AUTO HOLD anyone?

[DSG4ME]

No sex or No autohold?

Make thy choice carefully good sir, and MAN UP will ya

[patomlin76]

Hey, at least I won the most important discussion of them all - to get the Passat in the first place... Who knows what else I could have been driving now... Kia anyone?! (no offence meant!)

[richiemac]

Just do it anyway......my OH didn't even notice , then i just pointed it out a short while later and gasped ' you didn't know that was there dear ? ' Duly showed her how to use it and now she thinks its great !

[logiclee]

Try telling someone not technically minded that although it's a function that uses the parking brake, I'm not going to brake the parking brake, or put lives at risk by fitting auto hold

Auto Hold doesn't use the parking brake at all, it just keeps hydraulic pressure on the foot brake system by using the ABS/ESP components.
It actually gives the parking brake a much easier life as you only use it when you turn the engine off.

What would she do if you bought a newer PASSAT with it fitted as standard?

Cheers
Lee

[ToMBoY_C]

Auto Hold doesn't use the parking brake at all, it just keeps hydraulic pressure on the foot brake system by using the ABS/ESP components.
It actually gives the parking brake a much easier life as you only use it when you turn the engine off.

What would she do if you bought a newer PASSAT with it fitted as standard?

Cheers
Lee

Wrong... Does use the parking break, if stood for 1 minute or so, open your windows and listen for the motors at the back

[DSG4ME]

I thought it was just the front pads doing the holding.

[martin1810]

Logiclee is correct. Pressing the EPB button activates the ABS unit which uses brake fluid pressure to apply all four brakes. If the car remains stationary the EPB will switch on the rear motors whichl wind out the pads. It depends how long you are stopped for. It's the same if you press the EPB button at speed. Pressing the EPB button at speeds above 7 kph activates the ABS unit which pulses brake fluid pressure and applies all four brakes for a controlled stop.

[logiclee]

Wrong... Does use the parking break, if stood for 1 minute or so, open your windows and listen for the motors at the back

3 minutes according to the handbook I believe.

Don't need to listen for the motors, the handbrake light comes on. In 5 weeks I've only had the car do this once at roadwork traffic lights. Auto Hold time is long enough to cover normal traffic lights and junctions so certainly cuts down on how often the handbrake motors are used.

Cheers
Lee

[patomlin76]

If it comes as standard there wouldn't be an issue.. it's the DIY fit being the problem. On the plus side it saves me a 4-hour job and the money has gone to other improvements on the car (the boot starting to sag down when open being one of them)... Would love to do the fogs but too pricy at the moment...

[bundao]

3 minutes according to the handbook I believe.

Don't need to listen for the motors, the handbrake light comes on. In 5 weeks I've only had the car do this once at roadwork traffic lights. Auto Hold time is long enough to cover normal traffic lights and junctions so certainly cuts down on how often the handbrake motors are used.

Cheers
Lee

On mine (retrofiited) the handbrake light doesn't come on when the parking brake is applied after 3 mins.
It does when you take your seatbelt off, open the door or turn the engine off though