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Offline buddfridge

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Automatic handbrake
« on: 07 April 2018, 21:09 »
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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Offline Guzzle

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #1 on: 07 April 2018, 21:25 »
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.
« Last Edit: 08 April 2018, 09:37 by Guzzle »
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Offline scotland67

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #2 on: 08 April 2018, 08:04 »
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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Offline Finglonga

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #3 on: 08 April 2018, 09:32 »
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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Offline TurboTrev

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #4 on: 08 April 2018, 13:38 »
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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Offline monsta

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #5 on: 08 April 2018, 13:46 »
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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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #6 on: 08 April 2018, 18:18 »
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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Offline monsta

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Re: Automatic handbrake
« Reply #7 on: 08 April 2018, 19:31 »
Quote from: mcmaddy on 08 April 2018, 18:18
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!
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