This function is very useful for reducing fatigue at the wheel but too few motorists use it.
Those who are used to taking their car every day to perform home-work trips know this well: driving is not always a pleasure in and around large cities where traffic is particularly dense during hours of Pointe. Modern cars are much more comfortable to drive than their elders with new driving assistance technologies (radars, reversing camera, regulator/gear limiter, emergency braking assistance, etc.) but it does not Less than driving a car remains tiring nervously.
And for good reason: many drivers do not use, or even do not know, half of the options offered by their vehicle. This is a shame because some of them make our driving experience greatly improve. This is the case of functionality, present on most recent models, which assists the driver to make less effort. Very often located at the central console, next to the electronic hand brake control, a button allows you to brake for us.
This button is spotted thanks to the inscription “Auto Hold” (or “Break Hold” on certain models), understand “automatic brake maintenance”. It is an intelligent system that automatically keeps the vehicle braking up to the stop until the accelerator is pressed to resume driving. The driver can activate and deactivate it as he pleases.
-When it is activated, by a simple pressure on the command, the system automatically applies the brakes as soon as the car stops, even if the driver releases the brake pedal. This is particularly useful when the circulation is dense, even bottled, which requires constantly pressing the brake. Rather than keeping a foot stuck on the pedal, the system takes care of it for us.
This function can also be very useful in town, where multiple stops are essential, but also on the slopes. A red light, a stop or simply a slowdown sometimes requires to mark a break at the top or at the bottom of a coast, which can also be the case at the exit of an underground parking lot. By activating the “Auto Hold”, no need to press the brake or use the handbrake, the system takes care of it for keeping the car motionless regardless of the relief.
Real driving comfort which, in addition, allows you to save money. By automatically maintaining tight brakes, the “Auto Hold” function can help reduce the wear of the components of the braking system, which results in less maintenance and greater reliability and life of the system.
