I drove about 13 minutes (5 miles) with the emergency break on. First time driving this car so I didn‘t really think about it. When I got out of the car, I noticed the smell of burnt rubber and the back left wheel was emanating heat, then realized that the EB was on. Do you think I‘ll have to get the brakes/pads replaced? I‘m going to try them out tomorrow to see if they work after they‘ve had time to cool off.
That cam damage the pads,shoes and the discs/rotors. Even if the brakes still work well enough, I would have them looked at.
A good way to prevent this is to always set the ebrake HARD so the car will not move until released. You probably toasted the rear brakes. Too bad.
