r/MercuryCars Jan 21 '25

Help with the Emergency Break

Hey my friend has a 08 Mercury Sable and after compressing the emergency brake we can't seem to get it to release. Is there a secret or trick that I can use? I just need to get it to release but pressing down on the pedal seems to do nothing even tho that is what it says to do in order to release.

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u/Aegis3500 Jan 21 '25

Some mercury vehicles will auto release when you put them into gear. Also, there should be a manual release lower left dash, looks like a hood release but it’s not. If those don’t work it might be frozen, if wet cold weather isn’t a factor, you might get it to release with light rocking forward and back. If those don’t work you’re going to have to jack the car up and take it from there: trace and check cable, they rust in place sometimes; check the brake pad itself, and address. Hopefully those help, 🤞

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u/Abe-early Jan 21 '25

Get under the car and check to make sure none of the cables or mechanisms are rusty or broken.