Auto Hold Problem R36

[rays5150]

Since i picked up my R36 i have had the Auto hold feature disable on me twice, and a P symbol appear on the console. Has anyone had this problem?

First time it occured i drove to the dealer and they did a scan , but did not find an issue.

[bennobee]

i.e. you mean that the car was in park and then the autohold turned off or you mean you start the car and turned it off and then on turning on the car it was off again ?

[PassatB6]

Since i picked up my R36 i have had the Auto hold feature disable on me twice, and a P symbol appear on the console. Has anyone had this problem?

First time it occured i drove to the dealer and they did a scan , but did not find an issue.

If the auto-hold is on for more than 3 mins or so in a stationary position, auto hold switches off and the Park Brake switches on automatically.

[rays5150]

i was in drive in traffic, auto hold was on. At some point during driving it just decided to disable itself and display the park brake warning light. I was then unable to activate the auto hold button again without stopping and restarting the car.

[rays5150]

so no one has had the parkbrake(orange p symbol) light come up on the console while driving?

it has happened to me 5 times so far in a month.

[PowerHungry]

Sounds like you need to talk to your dealer to sort it out, as I have had no problems...so far

[Avo]

Never had this issue with mine either...take it in.

[rays5150]

Its booked in just curious if anyone had an issue. i must be missing an ecu update.

[Jayse]

Hey Ray,

I've had something simliar happen with my car.

When i'm approaching my garage and press the buzzer to open the doors, i have to wait, while the doors open, with my front wheels are on a ramp of a slight incline entering the garage. For some reason the (P) Park Brake engages without me pushing it. I havent checked if i've had the Auto Hold button pressed already, but generally (ie: more often than not) i do use the Auto Hold function when driving.

So when the doors open, i go to drive in but the car doesn't go cos the Park Brake is on.
Just an annoyance more than anything. It doesn't happen any other time. This would've happened prob 5-8 times.

Hope the Service Dept can find a fix for you.

Cheers,
Jayse.

[snodrogs]

When you have the autohold on, and you undo the driver's seatbelt, it automatically engages the Park brake.

Perhaps this is the cause Jayse??

A light tap on the accelerator will cause the parking break to disengage.