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sealg
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Jan 11, 2014

Use Electric Parking Brake for Toad Break-away ? ? ?

My 2014 Jeep Cherokee has an Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) It is activated with a simple electric switch on the console. So I am thinking of using that EPB brake as the Break-away feature for towi...
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sealg
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Jan 12, 2014
The Electric park/emergency brakes on the jeep cherokee use the normal disk brakes. They have a motor-driven actuator that applies the normal disk brakes.

Since I am looking only for emergency breakaway which is highly unlikely to ever happen, I am thinking that the car's emergency brake system might be good.

It certainly wont get much use - only if the S___ hits the Fan - in which case the effect on the brakes will be the least of the problems.

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