Can you hear your e-brake engaging? - Page 2

JK001 · 04-07-2018, 04:44 PM

Yep, I hear mine as well. It takes a moment after you pull the ebrake button up to engage. It automatically disengages what you creep up in 1st or reverse. 6MT

MrRuss · 04-07-2018, 05:50 PM

I only hear mine if the window is down.

andrec10 · 04-07-2018, 05:51 PM

I hear it on my 16 2SS.

GroundhogSS · 04-07-2018, 06:22 PM

Put it in drive with the brake set. It shouldn't move. When you push the gas a little, it will turn off and you should be able to feel it. I do hear a little click when I set or unset mine. Not very loud.

Rayfield · 04-08-2018, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by srcstc

I definitely hear it on my 16 2SS. I don't trust these electronic ebrakes so I always leave it in gear.

Same...perhaps I'm paranoid, but I don't want my new toy rolling away on me..

Biscuit.fr · 04-08-2018, 07:05 AM

Definitely you can hear it for a good second!
With the foot on the brake,
Still in D, engage the ebrake
You hear it, wait the dashboard msg (ebrake set)
Still in D, release the foot
Your car will go fwd 1-2inches then stop
You are now on the ebrake
You can go to P

I do that every time
My car will seat on the ebrake and not on the P trans.
I’ve been told that to improve trans lifetime...

A good way to see if your e brake is working.

BTW be careful with the opposite !
If you are on the e-brake, and you go D or R, when you hit the pedal, the car will automatically disengage the e- brake and you are moving with no more brakes....

dpevans · 04-08-2018, 01:25 PM

I can hear it and can feel the brake pedal depress when engaged. nothing when I disengage.

DenverTaco07 · 04-08-2018, 01:59 PM

turn the car off first then engage, you should hear it then.

Thelma - 2017 RS · 04-08-2018, 02:12 PM

I definitely hear mine. My 8 year old loves it and says it sounds like a transformer. I know it works as well... I tend to fidget and for some reason I pulled it up when doing about 20 MPH and it engaged but as soon as I released the switch it turned off.

lt4camaro · 04-08-2018, 06:42 PM

I absolutely hear it on my 2016 Camaro and my 2015 stingray, same sound on both. If you have the radio on or a fan blowing or the windows open or a ratchet jaw passenger, you may not hear it

Childs Play · 04-08-2018, 08:52 PM

I hear it when in my garage and the car is off. Much less if I'm in a parking lot.

If you really want to test it, go put it on on a slope and leave the car in neutral. You'll know pretty fast if it's not working.

Deputy Dog · 04-08-2018, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PnCRedJwl2SS

Can you hear your e-brake engaging? I never do...it's silent on my car--or not working.

No noise at all when engaging the e-brake. Total silence. If I forget to engage it before I shut down the engine...after car is off but all electrical systems still powered, I'll mute the stereo audio so it's totally quiet in my garage and pull the e-brake button up...the orange parking brake light appears in my dash (so it looks like it is working), but I have no confidence that it is actually holding my car in place.

Also, when parked on any level of grade, after I hit the e-brake and then lift my foot from the main brakes, the car feels like it settles back on the transmission (not a good feeling).

Does anyone else have the same issue, or do you get definitive feedback when the e-brake /parking brake engages?

Makes a hissing sound for about 2 sec. To test it just put it in neutral and see if it stays put on a hill.

PnCRedJwl2SS · 04-09-2018, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

turn the car off first then engage, you should hear it then.

I'm the OP...this IS my use case. I turn the car off, engage the e-brake, and hear...nothing.

That said, I put it in D today, set the e-brake, then let off the brake pedal. Car did not move, so brake is working. It's just silent in my car. So strange.

Oh well...I really appreciate all the advice and info!

enzia35 · 04-09-2018, 01:12 AM

I can hear mine engage.

