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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.


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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 33 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

This is true for pretty much all cars made in the past 10 years with electric parking brakes. Even more so in the past couple years with complete brake by wire systems now being used. We are starting to get cars in quite frequently where the owner tried to replace the brakes themselves, or flush the brake fluid, and the brakes are no longer working and the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree.

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 27 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Imagine my (mild) shock after doing my own brakes for 30 years and then coming upon this tidfbit of knowledge JUST after buying parts for my truck.

For anyone else navigating all the misinfo around doing this on a ford truck:

Set the ignition to ON.

Press and hold the accelerator pedal and place the electronic parking brake (EPB) switch in the APPLY (upward) position. Continue to hold the accelerator pedal and the electronic parking brake EPB switch.

Firmly press the brake pedal for at least 1 second. Release the brake pedal while continuing to hold the accelerator pedal and the EPB switch.

Set the ignition to OFF then set the ignition to ON within 5 seconds, then release the accelerator pedal and the EPB switch.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Are you to chant in Latin or Enochian while performing this ritual?

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Might as well try both.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm trying to figure out how many appendages this procedure requires.

[–] portnull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

The full complement of an unmodified human. 4

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

It's pretty easy to put my 2021 Traverse into service mode and retract the parking brake. Honestly, the easiest car I've ever done rear brakes on. I would hope other manufacturers have a feature along those lines, too.