Silly question........apologies in advance

[Jeni_R_]

I am a wee bit nervous of the old handbrake situation on the car..........never had a car with no pull up handbrake my drive is on a hill and i have a fear of it rolling back into our other car

Any advice i know this is really silly but i feel tonight on collection this will not be explained well by Arnold Shark 

[wantmygti]

In case of emergency, use the big middle foot pedal!

[Jeni_R_]

In case of emergency, use the big middle foot pedal!

I meant more for when i am not in the car i know there is a wee lever in the centre console area is that what you click when you are parking and exiting the car 

[Mark V GTD]

Just think of it as a mini handbrake lever - you pull it up to engage and the red brake light comes on in the dash.

[Jeni_R_]

Just think of it as a mini handbrake lever - you pull it up to engage and the red brake light comes on in the dash.

Understood thanks guys 

[ShaunV90]

Leave the car in gear

[Brenbo]

I would say just leave Auto Hold enabled and forget completely about using a handbrake.  I have had a GTI PP and Golf R MK7.  Not once have I had to manually use the handbrake.  Auto Hold is that good.  I was a bit dubious about using it prior to getting my first performance MK7 Golf and I did have a few days of reaching for a handbrake which was not there.  But once you get used to it you never pine for having a hand brake lever ever again. 

Another thing to note, is if the handbrake fails the brake will lock on to avoid your car rolling off in to a wall or something similar. 

After using Auto Hold, maybe I should say whats a handbrake?   

[Vwjap]

Pull up hand brakes have problems too, in the fact if you get the rear brakes nice and hot then park up it's been known the car can roll when the brakes cool and contract, letting them roll, exactly the same with the new ones, if worried just learn to leave it in gear (as someone else has posted)

[I wanted a GTi]

You don't ever need to actually put the handbrake on. When you stop the car will auto hold and when you turn the car off the handbrake will come on automatically. When you start the car and drive away the car will automatically release the handbrake.

[Jeni_R_]

Pull up hand brakes have problems too, in the fact if you get the rear brakes nice and hot then park up it's been known the car can roll when the brakes cool and contract, letting them roll, exactly the same with the new ones, if worried just learn to leave it in gear (as someone else has posted)

I always leave in gear anyway so belt and braces it is