Technical Hill Holder Unavailable

[TheBoomerang]

Message pops up, nothing wrong with it and have taken it into the dealer to check and they can't find anything wrong with it either.

I have done 23,000 miles in my GPS MJET and the Hill Holder Unavailable has only ever come up when I get in the car after my mother has driven it?!?!

I have done 21,000 myself and her 2,000 so this can't be a coincidence surely?!?! Come up roughly about 50 times since Ive had the car..

 

[T14086]

dont let her drive it:devil:

normally this kind of fault is due to brake switch adjustment or if combined with a ABS fault a bad connection.

 

[egundoko]

I have had the same problem and I assure you it is your mother's fault. The hill holder engages when 1st gear is engaged the cluch and the brake are pressed ande the car is on a hill. Presumablu when those conditions are met when the car is moving the system thinks to itself "What the **** is that morron doing!!!" and instead of engaging the brakes and introducing you to a tree turns the warning light on and puts a message on the display encouraging the driver to look in the manual. The bottom line is don't worry and don't let other people drive your car.

 

[tommy_8884]

Yep, that warning comes on if you have clumsy feet and press the accelerator and brake at the same time i think. its your mums driving style that causes it.

 

[T14086]

Try telling a customer its the way they are driving thats causing the failure message some dont take it too kindly! but yes it is a common problem.

 

[NumanR]

Resting your left foot on the clutch pedal also causes this problem.

 

[tommy_8884]

Try telling a customer its the way they are driving thats causing the failure message some dont take it too kindly! but yes it is a common problem.

I can imagine! I would probably kick off if a dealer tried to blame a fault on me!

 

[T14086]

I can imagine! I would probably kick off if a dealer tried to blame a fault on me!

...but it happens,you have to say it in a 'kind' way

 

[iaindf]

As an ADI this happens to 2 pupils only (5000 miles covered). Could be clumsy feet. Not likely to be clutch, brake, 1st gear on hill combination - otherwise every stop on hill would trigger message! Not coasting problem either.

 

[GPS170]

She bounces about pulling the handbrake on & off & also using the footbrake to hold the car. It's one or the other. She confuses the computer.