This has been driving me mad for years, and I've finally remembered to ask.
The GS has "hill assist" or "hill hold" however, this always seems to work the wrong way.
If I'm facing uphill in reverse gear reversing down the hill (for instance my drive) then the brakes hold for a few seconds after releasing the pedal, and then the car freewheels and I brake to catch it, usually too hard, the car stops, then I release the pedal and wait again.
If I'm in neutral then the ‘hill hold' is off and I can just modulate the brake as needed and the car reacts instantly, which would be fine, apart from then I have no reversing sensors, and even 11 year old Italian reversing sensors are more reliable than directions from my wife
Similarly facing downhill in first gear I release the brake and have to wait a few seconds for the car to roll (or pull away using the throttle, but then the slipping clutch fights against the brake).
To my mind this is the wrong way around. Surely you only want it to hold the car from going in the opposite direction to the one you're trying to drive in as in the other car Hill Assist only stops the car rolling backwards when facing uphill and in first gear.
Is this a feature of the GS, can it be switched off, or has someone swapped the wires around on the tilt switch on my car?
The GS has "hill assist" or "hill hold" however, this always seems to work the wrong way.
If I'm facing uphill in reverse gear reversing down the hill (for instance my drive) then the brakes hold for a few seconds after releasing the pedal, and then the car freewheels and I brake to catch it, usually too hard, the car stops, then I release the pedal and wait again.
If I'm in neutral then the ‘hill hold' is off and I can just modulate the brake as needed and the car reacts instantly, which would be fine, apart from then I have no reversing sensors, and even 11 year old Italian reversing sensors are more reliable than directions from my wife
Similarly facing downhill in first gear I release the brake and have to wait a few seconds for the car to roll (or pull away using the throttle, but then the slipping clutch fights against the brake).
To my mind this is the wrong way around. Surely you only want it to hold the car from going in the opposite direction to the one you're trying to drive in as in the other car Hill Assist only stops the car rolling backwards when facing uphill and in first gear.
Is this a feature of the GS, can it be switched off, or has someone swapped the wires around on the tilt switch on my car?