Hill Hold Start Assist

The hill hold start assist allows the driver to launch the vehicle without a roll back while moving the foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. The electronic brake control module calculates the brake pressure, which is needed to hold the vehicle on an incline and locks that pressure for a certain time by commanding the appropriate solenoid valves ON and OFF when the brake pedal is released. Hill hold start assist is activated when the electronic brake control module determines that the driver wishes to move the vehicle up-hill, either backwards or forwards.

The following inputs are used for hill hold start assist feature:

• Accelerator pedal position
• Brake switch
• Brake pressure
• Clutch switch, if equipped
• Engine torque
• Longitudinal acceleration
• Transmission gear information
• Vehicle speed