“Parking Brake On Warning Chime Or Buzzer”

[jow]

Who has or know of a “Parking Brake On Warning Chime Or Buzzer” being added (to 07 V6 SR5 2WD). Unless the brake is put on hard you can easily drive with it on slightly. Slightly is not that noticeable and some damage could occur if you drive far enough (in drive and reverse does not work well by design I was told).

If 08s and etc has this chime, I c/n understand why I c/n find one (at the dealer/Etc) that will work on 07.

Thanks In Advance!

 

[zstampe]

I'd say the bright red light on the dash that says BRAKE is a pretty good indicator of a parking brake that's on.....no?

Might as well make a new thread since the obvious answers last time weren't good enough too eh?

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/110776-there-audible-option-plug-onto-toyota-4runner-emergency-brakes-switch.html

 

[TRDCal]

I'll never understand why some people have such a difficult time glancing at their dash every now and then to make sure there aren't any big red lights on...

Hell, while your at it you might as well install a buzzer to remind you that your driving.

 

[eli_lilly]

I'll never understand why some people have such a difficult time glancing at their dash every now and then to make sure there aren't any big red lights on...

Hell, while your at it you might as well install a buzzer to remind you that your driving.

It goes like this... loading the boat back onto the trailer at the ramp, so emergency brake is applied. Get back into truck to pull out of ramp and just kinda forget brake is applied. My focus is on the boat in rearview, not on instrument cluster. Once off the ramp, then I'm maneuvering the rig down winding park roads, since I'm only doing 15 and only been moving for 3 minutes I'm still not looking at the cluster to check if I'm running hot or if anything crazy is happening. Then I leave the park, get on the main road and as I get up to speed, glance at the cluster to make sure everything is OK and realize I just drove 10 miles at 15 mph with the emergency brake on.

-E

 

[KingPrat]

Parking brakes don't really work in reverse, so why bother using it on a boat ramp? Or at all? I've never heard of a car rolling away while in park.

Personally, I trust a gear linkage rather than a rubber on metal linkage. I don't think I've used a parking brake in 5+ years.

 

[jwyshrek]

Parking brakes don't really work in reverse, so why bother using it on a boat ramp? Or at all? I've never heard of a car rolling away while in park.

Personally, I trust a gear linkage rather than a rubber on metal linkage. I don't think I've used a parking brake in 5+ years.

Says who? You should have yours checked. Mine will hold the vehicle just fine facing up or down an incline...so will the parking brake on my wife's CRV.

Most parking brakes are not properly adjusted.

Never tested this on my 4runner, but I once rented a car (forget make and model) that would not chime if parking brake was left on...but it would chime if you started driving with it on.

 

[mnormand]

Me too, I launch boats very often, and always hit the park brake hard so I don't jam the trans shifter mechanisms. Works great, never moves. Then back in, press the foot brake, shift into D (without the heavy clunk), release parking brake, and ease up. No issues the last six years, or the 4R I had for 10 years prior.

 

[eli_lilly]

Parking brakes don't really work in reverse, so why bother using it on a boat ramp? Or at all? I've never heard of a car rolling away while in park.

Personally, I trust a gear linkage rather than a rubber on metal linkage. I don't think I've used a parking brake in 5+ years.

On the boat ramp, it's typical to use both the parking pawl and the parking brake. The pawl can break under the extreme weight of the truck and trailer combination.

-E

 

[KingPrat]

Are you guys hauling yachts? Whoo boy.

My father has owned boats for years, at one point we had a 21' bowrider, fishing boats, etc. I guess it's all in personal preference if you use it or not.

I've never owned a car where the parking brake works in reverse. Maybe they weren't adjusted correctly.

 

[Acidmeld]

How about some personal responsibility here. Is a light on the dash really not enough? How about we add a buzzer for when your hands leave the steering wheel. Or maybe a few thousand volts through the radio knob to avoid distraction. Or engines that simply wont start once you go over the 5k oil change mark, or 100k trans fluid mark?

