Re: driving with parking brake on
<catcherintherye6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105339964.833609.300520@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and
> drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see
> the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating
> (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong
> in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this
> story and ask him to get my car checked :-(
>
> CITR
>
The brakes wear rapidly when you drive with them on, but that's about it.
Normal brake inspections should catch the extra wear before it does any
harm... you'll just have to do the brake job a little earlier than normal.
The power train doesn't know the difference between the parking brake being
on and going up a long hill.
Don't kill yourself - enjoy your beautiful new CR-V!
Mike
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