The only time I used epb was on Eurostar with race shuttle on the back. Other than that Park was always good and never created problems 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜

From new, I used the EPB all the time. I'd apply it at traffic lights and drive off with the auto release and also use it whenever I parked up, again driving off with auto release. Now fair enough, mine was only 2 years into a 3 year new car warranty when I sold it, but there weren't any signs of trouble that I was aware of. As RRSTDV8 says, just use it, as I'd say leaving it unused for long periods of time is going to lead to sticking problems at some point anyway.

One thing I always did though, whenever the weather was bad, I'd always ensure I gave the EPB a good jet spray when I washed the car, just to blast out any of the crap that may have built up in there.

OT, but one of the things I want to get 'coded' on my BM is the auto release function, it's amazing how annoying not having it is once you've got used to it.  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Rather than going to The trouble of getting your BM coded would it not be easier just to go and buy another RRS?

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...... not just at the moment, maybe one day
I like the idea that when I go out and get in it that it just 'works' and I don't have to live with its 'characteristics' unlike my RRS  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

I can see your point BC but at least the RRS has a spare wheel

.....but that's why they invented run-flats. I can drive to the garage at my leisure and get a monkey to change it for me, none of this getting dirty at the side of the road malarkey, or the sheer dispare of when I go to change it finding that some scrote has already helped themselves to it  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

362bkr wrote:

I can see your point BC but at least the RRS has a spare wheel

Yes you are absolutely right BC and those runflats give such a smooth comfortable ride as well ...........NOT ! Seriously though having had experience with them myself i would warn you NEVER drive over the recommended 50 mph with a puncture because the car will be all over the road .

Thanks for all your comments about how to use the EPB. Been using EPB for 5 days now, went out for a drive tonight, the noise was horrendous, I stopped to have a look under the car, nothing there, drove 1/2 mile and still making a noise, put EPB back on and drove a bit more, same noise, turned round went home, reversed onto the drive and the noise went !!! Set off and no further noise. Would you say this is the EBP that proberly hasn't been used and has just stuck on a little, and will free up, should I return the car to the Dealer or just wait and see if it happens again. MY 13 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition
Santorini Black
Ivory Premium Leather
Side steps
Disklok !!!!!!!
Mud Flaps
Spare wheel protector

I forgot to say that a couple of weeks ago i went on a Landrover Experience and the instructor got me to 50mph on a rural road and said he would demonstrate how the EPD can be used by the passenger for an emergency stop if for instance the driver was having a heart attack ! So anyway he flicked it on while i was driving at 50mph and brilliantly it brought the rrs to a rapid but totally controlled stop , which i thought was pretty amazing . I would add it was their car not mine .