Tradewind 35 wrote:

...the EPB on the D3 was a case study in the opposite- shoddy half baked rubbish that should never have got to a production vehicle. The EPB on Freely2, D4 etc is supposed to be much better...

See my post. The D4 EPB is also the same as the D3...  Freelander 2 2007 TD4 Manual HSE Tambora Flame
Discovery 3 2006 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver
Previously: Freelander 2 2007 TD4 Manual SE Santorini Black

I don't need an EPB in fact as far as I can work out, the only reason for a handbrake at all is for an MOT  my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Hope you don't snap your parking pawl, or ever need to secure the vehicle with a wheel off the ground then.  Freelander 2 2007 TD4 Manual HSE Tambora Flame
Discovery 3 2006 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver
Previously: Freelander 2 2007 TD4 Manual SE Santorini Black

If my parking pawl snapped, the lack of a handbrake I suspect would not be my first consideration, the hole in my pocket may well be  my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Exactly. What I mean is the other way around - the parking pawl is no substitute for the handbrake, not being designed to take such stress...  Freelander 2 2007 TD4 Manual HSE Tambora Flame
Discovery 3 2006 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver
Previously: Freelander 2 2007 TD4 Manual SE Santorini Black

Clearly an underlying theme of EPB issues
It's the reason I have my FL2
I have a 07 plate passat that I have had years of EPB issues with culminating in BCM failure and a dashboard like a Christmas tree
It's currently SORN until I get time to track down why I'm not getting a feed to the new n/s rear caliper
Really pleased with FL2 though!

I was only lamenting the original post recently when I took my rover streetwise for its mot,in the garage was a 55 range rover and it was a non starter with 5 of the 11 ECU, s showing faults points,plugs and carburetor days are obviously gone but at least they were fixable with a bit of nonce