Originally Posted By 71birdJ68
You do not have to step on the service brake to set the parking brake, they are independent. Question, do you have any idea where the cables came from if new?


You don't have to, but it is the proper way to do it.

It is not an emergency brake, it is a parking brake. It isn't designed to stop the car, though it generally will, it's designed to hold it already stopped.

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