Re: Lincoln LS Parking Brake - Principle?

Jeff Wisnia wrote:
> 
> My curious mind just wants to know....
> 
> I recently aquired a 2004 LS and it's the first car I've ever owned
> where the parking brake wasn't applied "mechanically" through pulling on
> a lever pivoted near the floor or pulled out from under the dash or
> stepped on with my left foot.
> 
> What's the operating mechanism which responds to the finger operated
> parking brake switch located on the console?
> 
> Is it as foolproof as the older style mechanically operated "emergency
> brakes"?
> 
> Thanks guys,
> 
> Jeff
> --
> Jeffry Wisnia
> (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
> The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

I would imagine it operates on the same principle as the push button
transfer cases for folks who can't move a transfer case lever, nothing
more than a gear motor and position encoder to do the work.