Use of electric parking brake

[Speedy Emira]

Firstly I would like to say my car did not come with a manual which is being sorted by the dealer. When going for the test drive I was shown where the hand brake was and how it works.
I’m am used to the handbrake be fully automatic and yesterday I pulled away without taking it off and when I realised I saw the light was off. Also when back from a drive and parking I opened the door to get out, remembered the handbrake and saw the light was on. Either I’m going mad or I’m thinking it is fully auto. Any ideas please?

 

[Steve24]

It is in a sub-menu in car settings.
You can select to have it come on / off automatically or not.
I think it only comes on / off automatically if you leave the car in neutral (when parking) but someone else may correct that.

 

[Nick Sticks]

Firstly I would like to say my car did not come with a manual which is being sorted by the dealer. When going for the test drive I was shown where the hand brake was and how it works.
I’m am used to the handbrake be fully automatic and yesterday I pulled away without taking it off and when I realised I saw the light was off. Also when back from a drive and parking I opened the door to get out, remembered the handbrake and saw the light was on. Either I’m going mad or I’m thinking it is fully auto. Any ideas please?

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[Whitey]

It is in a sub-menu in car settings.
You can select to have it come on / off automatically or not.
I think it only comes on / off automatically if you leave the car in neutral (when parking) but someone else may correct that.

I have mine set to Off so that it doesn’t automatically come on when I park it in my level garage. 2 reasons for this, I can manually push the car in either direction and also to stop the brakes sticking if the car has slightly wet discs. I always run the car up and down the hill outside the house after washing the wheels to get them as dry as poss.

 

[Nick Sticks]

I have mine set to Off so that it doesn’t automatically come on when I park it in my level garage. 2 reasons for this, I can manually push the car in either direction and also to stop the brakes sticking if the car has slightly wet discs. I always run the car up and down the hill outside the house after washing the wheels to get them as dry as poss.

This sounds like something I would do.
Just wondering what happens when the car goes for a service and the mechanic is used to it being on auto?
I think I would set it back to auto for those occasions just in case.

 

[Speedy Emira]

Thanks for the helpful info everyone