[t.mazda]

Do you guys release it manually or let it go automatically?

what is your preference?

 

[steve67]

i hardly drive our cx30, but i get in and press the clutch to start and then try to drive off... the handbrake will not release, so i then have to go into neutral and press the brake and clutch then the handbrake releases, so im not a fan of the epb, but as say i hardly drive it, the Mrs loves it..

 

[Scott Francis]

I do it manually -- I'm just a control freak I guess. =)

 

[Habu]

I drive my wife’s UK CX-30 auto from time to time and the parking brake releases automatically when in D as you start to move forward. Similarly, when you put the car into P the brake is automatically reapplied.

 

[Polymetal Gray]

I released it manually but it of course it applies automatically when you shut off the vehicle

 

[#LFGM!]

Manually....always. But I did have it release on its own once, but that "felt" odd to me. So I just do it manually before taking off.

 

[carbonized]

I always release it manually, mostly because I didn't realize it was able to do it automatically. I thought manual release was required!

 

[t.mazda]

i hardly drive our cx30, but i get in and press the clutch to start and then try to drive off... the handbrake will not release, so i then have to go into neutral and press the brake and clutch then the handbrake releases, so im not a fan of the epb, but as say i hardly drive it, the Mrs loves it..

hello friend,

if you have the door closed and your seat belt on it will release automatically when you switch to drive and press down on the gas pedal

 

[steve67]

hello friend,

if you have the door closed and your seat belt on it will release automatically when you switch to drive and press down on the gas pedal

our cx30 must be tempermental ... i've tried all ways.
its in the dealers next week for a buzzing noise so ill get them to give it a look at, just incase its not me..

 

[Salls]

I let it engage automatically. I've always release it manually because I didn't know it could release automatically

 

[Bovard]

I let it engage and release automatically.

 

[t.mazda]

I let it engage and release automatically.

Same.

 

[Captainkirkw]

I do it manually just as a habit.

 

[carbonized]

Normally I feel the resistance when hitting the gas and immediately stop to manually disengage it. I never realized you could just drive and let it take care of it automatically. Today for the first time I let it disengage automatically … I didn't like it I know I'm not, but I feel like I'm breaking something. I'll go back to manually doing it, but I guess it's good to know there are options.

 

[dctokyo]

I released it manually