Thread: Auto Hold
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Old 01-13-2010, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by FunfDreisig View Post
Hmmm..
I haven't read about Auto Hold locking up and requiring a manual release. AFAIK Auto Hold is strictly hydraulic and only works when the engine is running.

OTOH the Parking Brake is both hydraulic (when the engine on) and mechanical (with the engine off). The posts I've read about manual release involved the Parking Brake. But maybe I've missed something.

Funf Dreisig
You are right, now that I think about it, those posts I read about could have been related to parking brake failure rather than Auto Hold in specific.

Thanks for info.
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