Hill Start
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:15 am
Hi guys,
Does anyone have a problem with hill start with the Grandland?
I recently got the Sport Nav (early 2018) and for me using the parking brake on a hill is useless as when you press the accelerator to move off the brake immediately comes off and you roll back! As it's not manual hand brake you can't force it on by holding it up as far as I can tell.
My 2010 Astra would keep the brake on until the car was at clutch biting point which is totally fine- so this is a step backwards (literally ).
If instead I use the foot brake: On steep hills after releasing the foot brake, the braking effect remains on for 2 seconds which is fine to allow you to get the bite and drive off, BUT this does not work on shallow hills... it does not auto stay on for 2 seconds on those and the car starts to roll back quikcly even on a small slope before I get the clutch to bite?
Is this what you guys do or is there a fault with the slope detection do you think?
The dealer suggested using the footbrake and the raise the clutch to bite, only then switch to accelerator?
Thanks.
Does anyone have a problem with hill start with the Grandland?
I recently got the Sport Nav (early 2018) and for me using the parking brake on a hill is useless as when you press the accelerator to move off the brake immediately comes off and you roll back! As it's not manual hand brake you can't force it on by holding it up as far as I can tell.
My 2010 Astra would keep the brake on until the car was at clutch biting point which is totally fine- so this is a step backwards (literally ).
If instead I use the foot brake: On steep hills after releasing the foot brake, the braking effect remains on for 2 seconds which is fine to allow you to get the bite and drive off, BUT this does not work on shallow hills... it does not auto stay on for 2 seconds on those and the car starts to roll back quikcly even on a small slope before I get the clutch to bite?
Is this what you guys do or is there a fault with the slope detection do you think?
The dealer suggested using the footbrake and the raise the clutch to bite, only then switch to accelerator?
Thanks.