I have Hill Hold 'assist' lite on my 65 plate A4 Manual (standard fit) which basically holds on the brakes on uphill inclines for a few seconds. If you want it to hold longer then you have to apply the electro-mechanical handbrake, or risk rolling into the car behind !!!!!
In both cases the brake is released once it's pre-determined engine power Vs gradient level is breached.
This is great......
However, upon specifying a replacement car I was wondering whether it was worth spending the £65 for the full banana. This will give me a nice little button instead of a blanking plate, but I was wondering if it would be more of a hindrance than a benefit.
So does full Hill Hold always activate on every stop. The 'Options Guide/Brochure' states it works on uphill and downhill.
The last thing I want is for it to kick in each time I stop on a downhill, when all I want to do it edge/roll forward on the footbrake in traffic. I don't want to keep pressing buttons to release or have to lift the clutch etc.....
Or does it not come into effect unless you switch it on after starting ?
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After typing all of that I realised it's probably in my user manual.....off for a read LOL !!!!!!
In both cases the brake is released once it's pre-determined engine power Vs gradient level is breached.
This is great......
However, upon specifying a replacement car I was wondering whether it was worth spending the £65 for the full banana. This will give me a nice little button instead of a blanking plate, but I was wondering if it would be more of a hindrance than a benefit.
So does full Hill Hold always activate on every stop. The 'Options Guide/Brochure' states it works on uphill and downhill.
The last thing I want is for it to kick in each time I stop on a downhill, when all I want to do it edge/roll forward on the footbrake in traffic. I don't want to keep pressing buttons to release or have to lift the clutch etc.....
Or does it not come into effect unless you switch it on after starting ?
.
.
.
.
After typing all of that I realised it's probably in my user manual.....off for a read LOL !!!!!!