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Recent Examples of parking brake from the Web
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In 2014, for example, when GM discovered defective parking brakes in various models, over 220,000 vehicles had to be recalled.
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Other useful features include the push-button ignition, electric parking brake and more USB ports than cup holders.
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During a visit to a shrine in rural Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, Mr. Yoshioka, a retired furniture maker, forgot to set the parking brake, spooking his wife, Kazuko, when the car drifted backward.
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During a visit to a shrine in rural Shimane prefecture in western Japan, Yoshioka, a retired furniture maker, forgot to set the parking brake, spooking his wife, Kazuko, when the car drifted backward.
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If that happens, the parking brake can get stuck in the on position or fail to fully engage.
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And the designer found space on the slim floor-shift console for the shifter and a manual parking brake lever — with buttons for the drive modes, the AWD switch to lock the differential, seat heaters and the switch for hill-descent control.
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An electronic parking brake is standard on SX and SXL models.
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The Uber driver's car apparently then rolled into a busy intersection because the parking brake had not been set, almost causing an accident.
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First Known Use of parking brake
1924
PARKING BRAKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of parking brake for English Language Learners
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: a piece of equipment in a car, truck, etc., that prevents the vehicle from moving when it is parked or stops the vehicle if the main brakes fail
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See words that rhyme with parking brake Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about parking brake
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