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mac7
PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject: Electric handbrake & Auto Hold
Okay, as I own one I thought I'd start adding a few comments/info for future B6 owners.
The electric handbrake is a great gadget but you MUST specify the Auto hold option, which at £35 should be standard across the range (it's standard on DSG cars only). Autohold dos exactly what it says and holds the pressure in the brake lines when yoiu stop, so the car doesn't roll away if you lift of the brake pedal. It then releases automatically when you pull off.
Makes hill starts a doddle. But try doing a hill start in a car without Autohold...
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:11 pm
i had a short shot of a mk5 jetta dsg at a svag mega meet and the brakes were lethal lol,just breathed on them whilst slowly rolling(without a belt on Embarassed )and got garfielded,was expecting to slightly roll on the incline so wasnt expecting the brick wall and hold effort that i got. Wasnt funny at the time but laugh about it now
sometimes lol
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Electric handbrake & Auto Hold
mac7 wrote:
Cheers for that info mac...I've ordered mine with the auto hold and a few other little extras too WinkOkay, as I own one I thought I'd start adding a few comments/info for future B6 owners.
The electric handbrake is a great gadget but you MUST specify the Auto hold option, which at £35 should be standard across the range (it's standard on DSG cars only). Autohold dos exactly what it says and holds the pressure in the brake lines when yoiu stop, so the car doesn't roll away if you lift of the brake pedal. It then releases automatically when you pull off.
Makes hill starts a doddle. But try doing a hill start in a car without Autohold...
pied piper
PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:44 pm
Laughing Hi there, I shall be one of you lot on the 1. of June, picking my tdi
up from here http://www.autostadt.de/info/cda/main/0 ... ~1,00.html
2.o tdi Lim Highline, bluegraphite, Buisness,Macausportspack, Autohold of corse.
See you Autoholders soon
Andy
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:49 pm
oops there it is, oops there it is, oops there it is http://www.passatforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2596
ahhh it´s the last post obviously
pied piper
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