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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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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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>> Instead of trying to give me smart answers, understand that the Civic had
>> no rollback. I liked that about that car and I assumed that the Accord
>> would have that feature. That is the point of my question. I like the
>> ability to take off from a steep hill without the rollback.
> the /old/ civic had no rollback, but all the /new/ civics, accords, etc.
> do because it improves [reduces] gas consumption. it's a design feature.
> that's one of the reasons why honda get ulev or sulev epa designations.

Thanks for your sensible answer.