Mercedes W202 Auto third pedal
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jkh112 said:
toohuge said:
That's what I thought, but in a RHD drive (the op's profile suggests UK), the parking brake will be on the right, not left.
My RHD Mercedes has the parking brake pedal on the left of the footwell.You should only need the parking brake when doing just that, parking, the cars have the 'HOLD' system where you increase the brake pedal pressure slightly when on a hill and it keeps the main brakes on after you release the pedal (when HOLD comes up on the dash) the car then releases the brakes once it detects enough torque going to the wheels to allow it not to roll back, so it's not a case of having to juggle a foot brake and a hand release when you are driving, the design probably just reflects this
mk1coopers said:
You should only need the parking brake when doing just that, parking, the cars have the 'HOLD' system where you increase the brake pedal pressure slightly when on a hill and it keeps the main brakes on after you release the pedal (when HOLD comes up on the dash) the car then releases the brakes once it detects enough torque going to the wheels to allow it not to roll back.so it's not a case of having to juggle a foot brake and a hand release when you are driving
That is only true of newer Mercedes. Older cars do not have the hold function yet used the foot operated parking brake.Riley Blue said:
Can anyone tell me why Mercedes used this 'left foot on, right hand off' parking brake system?
Well, it's good enough for Rolls Royce... I think the question is, why does everyone else use a hand-operated parking brake? It's quite common on US and Japanese cars, from what I've seen.
I would say the advantages are: 1) easier to apply more force (useful if using to stop the car in an emergency... or if your clientel are traditionally more advanced in years) 2) it makes for a cleaner centre console 3) It emphasises the point that it's a parking brake, used for parking only (not to be used at traffic lights etc... we haven't had an "I get blinded by brake lights at traffic lights" thread for ages )
It's probably a pain in a manual car though...
jkh112 said:
mk1coopers said:
You should only need the parking brake when doing just that, parking, the cars have the 'HOLD' system where you increase the brake pedal pressure slightly when on a hill and it keeps the main brakes on after you release the pedal (when HOLD comes up on the dash) the car then releases the brakes once it detects enough torque going to the wheels to allow it not to roll back.so it's not a case of having to juggle a foot brake and a hand release when you are driving
That is only true of newer Mercedes. Older cars do not have the hold function yet used the foot operated parking brake.Agreed that the C-Class only got it much more recently though... It was originally a feature of the SBC system, and unfortunately C-Class owners don't get to experience a braking system that eventually requires a £2k pump to replace the perfectly good one to get it through an MOT, just because Bosch didn't do sufficient testing.
Edited by donkmeister on Thursday 7th June 15:42
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