Handbrake frozen in the car?
Then use this trick now
Created: 12/20/2021, 08:27 AM
From: Franziska Kaindl
The handbrake can react very sensitively in cold temperatures.
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Winter is the time when you have to plan a lot of time for your car: because components like the handbrake tend to freeze up.
How to solve them again.
Drivers should plan more time where icy temperatures or even snow are expected.
Car battery, doors, handbrake - in winter there is a high risk that your car will go on strike because of the cold.
Those who cannot park their car in a garage or who do not move the vehicle for a few days are particularly affected.
Because individual components of the car freeze extremely easily.
The handbrake is particularly difficult to release.
Read here
how you can save your car battery in winter or how to wash your vehicle properly in the cold season.
Handbrake Frozen: You Can Do That
You can tell whether the handbrake is frozen, for example, when it can be
moved downwards
without resilient resistance .
Often it is actually the cables or parts of the wheel brake that are frozen and become noticeable when starting off.
As a result, the car hardly moves or the tires start to lock.
The best way to "de-ice" a frozen handbrake is
to move the car carefully
.
To do this, release the handbrake and drive gently forwards or backwards.
A few centimeters are enough and you can stop again.
Repeat this process a few times until the brake can be released again.
Also interesting
: what to do if the inside of the car window is frozen?
If this trick doesn't work, you can try heat.
It is best to use a
hair dryer
that you hold as close as possible to the wheels on which the handbrake is acting.
In most cases these will be the rear wheels.
It is better to leave hot air blowers or other devices in the house, as the heat from the hair dryer is completely sufficient.
As soon as the brakes are warmed up, the handbrake should also be fully functional again.
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