How to Use the Foot-Operated Parking Brake?

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DakotaMarie
07/24/25 10:24pm
Usage method: Press the pedal all the way down with your left foot to engage the brake; press it again firmly with your left foot and then release to disengage the parking brake. Below is relevant information about parking brake types: 1. Definition: Parking brake types refer to the operation methods of parking brakes. 2. Classification: Currently, passenger vehicles have three types of parking brake operations: handbrake, footbrake, and electronic parking brake. Foot-operated parking brakes, as the name suggests, are controlled by the foot and are commonly found in automatic transmission models. Traditional 'handbrakes' are manually operated with a force requirement of less than 200N (equivalent to 20 kgf). However, for many women with limited strength, this operation can be unfriendly, often resulting in insufficient parking brake force due to inadequate pressure, leading to vehicle rollback. The foot-operated parking brake effectively solves this issue.
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