Hill start with manual and electronic handbrake

[718Ron]

Is hill hold is available on the manual 718 GT4? I cannot get it to activate and doing a hill start using electronic handbrake is a PITA. Is it me? I have it in the PDK but don't seem to have it in the manual.

 

[Scrounger]

I think it is. You may need to do a second firm press on the brake pedal to get it to turn on.

Dan

 

[718Ron]

I have tried the double press but not happening. wonder if there is a fault?

BTW I have a PDK BGTS 4.0 and in Aventurine green too.

 

[Scrounger]

From the 718 manual

HOLD on vehicles with manual transmission

• Engine is running.

1. Hold the vehicle securely on the slope with the footbrake.
2. Press the clutch pedal down fully.
3. Engage a gear corresponding to the direction of travel up the slope (1st gear or reverse gear).
4. Release the footbrake while keeping the clutch pedal pressed.
   The vehicle is held on the slope to facilitate driving off and prevent it from rolling back.
5. Drive off as usual.

Information
The HOLD function is not activated in vehicles with manual transmission under the following conditions:

• Clutch not pressed.
• Vehicle not stationary.
• Engine switched off manually.
• On gradients of less than 5 %.
• If the driver door is opened and the driver seat belt is not fastened.

However, the hold function isn't available on the GT4

Dan

 

[Twinfan]

No Hill Hold, as Dan says, on the 718 GT4. But there is Hill Assist which will kick in if you're on a slope and it'll prevent you rolling backwards for a few seconds.

Using the electronic handbrake is the way to go. Engage the handbrake then try to move off as normal with it engaged, the system will automatically release for you - you don't need to disengage the handbrake.

 

[718Ron]

Thanks for advice. Really miss the old style handbrake in the modern cars. I remember struggling parallel parking in a steep slope between 2 cars in the BMW E60 M5 with SMG without hill hold either. Not sure why the engineers think it is a good combination.

 

[Motorhead]

Don’t get me started on electronic handbrakes, especially the ridiculous - and inconvenient? -positioning of the one on the 981 [and presumably on the 718?]!

Fortunately both my cars - a 987.2 CS and a GR Yaris - have a proper manual handbrake, and that on the GRY is actually set up so that you can execute a handbrake turn [the rear drive is disconnected] without getting a handbrake warning light and signal!

Jeff