Never thought I'd end up here! So I was driving the 2011 Focus via the local car-sharing service when I go over to my friend's house. After nearly ripping off the right side mirror I park and engage the handbrake with a serious pull (as opposed to the joking kind).
I come back out and the damn button won't disengage. I push harder. Huh. No luck. Now I start worrying because my father used to complain that I over-engaged the emergency brake on the Camry. Worse, this is NOT my car and I'm paying by the hour. Naturally I start to panic
So I call up the company. Apparently in these case you're supposed to PULL UP some MORE and THEN it'll disengage. The more you know.
Let's hope the Honda CR-V I'll be using next week goes better. The new Focus is a lovely car except for the small cargo area with seats up and the absolutely dreadful automatic which I caught sleeping during low-speed parking maneuvers.
Last edited by kingofthering; 08-22-2012 at 10:14 PM.
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.