Datastorm
Registered User
Hi,
Last week I came back into Audi A3 ownership, after previously having a 56 plate TDI170 and a 09 plate TDI140..... and then a short spell with a 13 plate VW Golf, I'm now the owner of a 15 plate TDI150, and so far the car is great!
I do have one question though around the electronic handbrake function, which seems to behave a little differently to how it worked in the Golf.
Previously with my Golf the handbrake would disengage automatically when pulling away, and come on automatically when the car was turned off. I did have a 'Hill Hold' button in this Golf, not sure if that makes a difference?
However, in the A3 (S-tronic) the handbrake goes off when pulling away automatically..... but doesn't seem to come on automatically when the car is turned off. Is it just you have to apply the handbrake manually in the A3? Not so much of a problem since I have 'P' with the S-tronic box anyway, just curious if this is the correct behaviour or whether there is a setting to change the default behaviour anywhere?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
Last week I came back into Audi A3 ownership, after previously having a 56 plate TDI170 and a 09 plate TDI140..... and then a short spell with a 13 plate VW Golf, I'm now the owner of a 15 plate TDI150, and so far the car is great!
I do have one question though around the electronic handbrake function, which seems to behave a little differently to how it worked in the Golf.
Previously with my Golf the handbrake would disengage automatically when pulling away, and come on automatically when the car was turned off. I did have a 'Hill Hold' button in this Golf, not sure if that makes a difference?
However, in the A3 (S-tronic) the handbrake goes off when pulling away automatically..... but doesn't seem to come on automatically when the car is turned off. Is it just you have to apply the handbrake manually in the A3? Not so much of a problem since I have 'P' with the S-tronic box anyway, just curious if this is the correct behaviour or whether there is a setting to change the default behaviour anywhere?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
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