What does it mean when your car says depress brake?
Depress the brake pedal means to push down on the pedal. The same way you do when you brake to bring the car to a stop.
What to do if your brake pedal won’t work?
Once the car shuts off there is no longer a vacuum source. It won’t take long for your brake pedal to go stiff after this point. That being said I would start at the starter, get the car running, and if the pedal is still stiff at that point, then take a look at the brakes. Jun 08 2008 29690
Why does my car not start when I press the brake?
* The brake pedal is extremely stiff (that is what she said) and i can’t depress it very far all at. * Brake lights turn on when pressing the pedal (so that i believe rules out the switch). * Tried jumping it for the hell of it, dind’t make any difference. * Nothing physically blocking the pedal.
Why does the brake pedal go to the floor when starting an engine?
It is a built-in safety feature. There is an adjustment on the brake pedal position switch that can be adjusted so you do not have to press the pedal down so far and hard. When you do push the brake pedal down it should not go to the floor when starting the engine, unless there was a loss in brake fluid or other problems.
How much pressure can I put on the brake pedal?
* Watching the Brake Pressure block, without applying any pressure to the pedal the block reports about 5mbar (or is it bar?), when i press the pedal hard it gets to about 45mbar but can get it to 75mbar if i really push hard. don’t want to pop anything though so i didn’t go past that.
Once the car shuts off there is no longer a vacuum source. It won’t take long for your brake pedal to go stiff after this point. That being said I would start at the starter, get the car running, and if the pedal is still stiff at that point, then take a look at the brakes. Jun 08 2008 29690
* The brake pedal is extremely stiff (that is what she said) and i can’t depress it very far all at. * Brake lights turn on when pressing the pedal (so that i believe rules out the switch). * Tried jumping it for the hell of it, dind’t make any difference. * Nothing physically blocking the pedal.
Do you push the brake all the way?
Whether the brake is depress all the way or not the car knows when you are pushing on the brake. i had the same situation when my battery was almost dead from being in Acc. the lights and everything worked but the car wouldnt start and the beeper was a very dull low sound. get a jump and try to start it.
It is a built-in safety feature. There is an adjustment on the brake pedal position switch that can be adjusted so you do not have to press the pedal down so far and hard. When you do push the brake pedal down it should not go to the floor when starting the engine, unless there was a loss in brake fluid or other problems.