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Garree001

Garree001

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Another of my questions which probably has an obvious answer!

I know what a hill hold function is meant to achieve, but I'm left wondering whether my car has it. GPS 1.9mj...

Should this just cut in when I stop on a hill, or do I have to do something to get it to kick in? I can't say I notice it when I stop on a train bridge near my house. OK, well I did notice something odd once lol. But what I normally end up doing on a hill is just holding the car on the clutch until I pull away.

Please could someone just briefly explain what it is, when it kicks in, etc?

Cheers!
 
If your car has ESP then it has hill holder, you can tell if your car has ESP because it will have a button on the dash next to the hazard light button that says ASR off.
 
Your GP should have the hill holder function as standard, as far as I am aware it is part of the ESP which comes as standard in Sporting trim.

Stop at a road incline. Do not apply the handbrake, simply depress the footbrake and then the clutch. When you take your foot off the footbrake, the car should stay stationary for 1-2seconds, then start rolling backwards.

The hill holder function does not work when the handbrake is applied though.

I personally find the hill holder function absolutely genius, it is one of the many great features this little Italian beast has.(y)
 
Garree001 said:
Another of my questions which probably has an obvious answer!

I know what a hill hold function is meant to achieve, but I'm left wondering whether my car has it. GPS 1.9mj...

Should this just cut in when I stop on a hill, or do I have to do something to get it to kick in? I can't say I notice it when I stop on a train bridge near my house. OK, well I did notice something odd once lol. But what I normally end up doing on a hill is just holding the car on the clutch until I pull away.

Please could someone just briefly explain what it is, when it kicks in, etc?

Cheers!
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Perhaps you could just read the owners manual??????:rolleyes:
 
its not a holl (sorry hill) holder as such but really just makes starting on inclines easier by giving you a few seconds to untangle your feet & get them on the right pedals. In practice though I find it very useful.
 
T14086 said:
its not a holl (sorry hill) holder as such but really just makes starting on inclines easier by giving you a few seconds to untangle your feet & get them on the right pedals. In practice though I find it very useful.
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Thank you for pointing out my typographical error!

And thanks everyone for clearing up how it should work.

I had a brief look through the manual, but if I am honest - I didn't look that hard as I was also finding out other stuff :)
 
Hill/Holl - the 'I' and the 'O' are right next to one another.
 
And now my c**k up has been amended! :D Thank you T14086 :worship:
 
Garree001 said:
Another of my questions which probably has an obvious answer!

I know what a hill hold function is meant to achieve, but I'm left wondering whether my car has it. GPS 1.9mj...

Should this just cut in when I stop on a hill, or do I have to do something to get it to kick in? I can't say I notice it when I stop on a train bridge near my house. OK, well I did notice something odd once lol. But what I normally end up doing on a hill is just holding the car on the clutch until I pull away.

Please could someone just briefly explain what it is, when it kicks in, etc?

Cheers!
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Hillholder only holds on hills.

Push brakes on a hill and do not shift in to null. If you take off your foot on brake, car should not move to back until you push accelerator.
 
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Garree001 said:
Another of my questions which probably has an obvious answer!

I know what a hill hold function is meant to achieve, but I'm left wondering whether my car has it. GPS 1.9mj...

Should this just cut in when I stop on a hill, or do I have to do something to get it to kick in? I can't say I notice it when I stop on a train bridge near my house. OK, well I did notice something odd once lol. But what I normally end up doing on a hill is just holding the car on the clutch until I pull away.
Please could someone just briefly explain what it is, when it kicks in, etc?

Cheers!
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:eek: Have you seen the cost of a new Dual Mass Flywheel and cluch assembly...? Thats pi*s poor driving TBH. Sorry but it just is...
 
Ffoxy said:
:eek: Have you seen the cost of a new Dual Mass Flywheel and cluch assembly...? Thats pi*s poor driving TBH. Sorry but it just is...
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Nice to see you don't mince your words.

If I am stationary for any period of time, then obviously I'll use the hand brake, balance the accelerator and the clutch ready to move away, release the handbrake again and drive off. I was simply referring to those moments where, say, you are going up a small incline (or in my case the train bridge at one end of my road with traffic lights on the other side) and the flow of traffic stops for a couple of seconds and there simply is no point in doing aforementioned procedure.
 
Garree001 said:
Nice to see you don't mince your words.

If I am stationary for any period of time, then obviously I'll use the hand brake, balance the accelerator and the clutch ready to move away, release the handbrake again and drive off. I was simply referring to those moments where, say, you are going up a small incline (or in my case the train bridge at one end of my road with traffic lights on the other side) and the flow of traffic stops for a couple of seconds and there simply is no point in doing aforementioned procedure.
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Soz Garree no offence intended but it will cost you in the long run holding the car on the clutch & they cost a friggin mint to replace clutch / flywheel.

As described above, Hill Holder is ace TBH... just keep the footbrake applied, car in first gear and clutch down, when the lights change you get a few seconds to get the bite and drive off uphill smoothly.

:confused: Cant be good for the release bearing tho I guess... :confused:
 
Thank you for the words of caution. I'll be more considerate of my car's internals from now on!

The reason I started this thread was that I don't seem to notice that the hill holder had kicked in and I wondered how/when it would. I guess I will find one quiet Sunday morning when I can experiment without running the risk of killing, damaging, hurting, etc anyone or anything while seeing what's what! :idea:
 
Garree001 said:
Thank you for the words of caution. I'll be more considerate of my car's internals from now on!

The reason I started this thread was that I don't seem to notice that the hill holder had kicked in and I wondered how/when it would. I guess I will find one quiet Sunday morning when I can experiment without running the risk of killing, damaging, hurting, etc anyone or anything while seeing what's what! :idea:
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Try as I suggested, has to be a hill not just a tiny slope, you'll know when its engaged as the car wont roll back for a few seconds when you take your foot off the brake pedal (y)
 
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