drmw
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Hi - I don't normally use the parking brake, but for some reason I did last evening. I didn't press the pedal very hard, so when I got in to drive off this morning I was able to reverse off the drive & start moving forward before it told me the parking brake was on.
I pulled the release, but it didn't do anything (my last model gave a good "clunk" when it released). I tried a couple of times to no avail, then actually pressed the pedal a bit harder in case it is the spring on the pedal itself that disengages the system when the release is pulled. Took me quite a few pulls before the thing released (although it didn't "clunk" so I was unsure until I drove off if the damn thing was on or off!)
To save me some time, can anyone explain where on an R230 the mechanism needs to be lubricated and / or adjusted?
many thanks
David
I pulled the release, but it didn't do anything (my last model gave a good "clunk" when it released). I tried a couple of times to no avail, then actually pressed the pedal a bit harder in case it is the spring on the pedal itself that disengages the system when the release is pulled. Took me quite a few pulls before the thing released (although it didn't "clunk" so I was unsure until I drove off if the damn thing was on or off!)
To save me some time, can anyone explain where on an R230 the mechanism needs to be lubricated and / or adjusted?
many thanks
David