UK-POLOS.NET - THE VW Polo Forum

Just noticed today after owning my car for 5 months

when i was facing uphill...after let go of my brakes..the car keeps itself braked for a few seconds in time for you to stick it in gear and set off
kind of like a mechanical uphill assist thing

have you noticed it in your 6R???....try it ...face uphill brake and let go off the brakes....your car should hold its place for a few seconds then you'll feel the brakes let go


quite a clever idea i say

Yeah all TSI engines have this feature I think. On the Audi equivalents they have the start/stop function as well.

JayW wrote:Yeah all TSI engines have this feature I think. On the Audi equivalents they have the start/stop function as well.

i guess all 6R's do..mines a 1.6tdi

Yeah i have it on my TSI
Freaked me out when it first happened but now it is a god send..
Sometimes it doesnt work so there needs to be some routine to get it to hold which i aint figured out yet..

Anyone know?

Works in mine too. I kinda expected it though. As soon as I got the car I went on a hill lol. Think there might be an incline sensor or a sensor to detect how much the car wants to roll back while you have your foot on the brake.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I noticed it on mine too after a few days. But it dosen't allways work for me either.

But when it does It's great.

Pretty much essential if you've got a DSG

I find if i let the car roll back very slightly then keep my foot on the brake, it kicks in when i pull away..

Its called hill hold

On anything over a certain incline it uses the ABS to lock the brakes for 5 secs till you pull off

its always worked for me ...i think you do need to let it roll back a little before it knows its on a hill

but such a lovely thing when you need it..

pulls away quicker than any other car on the uphill traffic lights in my city aha

Yeah it's a great tool once you know how to use it, basically on a incline, you need to press the brake pedal all the way down and this enables the hill hold function for two seconds or until you press the accelerator.

I have that, it's called a handbrake.

Good feature on an auto car though.

I must say its a lot easier than using the handbrake. One less thing to think about

My new tiguan has it, but it works slightly differently as that doesn't have a handbrake at all! It's all electronic

Have it on my 1.4 N/A Match as well. I thought it was now standard across the range?