This manual emergency EPB does not work all the times, indeed.Few months a go i was on my way to New Orleans. Suddenly , In the middle of nowhere hear strange roar from the back of my car.Initially , I thought they DIFF.failed ,but there was no metallic sound to it , only grinding roar.Thankfully,it happened near one of the exits on ITS 78 in PA,but I don't even remember which one ,since it was snowing that day badly( big,big snow storm),so i stopped safely of the highway,got out of the LR3 and started examine diff and wheels.Snows like crazy,11 pm,pitch dark and me with ..reliable flashlight.Rotors and hubs hot as hell so I suspected E-breaks jammed.Started manual emergency relapse,not knowing yet then, about electronic cheat procedure,but honestly don't know if it works or not,although guys from British site say, it is bulletproof .No positive results.So i called roadside assistance,paid towing,since out of warranty,and next day , spending night at hotel in Allentown,repair in nearby dealer and... 700.00 dollars later, I was back on the road with new brake shoes.Good thing was that 500 $ worth of cold cuts on the back of my car did not get spoiled,after all, it was very cold that night.Also rotors turned out to be warped to from the heat generated by jammed EPB shoes,but that is another story.
