How bad is this for the e-brake?

[cacicgtp7]

So this morning it was pretty cold, and usually when i park anywhere i put on my e-brake (old habit)

So i go to turn it off this morning, and the light goes off, but i can tell it's still partially engaged, since my car wouldn't move in Drive or Reverse without giving it gas. i tried like 3 times to disengage it but no go, i figured something was just cold and stuck??

Thus, how bad is it that i drove on it for probably 4 miles, between speeds of 0-45 mph??? It finally disengaged when i got to my destination, warmed up i'm guessing, but obviously there was a shit ton of dust, and it smelled like shit lol.

I figured they're pretty tough, just wanted to make sure

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[Shibby50]

If it's fully engaged and you do it for too long you could weld the pads to the inside of the hat i think.

 

[cacicgtp7]

it wasn't fully engaged, just partially. It still holds on hills as of later day so that's good news

 

[Shibby50]

yeah as long as it doesnt lock up you should be fine