Electric Parking Brake

[AlanMac]

Hi,
Small offtopic but i need to know are Astra or Insignia (like my) have option (in other make ) hill start assist?
On my last car (other make) again with automatic transmission after I stopped when I pressed the brake pedal hard and fast after the pedal released the car was in Hold mode. Just like the electric handbrake but automated.

Regards

If you have the electric parking brake then you have hill start assist.
If you are standing still on a hill with your brakepedal pushed in, the electric parking brake will engage. If you release your brakepedal the electric brake will disengage after 2-3 seconds or when you start driving forward.

Hi,
Yes this work fine but i need to don't stay on brake pedal on a red traffic light.Now on crossings with long red traffic lights i engage electric parking brake and all is fine .

Totally agree, had my J for 2 years now and it took ages to get used to the Electric parking brake after using Manual for 35+ years.

Now I use it at every stop longer than a few secs and it takes away the strain, it prevents a red glaring light in the eyes of the driver behind me at night. Something I hate when you are at traffic lights etc and the car in front just puts foot on brake for 3 mins ?