Automatic Parking Brake

[Tom Z]

What is the purpose of the automatic parking brake? The dealer couldn't explain it & the manual isn't clear about it.

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

What is the purpose of the automatic parking brake? The dealer couldn't explain it & the manual isn't clear about it.

You mean AutoHold? So you don't have to keep your foot on the brake at inclines or while waiting for a freight train to pass. I don't have it, those that do have posted mostly positive comments here IIRC.

If that's not what you mean, forget what I wrote. And your dealer should be sent to a re-education camp.

 

[Wordman]

There are two electronic brake features on the 2011 model.

1. The "Auto Hold" brake (as described by BacktoHyundaibychoice below) is exactly that. With it engaged, one can come to a complete stop and then take one's foot off the brake pedal, with the car in gear. To start moving again, simply press the accelerator. This feature is disengaged each time the car ignition is turned off, so one has to manually re-engage it. I use this feature a lot in urban traffic.

2. The electronic parking brake. This is simply a replacement for the foot-operated parking brake in the 2009 model. Press the button to engage, pull to disengage. Smarter than the manual type, it automatically disengages when one puts the car in gear and presses on the accelerator.

 

[Tom Z]

OK, that's what I meant, auto hold, why in the world would anyone want to take their foot off the brake while in gear & "trust" ? auto hold, especially waiting for a train to pass? I grew up with the sound advise, "you only take your foot off the brake AFTER putting gear into park.

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

OK, that's what I meant, auto hold, why in the world would anyone want to take their foot off the brake while in gear & "trust" ? auto hold, especially waiting for a train to pass? I grew up with the sound advise, "you only take your foot off the brake AFTER putting gear into park.

My biggest concern was being rear ended because the brake lights weren't on. But posters here have assured me they do illuminate.
Use it or not, it's still a "feature".
I'm looking forward to it in my next Gen.
And your dealer (salesperson?) still needs re-education.
;-)

 

[rmorgan56]

OK, anytime I'm first in line for a freight train, the car's in park. It's been awhile, though. On the other hand, I use the Hold feature every day; I turn it on at startup. And the electronic parking brake is just that. I generally trust machines more than I trust myself, once I think I understand them, and I find being able to stop the car and have the car hold in place whether my foot is on or off the brake confidence-instilling. Also, if you open the door with the Hold actuated, the parking brake automatically sets, which is handy for getting the mail; as a result, if you hit the throttle when you resettle, the car is immobilized. I think these (like the cruise control) are well-thought-out and well-implemented systems which contribute to both ease of use and safety, and they make me happy. Quasi-technically, I deduce that the Hold works on the xmsn and the parking brake operates on . . . the brake; does anyone know if this is so?