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Oh, yeah, I see why you don't like it. In the Subaru when it would engage it would turn on a light on the dashboard. It also only engaged on very steep hills w

Oh, yeah, I see why you don't like it. In the Subaru when it would engage it would turn on a light on the dashboard. It also only engaged on very steep hills where you would always be stomping on the gas no matter what. I think the Subaru just had a much better execution of it than the Fiat. Edit: Maybe call the dealership and see if the level sensor can be adjusted? It really should only hold the brakes if you are on a hill that is so steep that you are naturally worrying about rollback.

noduerme 4y ago
That's an interesting idea, mangling the level sensor ;) The other quick-fix is to always hold the e-brake up just enough to turn on the light when you think the grade might be >3%. This is apparently because whoever designed the system assumed that people who use the handbrake on a hill know how to release it and drive better than people who don't - whereas if you grew up driving on really steep hills in the US you weren't taught that method. The other way around it is to hold the brake w/o the clutch, keeping the car in neutral, and then unbrake-clutch-shift-gas really fast before the car rolls backward (more dangerous, but acceptable as heel/toe practice). I really wish it only happened on a very steep hill; it's the very mild slopes that caused me the worst surprises when I first bought the car and almost got into several accidents. At least the thing doesn't have GPS ;)