Info- may be of interest and also has anyone experienced this? I went to park up this morning and a warning flashed saying handbrake needs calibrating. I tried manually resetting but didn't work. LR Assist attended and reported a sticking and corroded actuator. They were really helpful and are coming tomorrow with a replacement. Car is still driveable but handbrake is inoperative.

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2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

its not the end of the world by temporally not having a workable handbrake ...

i hardly use mine and i should imagine great care will be taken by cupples until it can get fixed.. ... - .- -.




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I agree, one side is working, the LR Assist guy was really helpful and is picking up a new actuator to fit. Saved me a lot of hassle by ensuring I could get home etc. The car is an auto and therefore parks on the pawl. Perfectly safe.

So it would pass an MOT test? The brake is a secondary emergency brake, I accept totally that under normal circumstances it's not needed and most people would have done (me included) what you have done BUT from a health and safety point of view and to the letter of the law they shouldn't have allowed you to continue IMHO. BMW i3 Electric Car
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2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

probably not pal but as LR Assist aren't actually the police I am pretty sure I could ***** them off and drive off anyway. The tech was really helpful. I'm sure there are plenty more dangerous ***** boxes than mine on the road particularly since COVID has provided an excuse to delay MOTs for some reason. Elf and shafety. brilliant.




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Anyway, thanks for your concern. I was actually genuinely interested in constructive feedback on technical issue rather than a whinge about health and safety.

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