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Old 07 Mar 2006, 11:05 am
bearman
 
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Default Re: 2005 Accord: Holding on a hill...


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> "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
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>>>> It is an auto, but I cannot hold on a steep hill. How do I do it?
>>>> When I had the Civic, I put it on 2 and that car held, I would
>>>> think that an Accord would do the same.
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>>> Maybe a silly question, but what's wrong with just keeping your foot
>>> on the brake as is proper?
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>> Thats what a HANDbrake is for;for hill-holding.
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> Maybe I should have written holding on a hill during traffic....
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If you're stopped at a light, don't you keep your foot on the brake pedal to
keep the car from moving forward? Why can't you do the same thing when
you're stopped on a hill? If you're worried about rollback, use your left
foot on the brake pedal (only when stopped, please).
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Bearman
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