These vehicles are your RESPONSIBILITY! You own them, you love them. I dont need you causing Toyota to put more nannies in my truck because you cant handle using yours properly.

I get that sh!t happens. We all get distracted at times and miss something. Just dont go running to blame the manufacturer for your mistake. The truck is still yours to use properly.

 

[Acidmeld]

Are you guys hauling yachts? Whoo boy.

My father has owned boats for years, at one point we had a 21' bowrider, fishing boats, etc. I guess it's all in personal preference if you use it or not.

I've never owned a car where the parking brake works in reverse. Maybe they weren't adjusted correctly.

Parking brakes do work in reverse. The design of the drum brake style parking brake will work stronger in forward than reverse as it wears down. That said, a parking brake on a disc brake 4runner should never wear if it is used correctly and never driven while pressed.

 

[TRDCal]

Then I leave the park, get on the main road and as I get up to speed, glance at the cluster to make sure everything is OK and realize I just drove 10 miles at 15 mph with the emergency brake on.

I'm sorry but driving for 10 miles without looking at you dash once is irresponsible. Are you a women by any chance? When I drive with my sister (in her Versa) I'll play this game where I ever so slightly lift the e-brake handle, just enough to make the light go on but not enough to engage the brake. Long story short, I get bored of holding it before she notices anything wrong.

I'm not saying you have to stare at you dash but just a quick glance as you go from looking out the windshield to checking you mirrors or when you first jump in just to make sure your runner didn't overheat while you were hooking up the trailer. I don't know, you should just do it subconsciously.

EDIT: Parking brake doesn't work in reverse....WHAT!! That's the funniest thing i've ever heard, its just a mechanic brake designed to hold the vehicle still, it doesn't know what gear your in. LOL

 

[aviator31]

You would be amazed at what some people ignore in a simulator (flying)! You can get all of the lights flashing and horns blaring, and people get focused on a particular thing and miss the caution/warning light staring them right in the face. It can go on for quite some time before they finally recognize it. So I actually see how this could happen in a vehicle too. BUT it is always a good idea to scan your gauges, even on the ground

 

[KingPrat]

You would be amazed at what some people ignore in a simulator (flying)!

Oh that's comforting...:wow:

 

[jwyshrek]

Oh that's comforting...:wow:

No kiddin'...where the nearest train station???

Also, the parking brake on the 4Runner (4th gen), I believe, is the drum type. It uses the hub of the disc as the 'drum'.

Maybe there is a little misunderstanding here.

On my inclined drive way (which probably is a little steeper than a boat ramp)...if I put on my parking brake (that's properly adjusted) on my 4runner (facing up hill) and put the transmission in neutral...it will hold.

NOW. If I put the transmission in reverse...it will still hold...unless I give it some gas...it will start to move. But it would also do the same going forward.

I agree that some parking brakes on some vehicles are stronger forward than reverse...but again, if properly adjusted, it should work in both directions...

 

[eli_lilly]

I'm sorry but driving for 10 miles without looking at you dash once is irresponsible. Are you a women by any chance? When I drive with my sister (in her Versa) I'll play this game where I ever so slightly lift the e-brake handle, just enough to make the light go on but not enough to engage the brake. Long story short, I get bored of holding it before she notices anything wrong.

Yeah, that's just weird...

-E

 

[eli_lilly]

Are you guys hauling yachts? Whoo boy.

My father has owned boats for years, at one point we had a 21' bowrider, fishing boats, etc. I guess it's all in personal preference if you use it or not.

Or maybe... not all ramps are built like the ones where you are and the degree of incline can vary?

-E

 

[KingPrat]

Or maybe... not all ramps are built like the ones where you are and the degree of incline can vary?

-E

I'd feel bad for people launching boats if they had steeper ones than the Hudson River. DEP building variances put a pretty big kibosh on a nice and easy launching site.

As I said, personal preference. We've just never used them. My father is old school and in his younger years had P-Brakes freeze up on him overnight and it was an hour+ hassle to get the thing moving again. I don't think he's touched his other than extreme circumstances in well over 30 years. And guess who taught me how to drive?