Hill hold delay

[dave355]

I have been told by dealer that the 5+ second delay before the handbrake releases on hills is the same for all manual cars . you either slip the clutch or try to best guess when it releases and then pull away is this the case with other vehicles anyone know of a fix?had this issue from new 2 years now

 

[geoffbland]

This is not true. The handbrake releases from hill-hold assist as soon as the car starts to move forward.

Who is the dealer that told you this?

Post in thread 'Hill Hold Assist - Is Mine Working?'

Mar 2, 2025

OK I went out testing today and found a steep hill to test it on - and found my hill hold assist is working fine.

- It needs to be a fairly steep hill
- You need to be in 1st gear, clutch in and foot on brake
- You need to be stationary
- Take your foot off the brake
- The car is held on the brakes for 2-3 seconds or until you press the throttle & release the clutch enough to start moving.
- There is no light indicating hill hold assist is active

So it seems to be working as advertised (on a V6 manual), I'm not sure why it didn't seem to be working on my previous testing as I can get it...

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[Blackthought_]

Agreed. Not true as my manual will hold and as soon as I apply throttle will disengage hill hold

 

[dave355]

Lotus Ashford Kent .it’s been back many times

 

[dave355]

Yeah definitely not right on my car as on steep hill ,press brake and release ( hill hold on correctly) press clutch and engage first gear press throttle and release clutch and brake holds for about 5 seconds while slipping clutch before it releases

 

[JREmira]

I’ve had my car at the dealership twice to fix this problem with no luck yet. The hill assist will not release when I try to go forward. It will only release the brakes after the 2-3 second delay. I’m also up to date on all of the software updates. I wish the hill assist can just be disconnected honestly.

 

[Blackthought_]

I’ve had my car at the dealership twice to fix this problem with no luck yet. The hill assist will not release when I try to go forward. It will only release the brakes after the 2-3 second delay. I’m also up to date on all of the software updates. I wish the hill assist can just be disconnected honestly.

I am sure I am way behind on software updates and right now my car is just fine so I kinda don’t want any updates! If it ain’t broke….

 

[geoffbland]

Yeah definitely not right on my car as on steep hill ,press brake and release ( hill hold on correctly) press clutch and engage first gear press throttle and release clutch and brake holds for about 5 seconds while slipping clutch before it releases

Sounds more like you have Hill Start Hinderance...

As others have mentioned there was a software fix for this problem - might be worth doing but if it has been back many times to the dealer surely they have done this.