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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #30 on: 29 January 2019, 15:46:24 »
Quote from: jimmy944 on 29 January 2019, 15:02:45
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So all the design needs is a little light to tell you to keep driving around and avoid hills when the aux. battery level is low. ::)


.. or a handle between the seats.

... or use your left foot  :y :y
I still don't see how that would work in a manual.

Left foot on clutch, right on the noisy pedal. Find the bite point and pull the handle on the dash that disengages the "handbrake".

The two downsides (on the merc van I was using at the time) were that it was binary, so if you didn't have enough bite on to hold the van, you'd better get on it quick as you're rolling backwards  :D. And it made a lout "pang" noise when it disengaged.

Not as good as a proper handbrake on a manual car imo, but fine on an auto.
Thanks, Jimmy  :y

Pang?  Or paaaaaaang?  ;D
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #31 on: 29 January 2019, 16:03:17 »
Quote from: jimmy944 on 29 January 2019, 15:02:45
Quote from: STEMO on 29 January 2019, 14:39:01
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Quote from: Kevin Wood on 29 January 2019, 13:56:14
So all the design needs is a little light to tell you to keep driving around and avoid hills when the aux. battery level is low. ::)


.. or a handle between the seats.

... or use your left foot  :y :y
I still don't see how that would work in a manual.

Left foot on clutch, right on the noisy pedal. Find the bite point and pull the handle on the dash that disengages the "handbrake".

The two downsides (on the merc van I was using at the time) were that it was binary, so if you didn't have enough bite on to hold the van, you'd better get on it quick as you're rolling backwards  :D. And it made a lout "pang" noise when it disengaged.

Not as good as a proper handbrake on a manual car imo, but fine on an auto.

That's OK. We can do "binary". :y
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #32 on: 29 January 2019, 16:35:21 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 29 January 2019, 16:03:17

That's OK. We can do "binary". :y

I've read there are only 10 types of people in the world... ::)


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« Reply #33 on: 29 January 2019, 16:40:51 »
Quote from: jimmy944 on 29 January 2019, 16:35:21
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That's OK. We can do "binary". :y

I've read there are only 10 types of people in the world... ::)


 ;D
Or......there are only three types of people in the world. Those who can count and those that can't.  ;D
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #34 on: 29 January 2019, 17:09:27 »
Quote from: jimmy944 on 29 January 2019, 15:02:45
Quote from: STEMO on 29 January 2019, 14:39:01
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So all the design needs is a little light to tell you to keep driving around and avoid hills when the aux. battery level is low. ::)


.. or a handle between the seats.

... or use your left foot  :y :y
I still don't see how that would work in a manual.

Left foot on clutch, right on the noisy pedal. Find the bite point and pull the handle on the dash that disengages the "handbrake".

The two downsides (on the merc van I was using at the time) were that it was binary, so if you didn't have enough bite on to hold the van, you'd better get on it quick as you're rolling backwards  :D. And it made a lout "pang" noise when it disengaged.

Not as good as a proper handbrake on a manual car imo, but fine on an auto.

 ... and they're no good for handbrake turns  ;D
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #35 on: 29 January 2019, 17:39:53 »
I live a lever. Makes 3 point turns far easier and quicker.

Needless to say electric handbrakes as satans work as well
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« Reply #36 on: 29 January 2019, 17:42:21 »
I love liver 😀😁😂
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« Reply #37 on: 29 January 2019, 17:47:08 »
I live with my lover  ;D
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« Reply #38 on: 29 January 2019, 20:32:57 »
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #39 on: 06 February 2019, 09:26:43 »
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Quote from: Auto Addict on 29 January 2019, 09:00:26
Looks like it was caused by the aux. battery being low, seems fine now :y

But why was it low?

Aux. battery wasn't low, I misdiagnosed it.

Seems like the parking brake mechanism needs a good service.

Been parking on the flat and not using the parking brake - everything works fine.
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« Reply #40 on: 06 February 2019, 11:01:17 »
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Quote from: Fuse 19 on 29 January 2019, 12:13:37
Quote from: Auto Addict on 29 January 2019, 09:00:26
Looks like it was caused by the aux. battery being low, seems fine now :y

But why was it low?

Aux. battery wasn't low, I misdiagnosed it.

Seems like the parking brake mechanism needs a good service.

Been parking on the flat and not using the parking brake - everything works fine.

But doesn't 'hold' use the normal foot brake system & not the hand/parking brake

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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #41 on: 06 February 2019, 11:36:22 »
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Quote from: Auto Addict on 29 January 2019, 09:00:26
Looks like it was caused by the aux. battery being low, seems fine now :y

But why was it low?

Aux. battery wasn't low, I misdiagnosed it.

Seems like the parking brake mechanism needs a good service.

Been parking on the flat and not using the parking brake - everything works fine.

But doesn't 'hold' use the normal foot brake system & not the hand/parking brake
This...  ;)
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #42 on: 06 February 2019, 12:39:39 »
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 11:01:17
Quote from: Auto Addict on 06 February 2019, 09:26:43
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 29 January 2019, 12:13:37
Quote from: Auto Addict on 29 January 2019, 09:00:26
Looks like it was caused by the aux. battery being low, seems fine now :y

But why was it low?

Aux. battery wasn't low, I misdiagnosed it.

Seems like the parking brake mechanism needs a good service.

Been parking on the flat and not using the parking brake - everything works fine.

But doesn't 'hold' use the normal foot brake system & not the hand/parking brake

yes :y
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #43 on: 06 February 2019, 16:01:01 »
Quote from: henryd on 06 February 2019, 12:39:39
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 11:01:17
Quote from: Auto Addict on 06 February 2019, 09:26:43
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 29 January 2019, 12:13:37
Quote from: Auto Addict on 29 January 2019, 09:00:26
Looks like it was caused by the aux. battery being low, seems fine now :y

But why was it low?

Aux. battery wasn't low, I misdiagnosed it.

Seems like the parking brake mechanism needs a good service.

Been parking on the flat and not using the parking brake - everything works fine.

But doesn't 'hold' use the normal foot brake system & not the hand/parking brake

yes :y

So Barry has mis-mis-diagnosed the fault   ;)
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Re: MB Hold system
« Reply #44 on: 06 February 2019, 16:24:38 »
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 16:01:01
Quote from: henryd on 06 February 2019, 12:39:39
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 11:01:17
Quote from: Auto Addict on 06 February 2019, 09:26:43
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 29 January 2019, 12:13:37
Quote from: Auto Addict on 29 January 2019, 09:00:26
Looks like it was caused by the aux. battery being low, seems fine now :y

But why was it low?

Aux. battery wasn't low, I misdiagnosed it.

Seems like the parking brake mechanism needs a good service.

Been parking on the flat and not using the parking brake - everything works fine.

But doesn't 'hold' use the normal foot brake system & not the hand/parking brake

yes :y

So Barry has mis-mis-diagnosed the fault   ;)
Silly old duffer  ;D
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