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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: buddfridge on 07 April 2018, 21:09
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Just had the gti serviced today and drove home parked up on the drive and before getting out it started rolling back, pulled it forward as I thought I had not pressed the brake pedal hard enough but the same thing happened, I then noticed that the auto hold had been switched off when serviced.....surely an accident waiting to happen if this is common practice.
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Maybe, but i've never trusted electronic handbrakes. I always wait for the exclamation mark to show on the dash before I turn the engine off. If it doesn't come on, I give the button a quick tap just to be sure.
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I am in the habit of always leaving the car in gear when I park as a safety feature in case electric brake does not activate.
After a service certain features need to be reset, such as the auto lights switch.
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Lights and Aircon are always turned off but never had the auto hold turned off. I would notice that the fist set of lights I came to.
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Exactly the same happened to me. Went for a service with electronic handbrake switched on. After the service I drove away from the dealership, stopped on a bank at some lights started rolling backwards and nearly clobbered the car behind. The mechanic had switched the handbrake off. A few choice words were delivered out aloud!
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Yeah they always turn it off when it goes in, probably because they don't want to wear a seat belt moving it around the workshop...
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You would only need a seat belt on for early mk7s. Software was changed to allow moving your car without a belt on.
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You would only need a seat belt on for early mk7s. Software was changed to allow moving your car without a belt on.
Interesting might have to hunt down the VCDS settings for that one!