How Do You Free A Frozen Parking Brake?
• Start the vehicle. • Parking Brake indicator on the dashboard. Release and set the brake repeatedly in an attempt to help dislodge any ice from the brake system. • Block as much of the open space between the ground and sides of the vehicle if the brake is still frozen. Shovel snow or arrange other material along the sides of the vehicle. Doing this will create a path for air flow from front to rear of the vehicle, minimizing “losses” from the under the sides of the vehicle. The objective is to get the heat created by the engine and circulated to the radiator at the front of the vehicle, to the rear of the vehicle where most of the parking brake components are located (adjust for locations that differ from those offered in this article). Creating a “channel” under the vehicle by piling snow, etc. in the space under the sides of the vehicle accomplishes just that. • Allow the vehicle to “warm up”. Wait inside the home or someplace other than inside the vehicle while it is running. Once
