EPB turning itself on?

[bcnemo1@aol.]

Does anyone know why my emergency parking brake turns on while I'm sitting still in neutral and then go to drive and the parking brake activates. I just went through a car wash and at the end I placed my CX-50 into drive and the EPB activated. Barely avoided being rear-ended in a car wash. Or better yet, how do I stop it from activating itself?

 

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Do you have Auto Hold button activated and then you unbuckle your seatbelt? Before you enter the carwash always remember to deactivate the Auto Hold.

 

[bcnemo1@aol.]

Do you have Auto Hold button activated and then you unbuckle your seatbelt? Before you enter the carwash always remember to deactivate the Auto Hold.

Thanks for the quick response. I only have this CX-50 for about 8 weeks now and I don't even know what the auto hold does. (I'm 73 years old and a dinosaur) I'll probably never turn it on. I don't need it so I don't use it. (don't know how). Thanks again for your trying to help me.
BCNemo1

 

[leeharvey418]

If you have your foot on the brake pedal, pressing the auto hold will keep the brakes applied even after letting up on the pedal, until you press the accelerator. Once it's on it will stay on until you either shut the ignition off or press the brake and then hit the button again. It's very useful when taking off from a stop on a steep grade.

 

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Thanks for the quick response. I only have this CX-50 for about 8 weeks now and I don't even know what the auto hold does. (I'm 73 years old and a dinosaur) I'll probably never turn it on. I don't need it so I don't use it. (don't know how). Thanks again for your trying to help me.
BCNemo1

On the centre console, close to your seat, left of the centre knob, you should see the parking brake button and right behind it you will find the Auto Hold button. I suggest to stop by the dealership one day and ask them to demonstrate how it works.

Auto Hold does not work with the seat belt off. You must buckle up. Once your seat belt is on, you put your car in Drive, you can press Auto Hold. Driving with Auto Hold activated helps when stopping at a stop light, for example: you come to a complete stop at the red light, press the brake once and Auto Hold will keep the pedal brake pressed for you, instead of you holding it down with your foot. When the green light comes on, you just press the acceleration and the Auto Hold will disengage the brakes. If you drive through a carwash, remember to deactivate the Auto Hold. Why? Because at the carwash you put the car in Neutral and at that point the Auto Hold will automatically engage the brakes!

 

[N7turbo]

If you drive through a carwash, remember to deactivate the Auto Hold. Why? Because at the carwash you put the car in Neutral and at that point the Auto Hold will automatically engage the brakes!

Hmm does that still happen when the car is rolling? I can't imagine that putting the car in neutral while rolling will engage the EPB and bring the car to a halt. Sounds like a serious safety issue (yes we've gone over why you shouldn't put the car in neutral while rolling—that aside).

 

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Hmm does that still happen when the car is rolling? I can't imagine that putting the car in neutral while rolling will engage the EPB and bring the car to a halt. Sounds like a serious safety issue (yes we've gone over why you shouldn't put the car in neutral while rolling—that aside).

I don't think Auto Hold is designed to work with the wheels turning. I thing the car has to come to a complete stop before Auto Hold will engage the brakes. When you pull into the carwash tracks, you come to a complete stop and then move the lever to Neutral. I haven't tried Auto Hold in a while but I will experiment it today just to confirm.

 

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Tested it. So, with the Auto Hold activated, you can come to a complete stop and move the lever in the Neutral position without the Auto Hold engaging the brakes, provided that you gently press the brake pedal. Therefore, you can be stopped, in Neutral, without the Auto Hold engaging the brakes. But you have to be careful. You tap the brake pedal, Auto Hold engages. If you unbuckle your seat belt, Auto Hold engages.