Jerky Parking brake

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Hi all had the around 2 weeks now and loving it one thing I've noticed is when setting off the EPB releases with a jerk this happens around 90% of the time the other 10 is nice and smooth I do have hold assist the £90 option but surely it should be a smooth release. The wife's starting to complain of whiplash.
 
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My routine in my s-tronic is a quick jab and release of the accelerator, this disengages the handbrake, and then apply accelerator normally again to pull away smoothly.

Even without Hold Assist it is jerky otherwise.
 
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This is a feature of Hold Assist, unless you carefully release it first either a gentle tap of the throttle.
Actually the same happens as well even if HA is turned off.
My routine - HA normally off unless I specifically want it (eg sometimes in traffic queues)
When starting off, manually release handbrake. And manually apply as well when HA is off of course.

I find this the best way to avoid critisism from my wife of my driving skills!!
 
Mine is manual gearbox without hold assist, but I do often get a jerky pull away. When I was test driving, the salesman said I should press the footbreak and then release the epb manually so as to avoid any jerkiness. I did it for a few days after taking delivery, but it makes pulling away a bit complicated, so I just use the epb as it's supposed to be used and put up with the odd jerky take off.
 
^^^ that's complicated as in it's what everyone's been doing for the last hundred years, apart from it was a manual handbrake!
 
Mine sets off perfectly smoothly every time., its a manual and no HA but the 184 A3 I had before could be a little jerky.
 
Mine was really smooth when I first had it.
Think I've lost the knack now as I often find the front end rising up before I stop and try again when it usually releases.
Often use the manual off now as well as it makes you look like a rubbish driver when you have a passenger in the vehicle i.e. it looks like you've forgotten to release the handbrake !?
 
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