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hill holder?

Old Feb 18, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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The new forester has the hill holder feature. Why are you replacing it if it's not broken?
Old Feb 19, 2004 | 06:43 AM
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I wasn't aware that they had put it on any of the new Subarus...it was a nice feature.

I remember all my 80's model Subaru having it!
Old Feb 23, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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Originally posted by Opusxer
I'm sure this is a stupid question, but what is the hill holder feature?
It's exactly what it sounds like...when you're on a hill going up, and you have to stop, I think you can put it in neutral and let go of the clutch while stepping on the brake to stop. Except when you step on the clutch and let go of the brake, the car doesn't roll down the hill so you can shift to 1st and not worry about letting go of the clutch halfway and really quickly steppin on the accelerator so that the car doesn't roll backwards. I think that's about right...hope that helped Opusxer. :banana:
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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you could also use the hand brake trick.
just apply the hand brake, and as let off the brake pedal to apply gas as usual, then let the hand brake down slowly as you apply gas. your car won't roll back at all. it's the classic hill holder...
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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i just use the clutch, if the light is about to go green and im on a hill, ill let off the clutch to its friction point and then i let off the brake and give it gas and let off the clutch more...holding at the friction point will hold the car inplace
That's how I get the car moving around town. When I'm visiting San Francisco, I do things a little differently because some of the hills are really steep. I often get some newbie driver who creeps up to my rear bumper when I'm stuck at a red light. I resort to the handbrake - simple and foolproof. When there are no vehicles behind me, I don't bother with it.

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