Electronic e-brake power

[hoodscoops]

I had this random thought, if the S650s power dies or when changing the battery, will the e brake disengage and stop working? or if it remains engaged how to disengage without the power?

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[Ewags81]

this is one of the things that scares me also. electronic power steering, electronic parking brake, electronic power assist brakes. there's got to be something in place right? car manufacturers been doing this for a while. I still leave it in first gear when parked though just in case

 

[roket]

for the parking brake, if the battery dies when it isnt engaged, it will not engage. it requires power to disengage if it is engaged due to it be electronic. however, if you jump the vehicle or replace the battery, you may hear the parking brake turn on. Ford has set it up in a way where, if something is wrong, and there is a risk of rolling away, the vehicle will continuously attempt to engage the parking brake, unless you push down the switch to turn it off, in an attempt to fail to a known state. this could be triggered by codes set from the battery dying, which made the vehicle think something was wrong. if something has happened where your vehicle is having this issue, i recommend you call a flatbed tow truck, and have your vehicle towed to a dealer. it could be a battery or something more

this is one of the things that scares me also. electronic power steering, electronic parking brake, electronic power assist brakes. there's got to be something in place right? car manufacturers been doing this for a while. I still leave it in first gear when parked though just in case

Ford isnt like Tesla, so things still have a redundancy. your safety has no priority with Tesla. anyways, electronic power steering is just an assist, and even if the assist goes out, you still have control of steering, just un-assisted. for electronic power assist brakes, there is a redundancy there too; pressing the brake hard enough will activate a bypass valve to get fluid to the calipers, just like if there was no assist at all. i already covered the parking brake, it will attempt to fail to a known state if it thinks that is the appropriate measure

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