XC70 Electric Handbrake - Page 3

FreshAir · Apr 26th, 2024, 13:53

Works the same way in VW/Skoda etc. You only try it once (and not at speed). Full on breaking with ABS as others have stated. No hand brake turns that's for sure.

Same as if the collision prevention sensor thinks your going to hit something, now that really does surprise you. Have that a few times in my V70. Parking into a parking space with an overhanging hedge is a good situation to trigger it. Doesn't half wake you up.

simboc2004 · Apr 26th, 2024, 15:15

I have had two occasions in my motoring life (45 years) when use of the handbrake saved me from accident - once in a FWD Ford Fiesta XR2 (pre ABS) when the car in front lost control in the snow and spun in front of me - I entered rapidly into an emergency handbrake assisted, tail-out slow down (which worked). Just braking would have meant I slid into the car blocking the road.

The other time was, again, in the snow, but this time in one of my RWD Volvo 940 estates. On this occasion a large single decker bus decided to pull out of a side road in Ipswich and fill the only available carriageway; I flicked the back of the "old wagon" out with the hand brake and opposite lock to slow it and enable me to then power into the packed snow on the left side of the road. A near miss. Must have looked impressive, a Volvo wagon hanging its back right out...

peterskinn · Yesterday, 10:35

Ah Well.... I just wondered. It was certainly an option on my previous car - Jaguar S Type.

In fairness I've not had any real problem - just a couple of times I have noticed a "clunk" when moving off.

I heartily agree with all the comments about electrickery on modern cars. How did we ever mange when presented with a large lever which required a hefty tug??

One final note from me..... We live in a VERY flat coastal area and hill starts are not an issue. We visited friends in the Peak District last weekend... Lo and Behold I DO have the auto hold feature!

My thanks to all who have responded

Peter

Auldgit · Yesterday, 11:21

On a slightly separate but related matter, when the car is in reactive cruise control and the system applies the brakes to reduce speed, do the brake lights operate??

Apr 26th, 2024, 15:15	#22
simboc2004 SimboC2004 Last Online: Today 17:03 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Diss	I have had two occasions in my motoring life (45 years) when use of the handbrake saved me from accident - once in a FWD Ford Fiesta XR2 (pre ABS) when the car in front lost control in the snow and spun in front of me - I entered rapidly into an emergency handbrake assisted, tail-out slow down (which worked). Just braking would have meant I slid into the car blocking the road. The other time was, again, in the snow, but this time in one of my RWD Volvo 940 estates. On this occasion a large single decker bus decided to pull out of a side road in Ipswich and fill the only available carriageway; I flicked the back of the "old wagon" out with the hand brake and opposite lock to slow it and enable me to then power into the packed snow on the left side of the road. A near miss. Must have looked impressive, a Volvo wagon hanging its back right out... __________________ Volvo V70 P3 ES D3/D4 2011 - 170,000 miles in Black Stone Volvo V40 R-Design Nav Plus D4 190 - 60,000 miles in Osmium Grey Past: '90 944 2.0 turbo, '91 944 2.0, '92 945 2.0 turbo, '95 945 2.3 HPT, '09 C30 2.0D R Design 180bhp+, '13 C30 D2 Lux.

Apr 26th, 2024, 13:53	#21
FreshAir Senior Member Last Online: Today 16:31 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lichfield	Works the same way in VW/Skoda etc. You only try it once (and not at speed). Full on breaking with ABS as others have stated. No hand brake turns that's for sure. Same as if the collision prevention sensor thinks your going to hit something, now that really does surprise you. Have that a few times in my V70. Parking into a parking space with an overhanging hedge is a good situation to trigger it. Doesn't half wake you up.

Yesterday, 10:35	#23
peterskinn New Member Last Online: Yesterday 10:37 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: LYTHAM ST. ANNES	Ah Well.... I just wondered. It was certainly an option on my previous car - Jaguar S Type. In fairness I've not had any real problem - just a couple of times I have noticed a "clunk" when moving off. I heartily agree with all the comments about electrickery on modern cars. How did we ever mange when presented with a large lever which required a hefty tug?? One final note from me..... We live in a VERY flat coastal area and hill starts are not an issue. We visited friends in the Peak District last weekend... Lo and Behold I DO have the auto hold feature! My thanks to all who have responded Peter

Yesterday, 11:21	#24
Auldgit Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 11:24 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester	On a slightly separate but related matter, when the car is in reactive cruise control and the system applies the brakes to reduce speed, do the brake lights operate??

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