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So some friends and I were out at night driving (saturday night turn up) and at one point, Not sure when it was, but for a good like 5-10 minutes of driving partially on a high way, the ebrake was up a little bit. It wasnt up that much, but it was to the point where it would bog the car down a slight bit. But since we had music playing I couldnt hear the warning sound and for some reason the light with the red ! on it didnt come on. So we got to a stop and when I tried to move again the car felt slow and I heard the faint beeping and put the ebrake down..

 

I just wanted to ask, how much potential damage did I do to my car, or 'break wear'. Usually i dont do this, but it happened since i put the ebrake up so much to hold the car on hills, or drive thrus that are pointing downhill (this was the case) so i dont slam into someone while stopped and the car is in neutral. 

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Probably little, just a waste of fuel and wearing down the brake pads a bit faster.

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Likely just caused some minor wear on the ebrake pads, but other than that, likely no other issues.

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12 minutes ago, MoeMyGod said:

So some friends and I were out at night driving (saturday night turn up) and at one point, Not sure when it was, but for a good like 5-10 minutes of driving partially on a high way, the ebrake was up a little bit. It wasnt up that much, but it was to the point where it would bog the car down a slight bit. But since we had music playing I couldnt hear the warning sound and for some reason the light with the red ! on it didnt come on. So we got to a stop and when I tried to move again the car felt slow and I heard the faint beeping and put the ebrake down..

 

I just wanted to ask, how much potential damage did I do to my car, or 'break wear'. Usually i dont do this, but it happened since i put the ebrake up so much to hold the car on hills, or drive thrus that are pointing downhill (this was the case) so i dont slam into someone while stopped and the car is in neutral. 

Likely some wear on the pads or e-brakes springs (if your car has those) and don't put your car in neutral while stopped as it removes your ability to operate the car.

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It causes wear on your brake disks and pads, and causes your engine to use more fuel, but no serious damage.

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Worst case you'll need to have a your rear brakes replaced a little sooner than usual but nothing serious.  Some vehicles have a emergency drum brake inside of the rear rotors so the e-brake is completely independent of the regular braking system.

 

 

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