Technical Hillholder

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Technical Hillholder

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Stupid question time, but hold the heck do u use the hillholder.

I mean all my car does is put the breaks on a hill for a few secs then release them, whats the point, is there something i should be doing? like not clutching? ,etc...whats the proper procedure for using it.
 
Sit on the hill with you foot on the brake without engaging had brake. If you want to check its working, briefly release foot brake and the reapply, you should feel that the pedal is much harder. This is because the brakes are already applied. Now when you come to pull away, the car will automatically release the brakes when the engine generates enough tourque to pull away. Basically the car does a hill start for you. If you do not bring the clutch up after releasing the brake pedal for six seconds, it will release the brakes anyway, this is so you can roll the car back if needed. It actually works really well, just remember you have not got it when you get in another car!
 
"If you do not bring the clutch up after releasing the brake pedal for six seconds"

NO......It holds for about 3 seconds.
 
This has to be one of the singular most useful 'gadgets' on modern cars, IMO. Before I had my car, I thought it sounded daft and bit of a gimmick, but it is really very good. I guess it also prevents wear on your handbrake cable, as theoretically, you'll never need to apply the handbrake unless when parking. It's useful when on a steep hill and your moving along in stop-start traffic, as you don't have to keep applyong the handbrake or having to move your feet from one peddle to the other quickly.
 
I guess it also prevents wear on your handbrake cable, as theoretically, you'll never need to apply the handbrake unless when parking. It's useful when on a steep hill and your moving along in stop-start traffic, as you don't have to keep applyong the handbrake or having to move your feet from one peddle to the other quickly.


But it also encourages you to keep your foot on the foot brake in traffic. Which means you're blinding the driver behind, and if your discs are hot then they will cool non-uniformly slowly warping. I agree that the HH can help, but IMHO it shouldn't be relied upon rather than the handbrake. I get annoyed when people are stopped at traffic lights in front of me, never thinking to not be on the brakes the whole time, when they're not going to move for 90 seconds or so.
 
But it also encourages you to keep your foot on the foot brake in traffic. Which means you're blinding the driver behind, and if your discs are hot then they will cool non-uniformly slowly warping. I agree that the HH can help, but IMHO it shouldn't be relied upon rather than the handbrake. I get annoyed when people are stopped at traffic lights in front of me, never thinking to not be on the brakes the whole time, when they're not going to move for 90 seconds or so.

Only like people holding the car on a foot brake with a automatic.
 
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