Movement when parking brake is on?

[ElegantSpoon]

Hellooo!

I have had my 2004 C230 for just over a week now and I am enjoying it so far. The only question I have is that when I put the car into park and then put the parking brake on it moves forward slightly once I lift off the brake.

Is this normal with a mercedes auto?

Any info on this would be great!!

Thanx
Mike

 

[bigtwin]

What do you mean "when I lift off the brake"?

When you lift your foot having applied the parking brake? - Not normal.

 

[ElegantSpoon]

Hello

I mean, arrive home, foot on brake, move into park, then apply parking brake with left foot, then lift off brake and the car moves a little.

Like the handbrake is a little slack?

 

[bigtwin]

Hello

I mean, arrive home, foot on brake, move into park, then apply parking brake with left foot, then lift off brake and the car moves a little.

Like the handbrake is a little slack?

Someone will be along in a second I'm sure with C specific info - on my E it doesn't settle at all - firm as soon as the pedal is down. My old Disco however used to move about 3/4 mile as the thing tightened!

Does it hold firm on a hill on the brake alone?

 

[television]

Yes that is normal,, my SL moves a touch when I do that.

the parking brakes are not that good and most of us just leave the car in P for the best part

 

[ElegantSpoon]

Do you mean the parking brake when the auto box is not in park? I have parked on a hill ok with it in park and parking brake on but it does have that settle in movement.

 

[bigtwin]

Do you mean the parking brake when the auto box is not in park? I have parked on a hill ok with it in park and parking brake on but it does have that settle in movement.

Probably absolutely fine then - I'd find a hill and put the brake on with the box in N just to make sure it's doing what it should then you'll know.

As said above - lot's of us never use the thing at all - I don't unless I'm parked on a hill, in which case it makes me feel better!

 

[ElegantSpoon]

Hello Television if its standard practice wanted ice then thats alright. I just to make sure as with manuals theres not normally any movement.

 

[ElegantSpoon]

I will find myself a hill this week then

By the sounds of it I'm guessing its probably ok!

Thanx for the help!

 

[television]

My driveway is on a slope and there are times when I think that it will go into the garage after I have applied the parking brake and then go to P and take my foot off the pedal

 

[stumpy]

Both my Mercs roll an inch or two when the parking brake is applied.

 

[hairyg]

My experience is the same as Television's. The car settles as the footbrake is released. My driveway is a 1 in 4 slope and either Park on the auto box or foot operated parking brake will hold just fine, but I always use both. It makes no difference if the car is facing up or down the slope.

My old C200 auto did the same.

 

[davidsl500]

My SL moves as well when on a slope. I usually apply the parking brake and let it settle before moving to "park". My old Jag used to be a bugger to get out of park on a slope if you let it move forward in park before setting the parking brake..

 

[jubhi]

Mine does it also and so does my Dad's C-Class, it is normal on Mercs so don't worry.

 

[Myros]

all ours move differing amounts

from barely perceptible on the 202 to a couple of inches on the 124. As long as it stops eventually, and not too far down the road, it should be alright.
I put the service brake on and operate the parking brake while selecting P on the autos, hoping to keep everything nicley equalised and balanced out.

 

[paul c]

Mine also does moves a bit its a manual box i think its fairly normal.

 

[Micman]

I think that is common on all Automatic cars to move slightly after you have selected park and then release the footbrake.

I've noticed that in other auto cars - it's not just a Mercedes thing

 

[ElegantSpoon]

Ideal

Thanx everyone!!

 

[television]

Ideal

Thanx everyone!!

Do you have a next question

 

[ElegantSpoon]

I'm sure I will soon!