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So the Leaf has the 2 handbrakes, the one on the stick you use with your hand (P/Park mode), and the foot pedal one. Recently a couple of times I felt the car roll back or forward on occasion when parking on the driveway, and even after applying the foot pedal handbrake, I had to keep my foot on the brake pedal to get into the P mode without some serious rolling of the car.
Tonight I tested it out just before I left a charger. After starting the car I took P mode off and went into D mode. But I left the pedal handbrake on and gently pressed the accelerator and it started to move, although a bit more sticky. I then went into R mode with just the pedal handbrake on and applied the accelerator again and it started to reverse.
That's not good right? I just want to check that's not normal even for a dual handbrake elec. car?
I have always used both handbrakes to park anyway, but it seems that the foot handbrake is not reliable, especially on its own.
Could it just be the handbrake cable needs tightened? Or does it suggest a larger problem? Also am just coming up for 60,000 miles and end of warranty, now would perhaps be a goodtime for me to get this checked.
Tonight I tested it out just before I left a charger. After starting the car I took P mode off and went into D mode. But I left the pedal handbrake on and gently pressed the accelerator and it started to move, although a bit more sticky. I then went into R mode with just the pedal handbrake on and applied the accelerator again and it started to reverse.
That's not good right? I just want to check that's not normal even for a dual handbrake elec. car?
I have always used both handbrakes to park anyway, but it seems that the foot handbrake is not reliable, especially on its own.
Could it just be the handbrake cable needs tightened? Or does it suggest a larger problem? Also am just coming up for 60,000 miles and end of warranty, now would perhaps be a goodtime for me to get this checked.