imbecile or what?
When I was taking advanced driving lessons, I was thought to press the button, as this will reduce the wear on the teeth, and I still follow this advice 30 years later
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Why on earth would she need to do that? Seems crystal clear to me?
Really? I think not. In my first hand experience I’ve had at least three handbrake ‘issues’ on cars I’ve used. In this thread everyone has concentrated on the ratchet and the button on the handbrake lever. If Stella told us what her issue was we could be more precise. One handbrake issue I had with a car I owned was at this time of year was that water in the handbrake cables froze causing the handbrake to stick on. I had to get assistance and the man did a temporary fix using a blow lamp to temporarily solve the problem. His advice was to avoid using the handbrake until the next thaw. If we knew if Stella’s issue was weather related like that, a sticking disc, or indeed something to do with the ratchet mechanism it would help answer her question.
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Ok I now understand your perspective,
But - there is no need to be so unpleasantly rude - please think again before posting again. Cheers.
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How was it rude? All I was asking for was more information. The OP was vague and posters had taken it in one direction which could well have been irrelevant. I genuinely thought that I was being helpful.
I do admit that some posts can seem rude, I’ve read a few recently.
That’s rude,
It was direct, as your reply to me was. I will remove the offending words.
Nope , I was direct, you were being / have been being antagonistic,. And not just to me.
I don’t have the time / energy to police your posts. Please either decide to embrace the ethos of my site or choose to post elsewhere. Thanks.
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Some interesting responses to my question about “pushing the button”. Thanks to everyone for your input.
There is no need for me to go into further details -, since the button-actioning was the only area of discord amongst me and my pals.
We have now found the User Manual for the car, which makes things quite clear.
To set: Lift the handbrake lever.
To release: Depress the button, lift the lever slightly, then (with button still depressed) gently lower lever to the horizontal.
Phew… 