[mtnbound]

I don't think I noticed it before for some reason, but my car has the "bonus roll" that is common in most GM/Ford cars, when the car is in Park and the e-brake is engaged.

Am I just getting lucky or is this a common "feature?"

 

[Keeferno]

Not really sure what you mean. If my car is parked in neutral with the parking break fully on it's not going anywhere.

 

[mtnbound]

that's my problem. when my parking brake is engaged, my car rolls about 3-4 inches.

 

[330CHICK]

YES! that happens to me. I'll put it in park and my car will roll.....even when I put the e-break up like half way, it will still roll......it will only stop if I YANk on the e-break all the way.

 

[topazmania]

You guys need an e-brake adjustment.

 

[MooDogg]

You guys need an e-brake adjustment.

yep...merely a 15 minute job at the stealership

 

[TheDream21479]

yea...my car rolls too....I have to pull the handle WAY high...

 

[futurebmw330ci]

yes! PLease! How?!!! the bmw ebrakes i think are *** or at least mine is it catches sooo high, ive pulled an ebrake on turns sometimes just to **** around and instead of my tires looking up, the back of my car just goes down cuz the ebrake is applied but not enough to look the tires its ****ed up. How can i adjust it, does the dealership do it or is it possible to adjust it yourself any DYI?

 

[reddevil7nine]

yes! PLease! How?!!! the bmw ebrakes i think are *** or at least mine is it catches sooo high, ive pulled an ebrake on turns sometimes just to **** around and instead of my tires looking up, the back of my car just goes down cuz the ebrake is applied but not enough to look the tires its ****ed up. How can i adjust it, does the dealership do it or is it possible to adjust it yourself any DYI?

i had the same problem, the hand brake was fully engaged incredibly high, so high that it would hit the arm rest. brought my car in for inspection 1 and to my surprise, the brake was adjusted w/o me asking. now, it's fully engaged just shy of halfway and is tight at just above half way. i have to pull as hard as i can to get it 1/4 of the way up and that's as far as i can get it.

just tell the service guys that you need them to tighten your handbrake. i have a bentley manual and i'm sure it mentions how to do it in there. beyond my car knowledge and tools however.