Member Since: 07 Feb 2012
Location: East Midlands
Posts: 346
Poorly Disco - seized park brake.
Had to have my Disco carted off to the stealers today because the park brake had seized on.
Had the RAC out and they freed it off with the release catch under the centre console but then I used it once more and then it seized again although I was told that it shouldn’t once the manual release catch has been pull.
Luckily the insurance covers the breakdown and recovery and hopefully the extended warranty will cover most of the getting it sorted.
Sad day 😩
Still lurking, although moved to the dark side: disco5.co.uk
2019 D5 HSE
2019 Baby RR First Edition
11th Aug 2019 7:03 pm
M3bobby
Member Since: 21 May 2018
Location: Sleaford, LINCS.
Posts: 857
Once the manual has been pulled I’m pretty sure it becomes unlatched and pulling the switch just makes it worse.
11th Aug 2019 10:25 pm
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1683
It happened to me a few months after I got my second-hand D4. As I’d got it from a dealer, I was covered by LR Approved and they sent the AA. Guy freed it with the manual cable but said to go straight to a LR dealer and not switch off - that would re-engage the brake and the problem would return.
All sorted under warranty.
12th Aug 2019 5:46 am
Slug
Member Since: 07 Feb 2012
Location: East Midlands
Posts: 346
Not sure about the cable reengaging, guy from RAC told me that once released it doesn’t reengage and you basically drove around without having a handbrake until it’s sorted.
As for the recovery, it took two attempts to get it loaded onto a tow truck. 1st guy couldn’t move it & the 2nd guy took 2 hours to get it loaded because of the brake seizures.
Not heard from the garage yetStill lurking, although moved to the dark side: disco5.co.uk
2019 D5 HSE
2019 Baby RR First Edition
12th Aug 2019 4:21 pm
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
Happened to me x2.
Both times, I taped the lever up so I physically couldn’t pull it on. (Easier than pulling the fuse whilst on holiday in the lakes - where it weirdly happened both times) and carried a suitable shaped stone to use as a chock when parked on a slope (like my drive) to save potential damage to the auto box pawl whilst in park. Got away with a repair both times rather than new actuator (no warranty) as, according to the Indy, I hadn’t tried to use it again.Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
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