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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: CarbonGTD on 18 October 2025, 17:03
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A couple of wks in and I'm still getting used to the nugget. When pulling up on my drive at home (I tend to reverse in , and the drive has a bit of a slope) I am moving the nugget from R to N and then to P before I turn off the engine. Thing is, when I move to N the Auto Handbrake disengages every time, meaning if I left my foot off of the footbreak at that point the car rolls back. Is this by design, or can I change this??? Does everyone else do similar when parking/switching off the engine, or do you just hit the off switch?
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Just hit the off switch. Parking brake engages automatically. I rarely press the P button unless I’m stopped for a few moments or something. Never when parking up.
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Also make sure auto hold is on. With mine, with auto hold on, switching into neutral puts the handbrake into fully on (red icon) rather than hold mode (green icon).
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My driveway has a slope too, so I reverse up, apply handbrake, select Neutral, then I release the footbrake to let the handbrake take the tension, then select Park and engine off.
If I don't let the handbrake take the tension it "clonks" net time I select Drive.
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If I don't let the handbrake take the tension it "clonks" net time I select Drive.
That’s an interesting one, I’ve also had the occasional clonk either selecting drive, but also when I turn off the car and the parking brake engages. Wasn’t sure if it was a potential problem brewing, but could just be my lack of handbrake use as I always rely on the car to do it for me when I turn it off (laziness!). I’ll try using the handbrake like a manual one and see if it improves, I also reverse up a slope for the driveway, interesting to read how other manage this.