Electronic Parking Brake switch pulled at high speed?

[bmwstve]

This has been bothering me for some time.

What if someone, lets say for example a playful kid suddenly pulled the
ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SWITCH while I'm driving at highway speeds?

Will the wheels just lock up??

cause that can be very dangerous

[protecon]

Pretty sure it's linked to the ABS - if anything were to happen it would just be like standing on the brake.

[camnhoj]

It's designed to bring the car to a controlled stop . not to lock the wheels solid.

[Peter_R]

Originally Posted by protecon

Pretty sure it's linked to the ABS - if anything were to happen it would just be like standing on the brake.

Exactly that!

[bmwstve]

Originally Posted by camnhoj

It's designed to bring the car to a controlled stop . not to lock the wheels solid.

oh, I thought its like the traditional handbrake that locks the rear wheels

[Crashnbrn5]

Originally Posted by bmwstve

This has been bothering me for some time.

What if someone, lets say for example a playful kid suddenly pulled the
ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SWITCH while I'm driving at highway speeds?

Will the wheels just lock up??

cause that can be very dangerous

It's something I learned about on the car over a year ago, it's actually pretty fun you should try it when you feel the conditions are safe you could do it from 20 miles an hour all the way up to 100 safely. It locks up the rear wheels but you have complete control over the front wheels. I highly suggest you try it because it's very powerful

Remember it's going to take your fear away

[bmwstve]

Originally Posted by Crashnbrn5

It's something I learned about on the car over a year ago, it's actually pretty fun you should try it when you feel the conditions are safe you could do it from 20 miles an hour all the way up to 100 safely. It locks up the rear wheels but you have complete control over the front wheels. I highly suggest you try it because it's very powerful

Remember it's going to take your fear away

ok so it really does lock the wheels up? i thought its connected to the ABS

[Crashnbrn5]

Originally Posted by bmwstve

ok so it really does lock the wheels up? i thought its connected to the ABS

I mean I'm sure every system BMW uses is the same. I know that in the dry if you do it from 15-30mph it brings the car to a stop very quickly. Maybe locking them up for a second. But when doing it on rain or snow. It locks!