Volkswagen Multivan 2024 - Hill Start Assist

TheHillStartAssistfunctionactivelyholdsthevehiclewhenpullingawayonanuphillgradient.
TheHillStartAssistfunctionisautomaticallyactivatedifthefollowingconditionsaremet
Vehicleswithamanualgearbox:Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetsimultaneously:
—Onanuphillgradient,thestationaryvehiclemustbeheldinpositionwiththefootbrakeuntilyoumoveoff.
—Theengineisrunning“smoothly”.
—Fullydepresstheclutchpedalandshiftintofirstgearifyouwanttodriveforwardsupahillorintoreversegearif
youwanttoreverseupahill.
1. Inordertostartmoving,removeyourfootfromthebrakepedal,thenreleasetheclutchpedal(clutchengages)
andpresstheacceleratorsimultaneously.
Thebrakewillbegraduallyreleasedastheclutchisengaged.Iftheacceleratorisnotimmediatelydepressed,
thebrakedisengagesautonomouslyafterafewseconds.
Vehicleswithadualclutchgearbox(DSG):Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetsimultaneously:
—Onanuphillgradient,thestationaryvehiclemustbeheldinpositionwiththefootbrakeuntilyoumoveoff.
—Theengineisrunning“smoothly”.
—ThepositionDorreversegearhasbeenselected.
1. Tostartmoving,removeyourfootfromthebrakepedalandpresstheacceleratorimmediately.
Thebrakewillgraduallybereleasedasthevehiclepullsaway.
TheHillStartAssistfunctionwillbedeactivatedimmediately
—Assoonasoneoftheconditionslistedaboveisnotfulfilled.
—Ifthedriverdoorisopened.
—Iftheengineisnotrunningsmoothlyorthereisanenginefault.
—Iftheengineisswitchedofforhas“stalled”.
—Vehicleswithadualclutchgearbox(DSG):IftheneutralpositionNisengaged.
CAUTION
● Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveoffimmediatelyafterreleasingthebrakepedal,itmayrollbackundercertain
circumstances.Inthiscase,depressthebrakepedalimmediatelyorpullthehandbrake.
● Ifyouaredrivingonanuphillgradientinheavytrafficandyouwishtopreventthevehiclefromrollingbackwards
asyoupullaway,pressthebrakepedalforafewsecondsbeforepullingaway.
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