no. The manual (drivers handbook) I have makes no mention of using the button when applying the handbrake, only when dis-engaging the brake. However I have tried every possible combination of button-lever that I can think of . Sometimes it works as outlined, most times it won't release on the 1st thru 5th try., more or lesss....

Eventually it will release.

i still haven't tried to lube the assembly as suggested. Will report back when I've had a chance to do so.

Z

Parking boot has only one snap that I can see, it's a 2002 XKR if the year matters. Below the snap the cover is stitched . Is it just supposed to pull off, or are there some additional snaps (hidden ??).

z

Got the cover off without damaging it and lubed everything I could (without further disassembly) with a silicone spray. Hopefully that will do the trick.

Thanks for all the helpful replies.

Z

90% of Texas has the same human population density as the dark side of the moon. And it is just as hospitable to human life as the surface of the sun. The cities are admittedly not as densely populated vs. European cities, but they make up for it by sprawling outward for 10's of miles, with little or no planning as to what growth goes where. My daughter lives in a Dallas suburb and has to drive 90 minutes each way to work, and thinks that's an "easy" commute. She can have it . I live in Oklahoma, the state north of Texas . The population of my whole state is less than the population of the Dallas-Ft. Worth. metroplex..

if London traffic is measurably worse than the Texas cities, I'll just have to figure out another way to get to Cornwall without going thru London.


Z

We live in Fort Worth, which is the 16th largest city in the US (and one of the fastest growing), and traffic is not a problem at all. The two cities, while frequently mentioned together, are very different!

Hope no one thinks I was slamming any of the worlds fine cities. I'm just a country boy at heart, and even though I've lived in many fine cities, such as Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, Austin, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Bogota, etc. I don't even like to venture 40 miles south into Tulsa. So I moved back to my hometown for my retirement.

If driving 90 + minutes in order to have a decent job is a persons way to happiness, I'm all for it, for them that is. As the list above shows, I've lived in some crowded cities, and learned to do what had to be done to make it work.

My town, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is 35,000, population, and being the headquarters of Phillips 66 (formerly Phillips Petroleum, and then ConocoPhillips) means there are plenty of good paying jobs here , just like a big city has, but on a smaller scale. Plastic was invented here (think HulaHoop), , and we've always been among the top cities with the number of scientists (PhD level) per capital thanks to the. Phillips Research Center. It takes me 3 minutes to go from city center to open countryside, even during rush hour . Once in the country I can enjoy the driving experience of the. Osage hills. Plenty of curves and changes of elevation make for a satisfying and stimulating driving experience, at whatever speed one thinks is safe, if not altogether legal on occasion.

i didn't know what the folks in Ft Worth call themselves, maybe just Texans. ??? But this should get a chuckle, in my little town, we call ourselves Bartians, rhymes with Martians,

LOL.

Z

PS. Still love to travel, if I could get to Cornwall by just driving, I'd start out in 5 minutes. Ever since the first Poldark series, I've wanted to go there.....

PPS. back to the hand brake, it seems to be releasing fine now. Thanks for the tips on getting the cover off !!!