took me a couple of weeks to get used to it


1st week I kept forgetting to release it until the car kept binging at me within a few yards (oops )


after a few of those that it became 2nd nature,


and no I don't use it at lights or junctions, just put it in neutral and hold it on the foot brake

 

Bit strange at first but got used to it quickly .Biggest problem was remembering to put it on seeing as my last 3 cars had electronic handbrakes . Sometimes put it on at traffic lights if I think I'm going to be there a while or I'm on an uphill slope .

 

My last Mercedes had one. No dramas. Never used it at lights or in traffic. In fact don't remember using it at junctions.

Maybe just a bad driver.

 

My last Mercedes had one.

So did mine, and likewise, no issues.

I think it might be perceived to be more of a problem by people coming from a manual rather than an auto.

 

I don't use it, even to park. I was a bit surprised and disappointed by the foot operated foot brake, not sure why an electronic brake wasn't used as on other models.

 

I got used to it after a week or two. I don't use the parking brake like a handbrake while the hybrid system is on, because the automatic gearbox doesn't seem designed for that.

If I switch the gearbox from Parking position to R position with the parking brake locked but no foot on the brake pedal, the rear gear may not actually engage even though the instruments do display "R". In that case if I then proceed to release the parking brake while depressing the accelerator and facing a downhill slope, like with a manual gearbox, the car will start moving forward instead of backwards!! As you can imagine, it caused a bit of a problem and anxiety. They don't explain that in the owner's manual, or I missed it.

So once I understood that, I decided never to engage the parking brake except when switching off the hybrid system. And when I switch the hybrid system on, I immediately depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake before engaging any gear. When waiting at a junction for a longtime, I switch the gearbox to Parking, but I keep my right foot on the brake pedal and don't touch the parking brake. I find Parking safer than Neutral if I am waiting on a slope, so I have never used the Neutral position since I bought the car.

 

I am hoping moving from manual to auto I am not going to be using the parking brake as often as I currently use it apart from parked up of course.

The foot parking brake is pretty standard on all US cars I have driven so maybe they are standardising.

I am sure I read somewhere if you take out of D at lights into N then this is causing wear on your auto box and wasn't just directed at Hyundai vehicles but all autos.

 

I am sure I read somewhere if you take out of D at lights into N then this is causing wear on your auto box and wasn't just directed at Hyundai vehicles but all autos.

Thanks a lot for the tip. In Europe we mostly have a manual gearbox culture, so we may unknowingly misuse the automatic gearbox. As a matter of fact I also read somewhere that I should engage the parking brake AND release the brake pedal before switching the gearbox to Parking to preserve the automatic gearbox, so I will try to take that habit to.

 

I think reading back at the article I read it was torque convertor auto so not sure how DCT or CVT work in similar situation.

My PCH comes with maintenance so I guess it will depend on how long I expect to stop for. If it's just very short then just brake. If it's any longer then N and foot brake.

My worry would be I forget to take foot brake off after having electronic brake for the last three years. However I guess if you just use brake then there is the risk someone goes into the back of you and your foot slips off the brake and you start going forward into the car in front.

 

I'm still getting used to it. I forgot to release it on Saturday as I was leaving home, and the car was beeping at me about it! Even though I've had a Prius for 12 years, which also had a foot-operated parking brake, I still forget.
Plus, my wife just get her new Auris Hybrid, which comes with a 'normal' hand brake! Really nice car, but sad to think that this cost more than my Ioniq!

 

You'd be taking a chance where I live if you didn't apply the parking brake when parking on a hill . As far as the law goes on rolling back , I'm not sure it's the same in the UK . I think it's the moving vehicle that's at fault not the stationary one .

 

Yes where I live I would always apply the parking brake when stopped as my drive is on a big slope. I currently use handbrake and leave in gear just in case the handbrake fails.

 

this is the difference, here in the UK drivers are taught to use the hand brake if you will be stopped for more than a few moments, they can actually fail there driving test if you hold a car on the foot brake rather than use the hand brake


waiting at lights we are taught to pull up, apply the hand brake and put the car in neutral (joys of most cars in UK being stick shift manuals )


now the "parking" brake on the Ioniq being a foot operated brake it is not as easy to use compared to the hand brake we are used to so most o use are using I purely as a "Parking" brake when we turn the car off it seems

 

this is the difference, here in the UK drivers are taught to use the hand brake if you will be stopped for more than a few moments, they can actually fail there driving test if you hold a car on the foot brake rather than use the hand brake

Wow, that's very interesting. And the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Maybe not ever, but it's up there. This forum has been informative showing the different locations/culture/laws/vehicle options and subtle silliness.

 

An electric handbrake like the EV model would have been a bit more useful!

 

I've been on that same roundabout alien-S at LBV resort.

We should maybe talk about a gyratory that would really confuse them.

I have also come across two mini roundabouts joined together. The one in Poynton is dangerous in my view.

 

We should maybe talk about a gyratory that would really confuse them.

