TDI hill hold manual trans?

[Bodoni]

When searching through a local dealers database of available cars, it said the 2012 Jetta TDI was available with a hill hold feature on the manual. After arriving at a dealer all anxious to buy a car there is no such feature on the cars. What gives? Anyone know, is it only on the sportwagen and not the sedan? I really don't want this car with a tiptronic, had one of those on a 99 passat wagon and that was probably the worst car I have ever owned, by a wide margin!

Is the hill hold a feature vw removed?

Thanks in advance.

[Keithuk]

Welcome to the forum.

Why do you want hill hold as its something else to go wrong, what wrong with the handbrake thats what its there for? Its a standard fitment on UK Golf S, Match, BlueMotion.

Auto Hold function using electronic parking brake.

Hill Hold

[ToeBall]

If I remember correctly, hill hold can be turned on and off by recoding the ABS module.

[wimpog]

Originally Posted by ToeBall

If I remember correctly, hill hold can be turned on and off by recoding the ABS module.

Is there hill hold on a TDI JSW or no?

[RHunter]

There is on my 2011 JSW.

Took me awhile to get used to it (dumped the clutch about 20 times ) but now that I've gotten used to it, it's not too bad.

When you are on an incline the car thinks needs this, it keeps the brake engaged for about 2 seconds before it lets go.

I seem to recall somewhere (either here or TDIClub) there is a way to change the setting in VCDS. Once I get one of those, I will check it out further. Until then, it's OEM Hill Holder for me...

[jbkendrick]

My 2011 Golf TDI DSG has hill hold as well. Works well and is useful since there is no manual clutch.

[probstk]

Originally Posted by RHunter

There is on my 2011 JSW.

Took me awhile to get used to it (dumped the clutch about 20 times ) but now that I've gotten used to it, it's not too bad.

When you are on an incline the car thinks needs this, it keeps the brake engaged for about 2 seconds before it lets go.

I seem to recall somewhere (either here or TDIClub) there is a way to change the setting in VCDS. Once I get one of those, I will check it out further. Until then, it's OEM Hill Holder for me...

I have a Jetta Sedan 6 sp. and it has this as well. Getting used to it, but don't like it. I've driven stick for a long time and am pretty good at bringing the clutch to the start of engagement before moving from the brake to the accelerator. I rarely roll back. I find the delay with Hill Hold is a bit too long and I get worried that the guy behind me will become impatient!

[DAVE PARKER]

Our 2010 JSW TDI with six speed manual has it. Most of the time I do not even notice it working. I think it can be turned off with the VAG COM.

cheers
dave parker

[wimpog]

Is this some kind of a problem?

[Bodoni]

Hi,

I'm a good stick driver, but my wife is not. We live in a town with lots of hills.
Since we both will drive the car I would rather have the manual she can use too.
She learned to drive stick on my 78 Dasher and it cost me a clutch!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-holder

Is the vw implementation a button or is it supposed to just happen?