warning lights after towing car. Help!! (pic)

PUCampin wrote:

wnjj wrote:

AngryBert-63 wrote:

PUCampin wrote:

GordonThree wrote:

GMandJM wrote:
Hill start assist? That's what that is?

Detects if you are stopped on a steep incline and automatically applies the brakes while the engine builds revs, so you don't roll backwards while trying to start forward. Eliminates the need to use your left foot on the brake.

My Dodge Charger and Dodge Ram both had/have the feature, even works while towing - kinda handy.

I can see it's usefulness on a manual transmission, but kinda confused why they would bother on an automatic :h

Autos still roll backwards on hills, and it eliminates the need to hold the brake...

Our Tacoma has (with auto) and it works great in our steep driveway. The little time it takes moving from brake to gas is enough to start rolling back without it. On gravel it's nice when it doesn't roll back. You don't have to stab the gas quickly and spin the gravel.

:B Yah I know autos will roll back, but you got 2 feet and 2 peddles, what's the issue? I learned to drive in the mountains with a 81 Dodge truck loaded with a TC. It had a NP435 with a stiff clutch and manual steering. No hill assist on that truck! Cars are getting too cushy these days, before you know it they will be driving themselves! (Am I starting to sound old? :B)

I took my original driver's test in a stick shift and I've driven 2-ton grain trucks with 2-speed rear axles and occasionally still drive a 10-speed Freightliner. I know how to drive without all of this "cushy" stuff so I hear ya!

In this case it's not really about whether there is another option but about making "normal" driving easier on difficult terrain. 2-foot driving works but is a little awkward and not second nature for most. Kind of like power windows when I know how to roll a crank.