How To Activate The Hill Hold Control?

[pstavropoulos]

Hello,

 

Can you please advise how to activate the hill hold control on a Chrysler Delta 1.6 Diesel Auto 2012. The car specs have "ESP + hill hold control" listed. The car does not currently hold when uphill with A1 or A2 auto gear so I am wondering whether the hill hold function is not activated?

 

Any advise is welcome!

 

Thank you.

[Penguin2007]

I have a manual.

Also much problems when I bought the car......

 

Hill hold for me ...

 

Stop on >6 to 8% gradient

 

Footbrake on

Select first gear

 

Release footbrake - accelerated pedal down to bite point

 

Two seconds of time allowed to move off the bite point to motion of car.

 

 

The microswitch / sensor control on mine was broken - it maybe the same on yours?

 

 

Don't let this small bug put you off....

Its a brilliant car, once bugs etc are sorted out.

Check the threads in the Delta Forum.

 

Regards

 

Penguin

[Rossocorsa]

I've never found this to work properly its very erratic, i find that it only seems to work well if you press the brake quite firmly when you are stopped but tbh i don't worry about it much and never really notice it working in normal driving

[Nello]

It has to be on a certain angle and it will only work when held by the footbrake - not the handbrake - as I found out when I first bought mine!

[MikeyRules]

Yep as Neil says the gradient needs to be enough to deploy. Mine works perfectly and has done on all the Alfa's too. I never use the handbrake unless parked, so when you come to a stop, clutch down with foot still on brake and providing the hill is a reasonable gradient the hill hold gives you enough time to come off the brake and move forward...

[Rossocorsa]

Yep as Neil says the gradient needs to be enough to deploy. Mine works perfectly and has done on all the Alfa's too. I never use the handbrake unless parked, so when you come to a stop, clutch down with foot still on brake and providing the hill is a reasonable gradient the hill hold gives you enough time to come off the brake and move forward...

I still consider it to be pretty rubbish as I find it can't be relied upon so I always use the handbrake and I dread the time I have to buy a car with the now popular electronic handbrake hateful things

[ISITPAYDAYYET]

You have to push the footbrake right down, not excessively, but more than that required to hold the vehicle.

After release, you will have a couple of seconds

[Penguin2007]

I find this a real p@@@ in the a@@@ now.

 

I have also been told by the big Policeman, that if you do roll back using this technique, you are liable. Some 'due care and attention'.

 

I find it far easier to use my feet and handbrake. Indeed when you jump  into other cars without the function - you actually have to de-learn the procedure. 

 

Happy handbrakes and clutch control.

 

Penguin

[Rossocorsa]

I never use/rely on it, it's just a minor function of the abs that they can probably enact for a few pence in the software and looked good in the sales brochure keeping the marketing department happy, I just thank God that it doesn't have an electronic hand brake the true work of the devil

[MikeyRules]

I find this a real p@@@ in the a@@@ now.

 

I have also been told by the big Policeman, that if you do roll back using this technique, you are liable. Some 'due care and attention'.

 

I find it far easier to use my feet and handbrake. Indeed when you jump  into other cars without the function - you actually have to de-learn the procedure. 

 

Happy handbrakes and clutch control.

 

Penguin

You'd have to be pretty daft to let the car roll back or a bad driver... I really don't understand the problem as you can tell immediately if it's going to hold or whether you need to apply the handbrake.

 

I never use/rely on it, it's just a minor function of the abs that they can probably enact for a few pence in the software and looked good in the sales brochure keeping the marketing department happy, I just thank God that it doesn't have an electronic hand brake the true work of the devil

The end is nigh... We're all doomed Victor!