VW Golf electronic handbrake. Why?
My Grandson is being taught to drive ,but the car a VW Golf has not got the conventional type handbrake. The Golf now has an electronic one that is operated automatically when you stop. After about 5 lessons he bought a small runabout to gain further experience
, but he has now realised his car has a handbrake which now seems very awkward because he has not been taught to use a handbrake. Anyone else had this problem ?
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I'm sure, with practice, he'll get used to both. I presume that he's fairly young so he'll benefit from gaining experience of different types of vehicles in a safe environment. Can he opt to take lessons in a vehicle with a conventional handbrake?
Good luck to him.
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I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.
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My OH got a new Polo last year. She would ideally have got a Golf, but rejected it on the grounds of not having a proper handbrake. Same with spare wheels. We would never consider a car unless it had a spare wheel.
Thinks.... I wonder if anyone is producing a retro-fit handbrake for the Golf?
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I don't fancy the idea of learning to use an electronic hand brake, old habits and all that.
My Ford Grand C-Max has a conventional hand brake, which I use for hill starts, also when stationary in traffic, rather than dazzling the folks behind me by using the foot brake.
My Ford also has something called ' hill start assistance '. I've never (knowingly) used this, I find that the hand brake is perfectly adequate.
Why on eath do car manufacturers persist in fitting these 'helpful' gadgets ?
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More stuff to need expensive maintenance.
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I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If
not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.I have had automatic hand brakes on all my cars since 2007 so possibiliby all not that new to the market.
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Our car has a foot operated parking brake. I don't know how anyone could pass a test in it, as you can't use the correct procedures when stopping, IE, handbrake on, out of gear. Ours is auto, but the manuel is the same.
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I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If
not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.I have had automatic hand brakes on all my cars since 2007 so possibiliby all not that new to the market.
Likewise - Discos have had it since then and so has my Touareg - plus "hill start assist" which is brilliant when towing and copes with not only the car but also with a twin axle Bailey on the back! Makes for very smooth hill starts. I think it's a marvellous
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I think there are definately more vehicles with handbrakes than auto. I also feel that all driving schools should use the conventional type , and once proficient then you could use the auto brake ( bearing in mind that this is quite new to the market) If
not then the driving school should inform the customer that they use autobrake vehicles. It certainly must be confusing when having to switch back and forth Especially when lessons are paid in advance.I have had automatic hand brakes on all my cars since 2007 so possibiliby all not that new to the market.
Likewise - Discos have had it since then and so has my Touareg - plus "hill start assist" which is brilliant when towing and copes with not only the car but also with a twin axle Bailey on the back! Makes for very smooth hill starts. I think it's a marvellous
invention.Yes but did you take your driving test in one.?
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