drove 0.5 mile with parking brake on

bmw_guy · 04-18-2012, 03:16 PM

Hello,

I drove about a 0.5 mile with my parking brake on. And then i noticed that the indicator was on (i did not hear the chiming sound at any point). When i reached home i tried to check why the chiming sound was not on, but now neither do i see the indicator on nor the chiming sound when i tried to drive 0.5 meter. What do you guys think I have damaged here? have i blown a fuse, or have i hit something on the option panel which has disengaged this option or have i destroyed the brake sensor or ...?

az34 · 04-18-2012, 05:25 PM

a half mile whit the parking brake engage, and you did'nt notice?

Sauce · 04-18-2012, 10:49 PM

If you didn't notice it it must not have been engaged very far. I honestly wouldn't worry about it if it still holds the car. Next service mention it, no biggie really.

Satalite · 04-18-2012, 11:04 PM

I have had an instance where my mother drove approximately 10 miles + with her parking brake "engaged". This was on an older car w/o any warning lights.. etc. You will be able to smell it for sure! And it will be smoking since its sooo hot. Had to replace it along with a few other things as it melted/welded to the rotor...

DARK_M3 · 04-18-2012, 11:14 PM

Yeah the heat building up may cause some damage. It's usually a case where it's not really engaged fully but pulled up a click so that the light shows up on the dash but it's not noticible (feeling while driving).

I can't see how you would not notice if it was fully engaged. I mean... the car just wouldn't go very well.

bmw_guy · 04-19-2012, 03:04 AM

thanks for the replies guys,

i have figured that the brake was not fully engaged, else I would have had difficulty driving it even 10 feet. i realised it when i saw the stick engaged (there was no chime, no warningng light on the dashboard). since i was at a traffic light, i could not pull up to check

do you think the chime and the warning light are broken? i checked when i returned home, the ebrakes are engaging and the car won't move when i have it engaged, so does that mean the brake is ok? what its he worst case scenario?

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bmw_guy Private 14 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 320i/ seat ibiza Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: london iTrader: (0)	drove 0.5 mile with parking brake on Hello, I drove about a 0.5 mile with my parking brake on. And then i noticed that the indicator was on (i did not hear the chiming sound at any point). When i reached home i tried to check why the chiming sound was not on, but now neither do i see the indicator on nor the chiming sound when i tried to drive 0.5 meter. What do you guys think I have damaged here? have i blown a fuse, or have i hit something on the option panel which has disengaged this option or have i destroyed the brake sensor or ...?
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az34 Major 54 Rep 1,014 Posts Drives: 2009 z4sdrive35i 2008 x5 3.0i Join Date: May 2011 Location: montréal iTrader: (0)	a half mile whit the parking brake engage, and you did'nt notice?
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Sauce Lieutenant 38 Rep 530 Posts Drives: Montego 135 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Studio City iTrader: (1)	If you didn't notice it it must not have been engaged very far. I honestly wouldn't worry about it if it still holds the car. Next service mention it, no biggie really. __________________ KW V3's, Sparco Pro2000's, Vorshlag CP's, JB4, Heat Wrapped Raceland DP's, aFe stg. 2 Sealed Intake, Miro 111's, Hankook RS3's 225/245 (for now), Seibon M3 CF Hood, Turner Motorsports Alum. Radiator, Big Tom IC, BMW Performance bumper.
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Satalite Colonel 166 Rep 2,926 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Georgia iTrader: (9) Garage List 2009 128i [10.00]	I have had an instance where my mother drove approximately 10 miles + with her parking brake "engaged". This was on an older car w/o any warning lights.. etc. You will be able to smell it for sure! And it will be smoking since its sooo hot. Had to replace it along with a few other things as it melted/welded to the rotor... __________________
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DARK_M3 Banned 105 Rep 1,292 Posts Drives: 08 E90, 89 Grand Wagoneer Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: So Cal iTrader: (3)	Yeah the heat building up may cause some damage. It's usually a case where it's not really engaged fully but pulled up a click so that the light shows up on the dash but it's not noticible (feeling while driving). I can't see how you would not notice if it was fully engaged. I mean... the car just wouldn't go very well. Last edited by DARK_M3; 04-18-2012 at 11:22 PM..
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bmw_guy Private 14 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 320i/ seat ibiza Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: london iTrader: (0)	thanks for the replies guys, i have figured that the brake was not fully engaged, else I would have had difficulty driving it even 10 feet. i realised it when i saw the stick engaged (there was no chime, no warningng light on the dashboard). since i was at a traffic light, i could not pull up to check do you think the chime and the warning light are broken? i checked when i returned home, the ebrakes are engaging and the car won't move when i have it engaged, so does that mean the brake is ok? what its he worst case scenario?
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