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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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ronfisherman
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Jan 12, 2014
I have a Chevy Captiva (same as Saturn Vue) with electric emergency brake.
I checked out how my electric emergency brake works. Not having a document to work with. I believe that most of the wires to the switch will be inputs to various controls. In order for a emergency brake to work it has to be available in a emergency. Just needs 12 volts to work.
Not that I would use it for my breakaway. The idea has me thinking.

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