How to Check the Car Emergency Brake

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From Quick Guide: Brakes Tutorial

Summary: Check a car's emergency brake by letting the car roll with your foot off the brake and pulling up on the e-brake; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free car-maintenance video.

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Jeff Wong has a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, San Diego. He has owned and operated an aftermarket automotive parts business for five...read more

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"Hi this is Jeff Wong with Expert Village and today we're going to learn the basics of maintaining your vehicle. Another thing that you should check with your regular maintenance is that your emergency brake is working properly. So to test this you can park on a slight incline. Make sure there's nothing behind you, no people or obstacles. You can take your car, step on your brake, shift your car to neutral, release the emergency brake. Now as you slowly let off the brake your car will begin to roll and then pull your emergency brake and your car should stop with your foot off the brake. If your car doesn't stop or still continues to roll slowly, you should take your vehicle in and get your emergency brake inspected."

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