04-07-2018, 05:50 PM	#16
MrRuss Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 208	I only hear mine if the window is down. __________________ Mr Russ Tim "the tool man" Taylor is my hero My Garage: '16 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS, Summit White, Adrenaline Red -- Rotofab CAI, Soler TB, 1 7/8 coated LT's, Full 3" mids, 3" Stainless Works NPP mufflers, Flex Fuel, E85/91 tuned '20 Honda Oddysey Elite 25th Anniversary Edition --wifes car, she said "No more SUV's" after the 2 CX-9's totaled

04-07-2018, 05:51 PM	#17
andrec10 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS 6SP/Suby Legacy 6 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Hyde Park, NY Posts: 844	I hear it on my 16 2SS. __________________ TFPK40 Its Here! Finally came home on 3-31-16! Red Hot 2SS,6 Speed, NPP, MRC, Adrenaline Red interior, Silver Rally Stripes, NAV, Sunroof, 56W Split Spoke Wheels, Body color Hood vents, Body color Splash Guards and winter protection package. Ordered 1-28-16: 1100 2-11-2016 :2000 2-15-2016: 3000 TPW of 3/7...That went quick! 2-26-2016: 3400 Status TPW 3/7 3-5-2016 : 3800 3-8-2016 : 4300 3-11-2016 : 4B00 3-15-2016 : 4200 3-22-2016 : 4800 3-29-2016 : 6000!

04-07-2018, 06:22 PM	#18
GroundhogSS Drives: '17 2SS convertible'20 Yukon Denali Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 3,048	Put it in drive with the brake set. It shouldn't move. When you push the gas a little, it will turn off and you should be able to feel it. I do hear a little click when I set or unset mine. Not very loud. __________________ Richard 2017 2SS SIM convertible, A8, NPP, MRC, 56R wheels, GM CAI, Diode Dynamics Side Markers, Mamo Throttle Body Delivered: 08/15/2016 #TeamBeckyD

04-08-2018, 07:05 AM	#20
Biscuit.fr Drives: Red hot ZL1 A10 2017 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: MS Back to France (29) Posts: 804	Definitely you can hear it for a good second! With the foot on the brake, Still in D, engage the ebrake You hear it, wait the dashboard msg (ebrake set) Still in D, release the foot Your car will go fwd 1-2inches then stop You are now on the ebrake You can go to P I do that every time My car will seat on the ebrake and not on the P trans. I’ve been told that to improve trans lifetime... A good way to see if your e brake is working. BTW be careful with the opposite ! If you are on the e-brake, and you go D or R, when you hit the pedal, the car will automatically disengage the e- brake and you are moving with no more brakes.... Last edited by Biscuit.fr; 04-09-2018 at 07:11 AM.

04-08-2018, 01:25 PM	#21
dpevans Drives: 2024 Riverside Blue 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,373	I can hear it and can feel the brake pedal depress when engaged. nothing when I disengage. Last edited by dpevans; 04-10-2018 at 10:56 AM.

04-07-2018, 04:44 PM	#15
JK001 Drives: ZHP, Alfa 4C, RAM, X5, 17SS1LE-sold Join Date: May 2017 Location: East Coast Posts: 270	Yep, I hear mine as well. It takes a moment after you pull the ebrake button up to engage. It automatically disengages what you creep up in 1st or reverse. 6MT

04-08-2018, 01:59 PM	#22
DenverTaco07 Drives: 2017 SS 1LE, 2017 Volt, 2013 Pilot Join Date: May 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,274	turn the car off first then engage, you should hear it then. __________________ 2017 SS 1LE \| HBM \| Vortech V3-Si supercharger (620RWHP and 575ft lbs) \| PDR \| Black Bowties \| Illuminated Front Black Bowtie \| Illuminated Door Sills \| Smoked Tails \| vented seats mod

04-08-2018, 02:12 PM	#23
Thelma - 2017 RS Drives: 2017 RS LT2 Hyper Blue Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Banks of the Deep End Posts: 18	I definitely hear mine. My 8 year old loves it and says it sounds like a transformer. I know it works as well... I tend to fidget and for some reason I pulled it up when doing about 20 MPH and it engaged but as soon as I released the switch it turned off.

04-08-2018, 06:42 PM	#24
lt4camaro Drives: 2021 LT1 10 speed auto Join Date: May 2013 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,355	I absolutely hear it on my 2016 Camaro and my 2015 stingray, same sound on both. If you have the radio on or a fan blowing or the windows open or a ratchet jaw passenger, you may not hear it

04-08-2018, 08:52 PM	#25
Childs Play Pizza & Wings Only $12.99 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 628	I hear it when in my garage and the car is off. Much less if I'm in a parking lot. If you really want to test it, go put it on on a slope and leave the car in neutral. You'll know pretty fast if it's not working. __________________ H-Town Camaro Club Past Rides: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 2012 Camaro ZL1 A6 2017 Camaro 2SS M6

04-09-2018, 01:12 AM	#28
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,449	I can hear mine engage. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

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