Same here except on manual transmission cars. I have used the " emergency brake" more than once to get me to a safe place when I have has a brake line rupture. Can't do that now.
Of all the things they could have made automatic...like leaving the transmission mode wherever you last left it...they chose this.Crazy! I find it interesting they put it as a warning though.
I was always under the impression a parking brake was to help prevent accidents like mashing on the gas and rolling forward as part of its features lol.
Never argue with a FORD engineer
I still need to know why. Why FORD... Why?
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You are not doing it wrong. That's just the disclaimer for the AUTOMATIC release.
You sure can use the electric parking brake in an emergency. See your manual.
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Must be a flatlander.
The manual is by no means easy to understand. Although I have not diagrammed the procedures, (having experience in real time computer process programming) it appears to me that when the manual states to not manually release the parking brake, there is an undisclosed reason, elsewhere maybe on this site and possibly on another Ford centered site I read that when the selector is placed in park, (assumed manually or electronically) the parking brake is set and the parking pawl is engaged (you will then have parking brake (aka emergency brake?) set to "hold" and parking pawl (designed to hold the planetary gear set from turning which can hold the car in place even though not designed to be the sole "holder". I have not been able to locate where the parking brake pawl/dog is located. It can be many places and just has to hold the wheels preferably without loading the headset. In one of John Kelley's videos he said the was a one way clutch (on or near the damper at the engine) that he did not know why it might be there but he suspected it might prevent engine from being turned backwards. I doubt since this is preventing reverse rotation and not forward that it has anything to do with park brake. Anyway back to subject of not releasing parking brake manually. Consider the possibility of releasing the parking brake manually and then NOT moving the dial OUT OF DRIVE, changing your mind and getting out WITHOUT manually resetting the parking brake and then only the parking pawl will be set. Perhaps the manual should have stated "Do not manually turn off the parking brake without before or after selecting a drive mode.???". Maybe there is another or additional reason. The original post is right on "why am I confused". Those doing their brake setting and releasing can continue but may or may not inadvertently set up a bad condition.
One question I have not found the answer to. Concerning Hybrid only is the parking pawl which hold the ring gear in the planetary gear set the only parking pawl and is it sufficient? Someone has posted that his maverick got severely injured by a bump, I do not remember details but he was claiming trans damage, I believe. I'll look for it when I get a chance.
The discussion is about some who are in habit or otherwise desire to manually release it instead of having computer do it's thing! Some are also having difficulty in the parking brake requiring significant go pedal and having loud noise when the automatic release occurs.
So, if the electric brake-by-wire fails due to loss of electrical power, pull the electric parking brake switch.
The only think about not using a parking brake, and all cars do this, is as you lift your foot off the brake, the car rolls a bit, then the transmission stops it, and makes this metallic clicking sound. I'm super paranoid, so I've always wondered if that damages a transmission over time. Whereas with the parking brake engaged, a car doesn't roll at all once you take your foot off the brake.
That's pretty much the same way I've been using a parking brake for over 30 years now.
