How Do You Adjust An Emergency Brake?
The emergency brake is considered unnecessary up until the point when your hydraulic brakes fail or your car begins to roll down a steep hill. An emergency brake is strictly mechanical, as opposed to the disc or drum brakes found in the wheel wells, which are hydraulic. The mechanical nature of the emergency brake also means that, unlike drum or disc brakes, it requires the occasional adjustment. Test the Emergency Brake Step 1 Find a hill or sloping road and then begin to engage the emergency brake. Step 2 Determine when the emergency brake begins to engage. On a standard car, the emergency brake should begin to engage when it has been pressed one-third of the way. By the time it has been pressed two-thirds of the way, it should be fully engaged and stopping the car. Step 3 Make sure the emergency brake is fully engaged by the time it has been fully pressed. If the brake is not fully engaged before it has been fully pressed, it must be adjusted. Step 4 Consult your owner’s manual to d
