it off before I exit the car.
Thinking back I think as soon as I press the P (DSG park button) that's when the handbrake go's on, and I then put it off by pressing the parking brake button, and then turn engine off and exit.Wow, that's new info for me!
I had no idea that if you press again on the park button it will release the parking brake. Are you referring to the "P" button of the DSG, or the parking brake button?
In my case, once I switch OFF the engine there's no more power supplied to accessories, so I cannot manually disengage the parking brake simply by pressing down the "P" (parking brake) button. If the car applies the parking brakes automatically when I press the "START/STOP" button, if for some reason I want to disengage it, I follow this sequence:
- press "START/STOP" without pressing the brake pedal - this will provide power supply to accesories;
- press the brake pedal AND then press the "P" (parking brake) button - this disengages the parking brake;
- press again the "START/STOP" without pressing the brake pedal - car OFF.
Regardless of buttons pressed the electronic parking brake will still come back on as soon as you turn off the ignition and / or exit the vehicle, It's programmed to do so, It's a separate system, electric winder motors engage the rear brakes.After the auto handbrake comes on when I switch the engine off, I just press down on the park button and put it off before I exit the car.
Does this work? I think the parking brake would still re-engage when you exit the vehicle.Wow, that's new info for me!
I had no idea that if you press again on the park button it will release the parking brake. Are you referring to the "P" button of the DSG, or the parking brake button?
In my case, once I switch OFF the engine there's no more power supplied to accessories, so I cannot manually disengage the parking brake simply by pressing down the "P" (parking brake) button. If the car applies the parking brakes automatically when I press the "START/STOP" button, if for some reason I want to disengage it, I follow this sequence:
- press "START/STOP" without pressing the brake pedal - this will provide power supply to accesories;
- press the brake pedal AND then press the "P" (parking brake) button - this disengages the parking brake;
- press again the "START/STOP" without pressing the brake pedal - car OFF.
I think it would re-engage as soon as you turn ignition off.Even if you released the brake and then disconnected the battery? *
* Probably not a recommended procedure.
Yes, it does.Does this work? I think the parking brake would still re-engage when you exit the vehicle.
Indeed, I know there's a "Service Mode" for the EPB - such that it remains disabled for the rear brake-pads replacement. That procedure is probably necessary for safety reasons, since in the event that the EPB would engage by itself for some reason during the pads replacement - some freak accidents might occur.If it did work then you would then be able to change the rear brakes without any OBD coding the brakes into service mode.