Hill Start Assist Advice

[GTI mk6]

Again thanks guys for your "positive" input.
I will try some suggestions .....sigh...once I get my car back from dealership - hopefully this Sat.
If no one close to car, it doesnt really faze me....knew the guys were thinking I had crunched something on the day and
couldnt be bothered explaining it was HSA, didnt want to give them any amo to bag my car - LOL.
This gal has lots to learn and mostly enjoys reading these posts to gain more knowledge, so much apreciated

[Corey_R]

The "Hill Start Assist" works by literally leaving the brakes applied after you've taken your foot off them to press the acceleator. So the creaking sound should be expected

[GTI mk6]

Hill start assist will make that noise. My dad's porsche does it so I expect it is something that you just have to get used to. +1 for lack of hill start assist in reverse causing a few moments! Still need that handbrake.

Yeah, I get the same creak noise and the car almost starts to roll back as you pull away. I'd always assumed that this is normal. Smooth acceleration from a standstill is the one thing that a traditional automatic does better than a DSG.

I've also discovered that hill start assist doesn't function in reverse gear, i.e. if you're on a downhill slope, the car will initially roll forwards in reverse. Made for a bit of an embarrassing parallel parking moment as I narrowly avoided rolling into somebody else's car.

Hey guys,
read this directly from the owners manual

The Hill hold assist is activated automatically
Conditions: points 1-3 must be fulfilled at the same time

1. The "stationary" vehicle is held in position on an incline with the footbrake.
2. The engine is running "smoothly"
3. The gear R,D or S (DSG) has been selected or Ist, Reverse (manual g/box)

So, have your cars been completely stationary when changing from eg. D to R?
I know that I had almost completely stopped on an incline at work to reverse into a parking space and after taking my foot off the brake the
car immediately rolled forward.
Next time I will make sure its completely"stationary" first then go from D to R (old habit from driving auto's)

The Hill hold assist function will be "deactivated" immediately
if gear selector is in neutral position "N"
If engine is not running smoothly or there is an engine fault
If engine is switched off or has stalled
If just one of the tyres does not have solid contact to the ground eg if the vehicle is standing at an angle to the fall line)

Hope this helps?

The "Hill Start Assist" works by literally leaving the brakes applied after you've taken your foot off them to press the acceleator. So the creaking sound should be expected

Thanks Coreying, I understood the concept, just wondered (or more like hoped hehe) if the creaking would get quieter once my brake pads had bedded in,
as just under 1000 kms at the moment.
Had run this by one of the VW service guys and he took a wait and see approach answer, so thought I would ask ahead of time because
of what happened that day at work.
I do like this option, good to now know its not just my car thats "creaking"
Hey, they must have forgot to put in the manual that a "creaking sound" is quiet normal.....he he he

So then a thread was started......LOL

[MW103DSG]

Hi,
I have a 103 TDI DSG and what you report happens exactly as you stated.
I am not letting it bother me. I think part of it is the brakes settling. When I park my car in my drive which has a fair slope, it creaks when I sit in the car. As for hill start, I get the same creak when the brakes release as I press on the accelerator. This occurs in D and R.

Hey guys,
read this directly from the owners manual

The Hill hold assist is activated automatically
Conditions: points 1-3 must be fulfilled at the same time

1. The "stationary" vehicle is held in position on an incline with the footbrake.
2. The engine is running "smoothly"
3. The gear R,D or S (DSG) has been selected or Ist, Reverse (manual g/box)

So, have your cars been completely stationary when changing from eg. D to R?
I know that I had almost completely stopped on an incline at work to reverse into a parking space and after taking my foot off the brake the
car immediately rolled forward.
Next time I will make sure its completely"stationary" first then go from D to R (old habit from driving auto's)

The Hill hold assist function will be "deactivated" immediately
if gear selector is in neutral position "N"
If engine is not running smoothly or there is an engine fault
If engine is switched off or has stalled
If just one of the tyres does not have solid contact to the ground eg if the vehicle is standing at an angle to the fall line)

Hope this helps?



Thanks Coreying, I understood the concept, just wondered (or more like hoped hehe) if the creaking would get quieter once my brake pads had bedded in,
as just under 1000 kms at the moment.
Had run this by one of the VW service guys and he took a wait and see approach answer, so thought I would ask ahead of time because
of what happened that day at work.
I do like this option, good to now know its not just my car thats "creaking"
Hey, they must have forgot to put in the manual that a "creaking sound" is quiet normal.....he he he

So then a thread was started......LOL