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What year did Mercedes stop fitting the foot parking brake to its range of cars?
My Ford Mondeo automatic is stuck in park and will not start. The engine will only turn over once then it sounds like a starter motor noise. It will only start if there is a direct feed from the starter...
I have a 2016 Peugeot 5008 automatic that was stored for three months over the winter. I took it for its first drive of the year yesterday, but as I was pulling away the parking brake fault light appeared...
I'm about to buy a new Mazda 3 manual which has an electric parking brake which I haven't used before. I park my car facing downwards on a steep 1 in 3 gradient on my driveway. Will the the electronic...
I have a 64-reg Hyundai i10 purchased a couple of months ago. It is parked on my drive. Overnight the rear disc brakes stick when the handbrake is on and release with a sharp 'crack' when I drive off....
I have a 2012 Honda Civic with 25,000 miles on the clock. The other day I went to my car only to find that it had rolled down my drive and into my garage door. I obviously thought I had forgotten to put...
The parking brake fault light came on a couple of weeks ago. It stayed on for 20mins and then switched off. As as precaution I called Audi who suggested the car be booked in for a 'diagnostic'. I took...
I parked over night on steep gravel driveway. The front wheels spun and though the electronic brake was switched off as normal for this car the brake refused to release until loads of gravel had been sent...
I have a new model Range Rover Sport 3.0d HSE Dynamic. I have to say I love it. I traded a Discovery 4 (amazing residual after three years) and recently sold my Cayman S. It fits perfectly between the...
Three weeks ago I went over a speed bump and the battery warning light came on and a warning 'Limited EPB' appeared on the console. I took the car, a 2004 Ford C-MAX to the main Ford dealer who replaced...
 

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