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@Hovis
Driving question...
Got a hire car, it's a seat ibiza manual. It has a regular hand brake, a lever that you pull like the good old days. