Hill start assist.

[LukeC]

Did anyone else know this was a feature, or have I got a special van which I accidentally discovered has this? Had the van since the beginning of September, and just found it this morning.

[Drummond]

It is standard with automatic gearbox. I don’t know whether the feature has been available or optional with manual. It is present/absent configurable with Diagbox, so maybe it can be activated even on those initially without.

[brodfather11]

The Peugeot Rifter (K9 equivalent ) has it with a manual box

[LukeC]

Mine is a manual. I stumbled across it, then checked the handbook which is so full of information... It has a slim section of a page on it. I just wondered if it's meant to be standard or as an optional extra. It didn't mention it in the advert.

[robinhow]

If you stop and the gradient is above a certain level, when you take your foot off the brake, you get a set period of time before the hill start assist brake lets go. I can't remember how long the gap is - 5 seconds maybe.
Annoying this is you don't know if it's deployed or not. Shallow hills don't trigger it.

[Drummond]

I frequently exit certain garage, which has a slow lift door at steep incline. I normally drive to the control gate to trigger the door, and while waiting the door I intentionally roll a bit backwards to align the car better. Gear is still in drive. I just now realized the hill hold never kicks in in this case. Fine by me, just left wondering why it is not even trying in this case.

[LukeC]

Mine seems to hold about 2 seconds, and sometimes it's noticeable by the brake pedal being firmer underfoot. The exit I noticed it on isn't that steep, but obviously enough. Usually I'm still a handbrake and clutch guy.