Jeez, that'd confuse me too. Strange we only call them roundabouts in these parts if they're mini. Any other time it's an island. Just like Blighty herself

 

Yes, I've come across quite a few in Arizona and Nevada. Some people hate them but I like them. They're definitely more efficient but some people are too dumb to know how to use them properly.

 

It's been a while since I've driven in Arizona.

Had a hairy moment once as a passenger in a mini-van when my friend who was driving adopted a little too much pace coming down South Mountain (I think it was called).

Certainly could have done with ventilated seats at the time

 

Speaking of parallel parking, when I got my license in Nevada 17 years ago, they had stopped testing parallel parking. It was still in the book and I heard grumblings of having to parallel park, but they no longer required it when I took my test.

We moved to Arizona since then. Fast forward to 2 years ago and my oldest son had to parallel park in order to pass his driving test. But now my middle son is 16 and going for his license soon and I've found out that Arizona has also now done away with parallel parking on the driving test. In fact, they only test on a 3 point turn now! Basically, from a parking spot (1), back out (2), and put it in gear and drive forward/away (3). I taught my middle son parallel parking anyway, despite it no longer being a requirement.

Did you know they don't even teach cursive writing in school here anymore? What the heck is going on?! My 16 year old only knows how to print and to sign only his name in cursive!

 

A three point turn was also a required part of the test in New Zealand, made more difficult by the mandatory hill - have to be able to use the hand brake!

There are a lot of people in the US who have never parallel parked. It is only required if you live in a city generally, or if you own a new car and are avoiding door dings the first year.

I skipped learning cursive fully myself (there were some exercises in grade school), and have always had a difficult time reading cursive. Most writing is done on keyboards now, and I don't think losing cursive is a big deal.

 

I skipped learning cursive fully myself (there were some exercises in grade school), and have always had a difficult time reading cursive. Most writing is done on keyboards now, and I don't think losing cursive is a big deal.

As a computer nerd, I've been typing forever and prefer it of course. I know it really isn't used much anymore, and that is the justification the schools use for not teaching it. But, it just seems so...basic. It's not like a lot of time or resources are needed to transition from print to cursive. Maybe I'm just getting old, at a whopping 33 years.

 

People always think the way they were taught is the best way. I'm surprised that cursive was required even twenty years ago. But I'm a bunch older than you and as I said, I never liked cursive. As a matter of fact, my now 90 year old physics professor (highly educated and learned) dad printed and I wanted to emulate him anyway. I'm sure he does cursive too, but I never saw him.

 

this is confusing both of my brain cells!. Surely if the car is auto you don't need the handbrake? you just hold the footbrake to stop the car creeping forward?

Annoying to people behind that have to be dazzled by your brake lights while waiting at traffic light i guess.

I like to stretch my left left on long journeys exactly where the dum handbrake is. its properly stupid! surprised steering wheel not in boot.

The full ev doesnt have daft handbrake in foot well?

 

I like to stretch my left left on long journeys exactly where the dum handbrake is. its properly stupid! surprised steering wheel not in boot.

I read this complaint several times and there is something I fail to understand.
The parking brake pedal is down on the footrest area when the parking brake is engaged. But when the parking brake is engaged, the driver is not in the car so why would he or she bother with the footrest?
While driving, I always put my left foot on the footrest. The parking brake pedal doesn't bother me because it is disengaged, up and away from the footrest.
What am I missing here?

 

Nice discussion!!! I am still learning it.

 

My first thought was " I am not liking this "...but it became second nature within days . I probably would prefer an electronic parking brake but that would put about £1000 on the price of the car so I'll stick with being a tight wad

 

thanks Fracino. i understand now. will resume my interest in buying.

 

For those with a right foot disability this is an image of the left foot accelerator conversion with the foot parking brake converted to a hand brake which I like better Jeff Gosling Hand Controls does the conversion

 

Although my left foot is a lot stronger than my right, I'd struggle with co-ordination of it so I'm going full hand controls. I don't think the foot-brake handle is too intrusive in comparison.

 

I have never used the foot operated parking brake since owning the car, I always just put it in park.
The salesman who sold me the car also drives an ioniq and stated he never uses it either.
Should I ever need to park on a steep hill I would certainly use it, but I would need to remember to release it upon my return !

 

I know many people have successfully relied only on on the parking pawl of an automatic transmission for years, but, it is putting a lot of stress on a relatively small piece of metal. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_pawl)

So I prefer to use the parking brake on a regular basis. Also, being in the habit of using it all the time, means I'm less likely to forget to disengage it when I'm ready to get going again. However, unlike as the article suggests (applying the parking brake ahead of shifting to P), I tend to apply it after shifting to P, and shutting off the car, keeping my right foot on the regular brake until that point; I especially find it easier to do that in the Ioniq, given it's a foot brake and is easier for my left foot to press once the driver's seat moves back after shutting the car off or before it moves forward by turning the car on.

 

a few reasons why you should always use the foot brake.

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drivrzone.com/parking-brake