Guys, winter is coming here and I was wondering if it is safe to use the handbrake during the winter - for example, in -15C? The owners' manual tells us to use the handbrake every time we park our cars, no exceptions. Nothing has been mentioned about -15C temperatures...

 

nobody knows?

 

It's fine. Why would you think there would be a problem?

It's actually in extreme heat that it is worse (especially when the rotors are hot) as it will warp them.

 

It happened to me twice, that the handbrake was frozen and couldn't release the tires on -15C--20C. Therefore, I couldn't move... but that was on a 2003 car so I was wondering if this could still be a problem with modern cars...

 

Laws of nature are laws of nature. I suppse with temperatures THAT cold there is always a chance of it freezing with water and slush and snow getting in there...

Personally, I never ever use a parking brake.

 

I never use a parking brake