Emergency brake self applying

[rick52]

*Settlement from Jeep / Anton Yelchin wrongful death and product liability lawsuit

Ford definitely got sued over their transmissions jumping out of park and into gear.

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[BetterDays]

May have missed it...
Do you just shut the vehicle off from R or D when parking?
Or do you put it in Park first?

If just shutting it off from R or D, then it will apply.
Move to P first, then shut off and the Parking Brake does not apply.

Learning to engage the parking brake prior to moving to P and then disengaging when I get back in, as my work parking spot is often on a slight incline.

 

[Automan21]

This is needed actually.

As a long time Trekkie - just Google what happed to Anton Yelchin.

Wasn’t it a jeep and didn’t he leave it in gear and jump out to check something or open a gate.

 

[mauverick]

Auto hold function?

In my XLT Luxury Package, there's a button below the screen on far right that inexplicably has a hand on it. When activated it holds the vehicle until I got the gas, somewhat useful at stoplights and such.

 

[mspmms]

Wasn’t it a jeep and didn’t he leave it in gear and jump out to check something or open a gate.

Yes, a Jeep -

- out of gear but not in "park".

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Ford has a History.
Ford 1970's LTD Park to Reverse.
A Ford LTD slipping into reverse typically stems from either a mechanical transmission failure or the well-documented 1970s–1980s column shifter and park-lock design issue.

 

[Dad]

This seems like a very small annoyance compared to what could happen if the brake isn't engaged. I recommend rethinking turning off this safety feature.

 

[mauverick]

There's something else I heard, which is that engaging the E brake keeps the battery from dying. Something to do with the computer and anti lock brakes?

 

[jsus]

Wasn’t it a jeep and didn’t he leave it in gear and jump out to check something or open a gate.

https://web.archive.org/web/2016062...elchin-jeep-rollaway-20160620-snap-story.html

Yelchin, who played Chekov in the revamped sci-fi series, was fatally injured early Sunday by his Jeep Grand Cherokee, which rolled in reverse down his hillside home’s driveway, pinning him against a brick pillar and a metal security gate, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

LAPD Capt. Beverly Lewis, who oversees the Valley traffic division, confirmed to The Times that the vehicle was a 2015 model.

In April, Fiat Chrysler Automotive voluntarily recalled about 1.1 million cars and sport utility vehicles after an investigation found that electronic shifts could spring back to their prior position after being moved to a different gear, according to National Highway Transportation Safety Agency records.

Incidents like that are why vehicles with push-button start will honk at you if you leave the vehicle running and get out (taking the key fob with you). That's also why the dial shifter will auto return to park if you open a door while in gear. Not necessarily related to automatically applying the parking brake.

 

[Automan21]

In my XLT Luxury Package, there's a button below the screen on far right that inexplicably has a hand on it. When activated it holds the vehicle until I got the gas, somewhat useful at stoplights and such.

Ah the brake hold feature. I don’t trust that for a second. Convenient for drive thru’s but I still won’t count on it so I never use it. It’s Park or my foot on the brake.

 

[loboloco]

Yea I guess I need to get into the habit of hitting the parking brake after I turn off the auto start/stop button. It just annoys me that it applies automatically. I have no problem using it just the auto apply

You're annoyed that it's automatic, but it auto applies and disengages, which makes it completely passive.

The auto start/stop is also automatic if you don't press anything.

I think you just need to get in and drive it.

 

[Bob The Builder]

In my XLT Luxury Package, there's a button below the screen on far right that inexplicably has a hand on it. When activated it holds the vehicle until I got the gas, somewhat useful at stoplights and such.

It's an awesome feature when held up in a construction zone for me. No brainfarts to accidentally creep ahead while waiting. Traffic too.

 

[rick52]

Ah the brake hold feature. I don’t trust that for a second. Convenient for drive thru’s but I still won’t count on it so I never use it. It’s Park or my foot on the brake.

I agree...I mean you're driving, so what is it you need to do with you feet that you can't hold the brake while stopped.

 

[Carlitos_92]

I agree...I mean you're driving, so what is it you need to do with you feet that you can't hold the brake while stopped.

It's nice to be able to move them. The ABH isn't a "need" any more than having power windows or air conditioning.

 

[rick52]

It's nice to be able to move them. The ABH isn't a "need" any more than having power windows or air conditioning.

I agreed...who needs AC.

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