Parking on hills

natedogg · 05-03-2007, 09:34 AM

do you guys ever park on a hill and then pull your emergency break on and then you let go of the foot break and the car goes forward slightly and it sounds like metal grinding pretty loudly??

Noob · 05-03-2007, 09:40 AM

no

E90Fleet · 05-03-2007, 09:43 AM

Sounds like just the handbrake needing a little distance of slip to fully "grab" the car on the steep hill.

i wouldnt worry about it, unless it rolls for more than a few inches

The harder you pull hte handbrake up, the less it should do it

bronco · 05-03-2007, 10:38 AM

Pull that e-brake

PULL it all the way. I would suggest that you get into a habit of pulling the hand brake all the way, no matter where you park. It is just more difficult to forget about it and drive off with a pulled hand brake

natedogg · 05-03-2007, 10:51 AM

thats not the problem. the problem is that it has a metal grinding noice when the break's catch the wheel.

BK · 05-03-2007, 10:57 AM

Isn't just a sort of "creaking" or "squeaking" of the brakes holding? Our e-brake is weird, IMO, in that it engages after the car rolls like an inch. It feels like putting an AT into P, which is unlike ANY e-brake I've ever used. Also, it makes a little noise when it does this. But it holds.

My bet is that the noise you're hearing is normal. If you're worried, also put your car in gear and face the wheels in (downhill) or out (uphill) from the curb.

natedogg · 05-03-2007, 11:06 AM

ya i dont thinks its normal. it just started happening lately. its like metal against metal grinding loudly. i can even hear it in my car with my windows closed. im going to probally record it and post it lol. Im probally going to have to end up taking it to the dealer. i hate taking it to them its soo annoying. It takes them 1 year and they will probally say "we didnt hear anything.

bronco · 05-03-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BK

If you're worried, also put your car in gear and face the wheels in (downhill) or out (uphill) from the curb.

That is what you should always do no matter if you are having e-brake problems or not. In some states you can actually get a ticket if you park and do not turn your wheels towards the curb.

Kiemyster · 05-03-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco

That is what you should always do no matter if you are having e-brake problems or not. In some states you can actually get a ticket if you park and do not turn your wheels towards the curb.

LOL really? im sure the majority (if not ALL) the people who know about that are people who got the tickets for em huh?

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bronco Colonel 76 Rep 2,104 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	Pull that e-brake PULL it all the way. I would suggest that you get into a habit of pulling the hand brake all the way, no matter where you park. It is just more difficult to forget about it and drive off with a pulled hand brake __________________ SaaS - The world of tomorrow is already here...www.saaschronicles.com
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natedogg Nate 23 Rep 172 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Fran iTrader: (0)	thats not the problem. the problem is that it has a metal grinding noice when the break's catch the wheel. __________________ The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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BK Smiling politely 165 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	Isn't just a sort of "creaking" or "squeaking" of the brakes holding? Our e-brake is weird, IMO, in that it engages after the car rolls like an inch. It feels like putting an AT into P, which is unlike ANY e-brake I've ever used. Also, it makes a little noise when it does this. But it holds. My bet is that the noise you're hearing is normal. If you're worried, also put your car in gear and face the wheels in (downhill) or out (uphill) from the curb. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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natedogg Nate 23 Rep 172 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Fran iTrader: (0)	ya i dont thinks its normal. it just started happening lately. its like metal against metal grinding loudly. i can even hear it in my car with my windows closed. im going to probally record it and post it lol. Im probally going to have to end up taking it to the dealer. i hate taking it to them its soo annoying. It takes them 1 year and they will probally say "we didnt hear anything. __________________ The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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