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Old 06-24-2007 | 02:24 PM
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So dumb - Accidentally left Park Brake on :(

So I accidentally drove about 1/2 mile at very low speeds with my park break on. I then started accelerating and hit around 60mph before realizing something was wrong and then noticing the park break still engaged.

How bad is this and what damage might I have caused? Anything I should do or check?
Old 06-24-2007 | 02:28 PM
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Was the E-brake light not on?
Old 06-24-2007 | 03:07 PM
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You probably didn't hurt anything but you really shouldn't do it again! You should be scanning you instruments as you drive... It's pretty hard to miss the brake light!!
Old 06-24-2007 | 05:20 PM
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Wait, you didn't notice the additional drag on the car?
Old 06-24-2007 | 08:10 PM
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If it didn't smell real bad like burning brakes...you will be OK. If you cooked it really well..you might want to lube the caliper slides on the rear calipers and change the brake fluid..
Old 06-25-2007 | 11:40 AM
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tiggerlee: brake light was on.

DarkBrew: Yeah I know Can't believe I didn't see it right away.

NotAPreppie: I was going very slow getting of of a gravel road, I didn't notice the additional drag until I started accelerating which was when i noticed the park brake.

dannobre: I didn't notice much of any smell.
Old 06-25-2007 | 02:29 PM
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It doesn't sound like you had the brake on very "hard" (for lack of a better term). I'd guess you are okay, but you might want to do some preventative maintenance (lube the caliper slides, check the rotors for cracking, etc). This is one of those components that you just don't want to leave to chance.
Old 06-25-2007 | 05:23 PM
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^exactly. My car won't budge with the e-brake on.
Old 06-25-2007 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by PatInTheHat
....I was going very slow getting of of a gravel road, I didn't notice the additional drag until I started accelerating which was when i noticed the park brake....
no worries then, I've seen a guy trying to drift his 8 with the e-brake on.... well, he managed to drift and when he stopped he found out what was keeping him back... he also managed to light up the rear brake pads too lol
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