'Hill hold assist / hill hold control'  is the couple of seconds the car holds between brake pedal and accelerator, nit to be confused with 'Autohold'.

Oops i think i have a superb III. it's a 190 Sportline saloon 2020. Please correct if wrong and apologies i only just bought it. 

6 hours ago, SomethingSuperbly said:

If you're worried about blinding drivers behind you, just pull the handbrake on and the rear brake lights will turn off. The green parking brake will turn red on the dash but you'll still be able to go when you put your foot on the accelerator without doing anything else.

 

I used to put my car into Neutral or even Park at stop lights but having read a few threads on this pulling the handbrake is so much easier.

 

 

You are correct about the lights. However, if the engine is running (with the VAG PHEVs at least, which is what this thread is asking about) it puts s load on the gearbox. Enough that I would prefer to place in N or P when stopped. Of course when the engine is not running this is not a problem. At least not as far as I know. Will check tomorrow if I remember.

 

Another thing I noticed is when on autohold and placing in N the brakes release so make sure you put your foot on the pedal or engage handbrake.

There is no strain on the DSG stopped with your foot or anything else pressing the brake pedal or Autohold active.

The cars are designed and built to be driven that way.

 

The PITA is that the Brake Lights can be on with 'Autohold'.   Going to P while stopped in traffic is simply not clever, especially as there is Autohold or the Parking / e-Brake.

(not a handbrake more a 'finger brake.'

I'm not disagreeing with what your saying root. It never pulled in D while stationary in my old car (2.0tdi dsg Octavia) but my GTE definitely puts strain through the box if the ice is running with foot on brake or the finger brake pulled. I can feel it release when coming out of D.

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On 28/11/2021 at 18:22, MarkyG82 said:

I'm not disagreeing with what your saying root. It never pulled in D while stationary in my old car (2.0tdi dsg Octavia) but my GTE definitely puts strain through the box if the ice is running with foot on brake or the finger brake pulled. I can feel it release when coming out of D.

 

Me too. When I go from autohold, put the parking brake on and shift from D, E or S to neutral I can feel the car stop pulling against the brake.

Edited 16 December, 20214 yr by BPL