Hill Start Assist (HSA) holds the vehicle when the foot brake is released by temporarily locking the brake pressure (for a maximum of 1.5 seconds) to provide comfortable starting-off without rolling back. Hill Start Assist (HSA) operates on inclines greater than 5% and is fitted in combination with both the manual transmission and the Direct Shift [..]

The hill start assist governs the starting torque when pulling away on an uphill incline and interacts with the hydraulic brake assist and the transmission control to prevent the vehicle from rolling backwards by applying the brakes. This makes controlling the vehicle during hill starts simple and convenient for the driver. So there is no need to w [..]

The hill start assist fitted in the Volkswagen Touareg governs the starting torque when pulling away on an uphill incline and interacts with the hydraulic brake assist and the transmission control to prevent the vehicle from rolling backwards by applying the brakes. This gives drivers a simple and highly convenient means of pulling away safely uphi [..]

A feature that prevents the car from rolling up or down a gradient when the driver is attempting to pull away from a standing start.

When starting on hills, hill-start assist will stop the car rolling backwards, by holding brake pressure for a few seconds, allowing time for the driver to switch from the brake pedal to the accelerat [..]

To aid the driver when pulling away on hills, Hill Start Assist retains brake force long enough for the drivers foot to move from the brake pedal to the throttle. This prevents the vehicle from moving and reduces driver workload. Hill Start Assist is engaged automatically, it does not need to be selected.