I used the handbrake to stop in that occasion and it just reduces speed and is very hard to stop the car with it. I used the gear box and turned it off for a ha

I used the handbrake to stop in that occasion and it just reduces speed and is very hard to stop the car with it. I used the gear box and turned it off for a hard stop. The mechanic that got me out of this drove the car downhill for a couple of km just using the gear box and the handbrake to negotiate the terrain, that was a scary ride. If you ever smell something like rubber burning after you do some difficult parking with lots of turns then have the hidraulic pump looked into. This is what happenend to me, it had these smells every now and then that I could not identify until it failed and then the cause was clear (something wore off in the pump, sorry I can't remember specifics anymore).