Fennick

Thank you for your replies e-Roottoot (particularly for taking time to search out those links) and Pagan-Image. I think I'll get used to it - I was just expecting it to be very like the Yeti to drive and it's very different. I've been out in it today and I'm starting to get more of a feel for how it drives. I might even get to the point where the Yeti is the one that feels strange...

Hi all, I hope I'm posting in the right place. Have had an 2014 Yeti (automatic) for about four years, which both me and my husband drive. Job relocation now means we need a second car, and we just bought a 2016 Citigo (1.0 MPI SE ASG). We've only had it a couple of days and l think I can get used to the much slower and more noticeable gear changes but getting off our driveway is freaking me out a bit! The drive slopes very slightly towards the house. The first time I took the car out, I had to reverse it out - in reverse, it kept rolling forwards. Had to out the handbrake on and really give the accelerator pedal a bit of welly. We live on a fairly busy road so reversing out onto it is best approached with caution. Yesterday I drove it out forwards - in drive, it started rolling backwards. I had to put the handbrake on and, again, accelerate fairly hard to get it to move forwards. Is this normal? I knew the ASG gearbox would be different to the Yeti's DSG, which is an absolute doddle to drive, but I wasn't expecting it to be this different. I *think* it has hill start assist but I've read conflicting things on here - that it has to be on a fairly steep incline to kick in, hence it not working on the driveway which barely slopes at all. So far I've not dared test it out - I'll wait til I've nothing behind me! My question, I suppose, is... Is it normal to need to use the handbrake to reverse out/pull out forwards from a slightly inclined slope? Do I just have to get used to it? I was assuming it would be pretty similar to drive to the Yeti and it's very different. Thanks in advance and sorry it's so long!