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They've never been strong enough to stop your car in an emergency if the engine is running away. Anyway, the reason they've gone electronic is to add hill assi
by chowells 3y ago
They've never been strong enough to stop your car in an emergency if the engine is running away.
Anyway, the reason they've gone electronic is to add hill assist. Let your foot off the brake and you stay in place until you hit the gas. A lot of people like that.
- giantg2 3y agoThe hill assist is done through hydraulic actuators of the regular brakes. Emergency brakes won't bring you to an immediate stop, but they do slow you rapidly if properly adjusted. If your engine is running away, shifting to neutral or killing it is more important.