Hill hold Control

Can this be switched off.

Mine does not appear to working, I am wondering if I have switched it off by mistake

The manual only mentions it use and nothing about switching on/off. I suspect it is permanent.

It can't be switched off by any of the normal mechanisms eg via the Maxidot. I wish it could, because I hate it! It might be possible to disable it using VCDS but you'd be unlikely to do that by accident. At least, you'd be unlikely to have hooked up VCDS without being aware of it. If you did have VCDS connected then it can be possible to tweak the incorrect setting by accident. But I doubt that's what's happened in your case.

If anyone does know how to disable hill hold control through VCDS, there could be a pint in it for them!

I have hill hold on my Octavia scout the biggest problem with it is you don't know when its activated as it depends how steep the hill is. My works transit van has it and a light comes on to let you know when it activated much more usefull with the scout unless its a fairly steep hill you have to assume its not going to activate.  

It's not really a problem.

 

Two possible "solutions":

 

1) Use the hand brake.

 

2) Press the foot brake while holding on the handbrake with button depressed, and press the brake pedal again. If the hill hold is active the brake pedal will be high and solid and therefore on.

 

I guess it's fitted for younger folk than me who ride the clutch on hills when stopped, stuck at traffic lights etc - I just apply the handbrake and stick into neutral   Mechanical sympathy was drummed into me when learning to drive - I guess old habits die hard.

If you don't like it, just remove the fuse?

I don't see what the issue is, you take your foot off the brake pedal and apply some revs and release the clutch and the car moves off without rolling backwards on the road/hill whatever. No need to touch the handbrake, and I think it is excellent when driving in heavy traffic on a slope.

 

The only real issue to me is when I drive another car that hasn't got the system and you have to remember to use the handbrake to prevent rolling back whilst you give the engine some revs and let in enough clutch to stop it rolling back.

 

I bet in the long run clutch wear is reduced as well as you can just let out the clutch and the car will move away once the power applied beats the steadily reducing braking force. 

I don't see what the issue is,

+1

If you don't like it, just remove the fuse?

Which fuse - and what else runs off it?

If you don't like it, just remove the fuse?

 

The trouble with that sort of advice is you don't know whether doing it may affect another safety critical circuit.

So not a good idea.

I guess it's fitted for younger folk than me who ride the clutch on hills when stopped, stuck at traffic lights etc

On some rare occasions only HHC can hold the car as handbrake involves only rear wheels whereas HHC holds all 4.

On some rare occasions only HHC can hold the car as handbrake involves only rear wheels whereas HHC holds all 4.

 

Aye?

I can see no situation that the Hill Hold will be any "better" than using the handbrake.

Hill hold Control

Can this be switched off.

Mine does not appear to working, I am wondering if I have switched it off by mistake

 

Perhaps it would be useful if you gave us a proper description of the apparent fault.

The only problem I have experienced is that stopping with a light press on the brakes does not always activate it.  Other than that I think it's great.  

 

Am I right in thinking it's only fitted to DSG models?

The only problem I have experienced is that stopping with a light press on the brakes does not always activate it.  Other than that I think it's great.  

 

Am I right in thinking it's only fitted to DSG models?

Its fitted to ALL Elegance and above

And the SE if requested as an extra, mine has it and it works well, wish my van had it keep forgetting it hasn't . 

The only problem I have experienced is that stopping with a light press on the brakes does not always activate it.  Other than that I think it's great.  

 

Am I right in thinking it's only fitted to DSG models?

Hill hold will hold your brakes on, it won't put them in for you. When you stop with 'a light press' the pads won't clamp fuly on the disk so won't stop you rolling back either. Either stop hard, stop then give an extra press or use clutch control properly.

Hill hold will hold your brakes on, it won't put them in for you. When you stop with 'a light press' the pads won't clamp fuly on the disk so won't stop you rolling back either. Either stop hard, stop then give an extra press or use clutch control properly. the handbrake

 

Corrected that for you.

Hill hold will hold your brakes on, it won't put them in for you. When you stop with 'a light press' the pads won't clamp fuly on the disk so won't stop you rolling back either. Either stop hard, stop then give an extra press or use clutch control properly.

That was the point I was making about the light press!    However, thanks for the advice on proper clutch control - I'm into the dealer on tomorrow to get a pedal fitted

Corrected that for you.

Using a giggling smily like an eight year old would doesn't make what you say funny. What i have written in my post is correct and doesn't need editing by a bored house husband.

Using a giggling smily like an eight year old would doesn't make what you say funny. What i have written in my post is correct and doesn't need editing by a bored house husband.

 

I don't think Graham is a "bored house husband".

 

I think he may have been trying to lighten the point about clutch control ( see my post No 5), which is not a mechanically sympathetic way of stopping on a hill. Yes, loads of people do it, but it's a "lazy" way of driving (in my view).

 

No one wants to preach about someone else's actions/point of view and on the interwebby it's difficult to get points across without sounding judgemental.

 

Give him some slack.   

I don't think Graham is a "bored house husband".

 

I think he may have been trying to lighten the point about clutch control ( see my post No 5), which is not a mechanically sympathetic way of stopping on a hill...

I haven't said ride the clutch [which actually means to inadvertently slip the clutch].

It is a driving fundamental that you apply the handbrake when stopped. However, you cannot pull away on a hill without rolling backwards if you don't have clutch control: ie balancing accelerator and clutch to maintain position and then move away smoothly.

It is a driving fundamental that you apply the handbrake when stopped.

Not with my Audi Auto built in December 1997, and I believe the father of the DSG. No handbrake, just right foot on brake is all that's required. In fact I need not do that sometimes, no feet, no handbrake and she holds steady. Lovely gearbox and lifetime oil sealed. 145000 miles now.

I've got DSG I still put the box in N or P and put the handbrake on when stopped. This means the car is safe and the driver behind isn't blinded.

I've got DSG I still put the box in N or P and put the handbrake on when stopped. This means the car is safe and the driver behind isn't blinded.

Each to his own