XC60 advise

[SuzieK]

I am looking purchasing an XC60 and it has an electronic handbreak.

I don't have an issue with this but am wondering how any XC60 drivers find it? I am particularly interested in the fact that it automatically turns off when you push the accelerater is applied, how does this work on a steep hill?

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[jacks09]

I had it in a q3. You get used to it very quickly. Steep hills are no problem at all....

[kford]

Lots of cars have them now. It holds you steady on a hill until you drive off and then automatically disengages.

Hard to do handbrake turns with them though.

[evildrwallace]

I haven't driven an XC60 but I often use a Golf which has a similar automatic handbrake and I have to say it works brilliantly, including on steep hills - you just have to learn to trust it. I am not a fan of a lot of new gadgetry in modern cars but I would have to say that this is something that I would be pleased to have in any car I owned.

[SuzieK]

Fab thanks for the feedback guys :)

[Mick Mac]

Automatics done drift back, they only go backwards if placed in reverse or neutral. If you are in "drive", as you will be, you only go forwards and don't need a handbrake on hills.

The handbrake is for when you are stopped.

[El Pibe]

it is kind of moot on an automatic. I had this on a previous non automatic and its marvellous. Only problem is remebering to disengage normal ones in hire cars and the like!!

[Seabag]

You'll not look (or go) back

My new van has this, bloody marvelous, makes me look like an even better driver than I am

[Mick Mac]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> it is kind of moot on an automatic.

I assumed it was an automatic the OP was talking about. Wrongly maybe.

[El Pibe]

it may well be, it is on my wife's automatic, and it's still useful when actually leaving the car, but as you say, when driving automatics don't actually roll backwards so kind of pointless.

I was just agreeing with you really.

[Mick Mac]

No probs EP. They come in both, so prob a wrong assumption on my part.