This is a great post

My LR2 is a 2008 with brake shoes in the rotor hat.

But my 2010 S80 (a first cousin to the Freel2) has the electric parking brake

I am going to try this procedure on the S80.


One last comment/ question

I recently discovered that the S80 will automatically release the brake if the drivers seatbelt is latched and the automatic is in D and you press the go pedal

A useful feature for a hill start.

Does the brake in the Freel2 work this way?

I am starting to think that this is an overlooked upgrade to later Freel2s (Maybe that’s only me that overlooked this)

Thanks

Paul

Hi,
our manual box auto releases the EPB when setting off

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my first ever FL2 and I did keep it longer than most other cars!
But its now gone way up Norf

I replaced the rear pads and rotors on my S80 today.

Unfortunately the procedure didn’t retract the electric parking brake.

I was able to retract the EPB by using an old battery charger as a power supply.


When I went for a test drive I also tried the EPB with the car moving.

It works really well.

As far as I can tell it used the ABS pump to activate the brakes.

I am sure that this is better than the shoes in the rear brakes on my LR2.

Now I am even more impressed with this EPB.


Thanks

Paul