Auto Hold Function; Switching Auto Hold Function On Manually; Switching Auto Hold Function Off Manually - Volkswagen Tiguan Owner's Manual

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NOTICE
To avoid unintentional movement when parking the vehicle, first switch on the electronic parking brake and then remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
In vehicles with a manual gearbox: when the clutch pedal is released and the accelerator pedal is depressed at the same time, the
electronic parking brake will switch off automatically.
If the vehicle battery is flat it will not be possible to release the electronic parking brake. Use jump leads
Some noises may be heard when the electronic parking brake is switched on or off.
If the electronic parking brake has not been used for a long period, the system will carry out occasional automatic and acoustic checks
when the vehicle is parked.

Auto Hold function

Fig. 174 In lower part of centre console: button for Auto Hold function.
The indicator lamp in the
When switched on, the Auto Hold function automatically prevents the vehicle from rolling away without having to depress the foot brake.
The Auto Hold function holds the vehicle as soon as it detects that the vehicle is not moving and the brake pedal is released. The green indicator
lamp on the instrument cluster display showing that the vehicle is being held on the service brake will light up.
When the driver pulls away, the Auto Hold function releases the electronic parking brake. The green indicator lamp
cluster display will go out again and the vehicle will start to move in accordance with the incline of the road.
Conditions for switching the Auto Hold function on and off, and for keeping the vehicle stationary with the Auto Hold
function:
The driver door is closed.
The engine is running.
If the selector lever is moved to position N in vehicles with an automatic gearbox, the Auto Hold function will not switch on and will remain
deactivated. As a result, the vehicle will not be held securely in a stationary position

Switching Auto Hold function on manually

Press the button
If any of the conditions for the Auto Hold function change while the vehicle is stationary, the Auto Hold function will switch off automatically and
the green indicator lamp on the instrument cluster display will go out, along with the yellow indicator lamp in the
button.

Switching Auto Hold function off manually

Press the button
→ Fig. 174
The indicator lamp in the button
button → Fig. 174 (arrow) lights up when the function is switched on.
→ .
→ .
(arrow) goes out when the Auto Hold function is switched off. The electronic parking brake switches
→ Jump starting
on the instrument
→ .
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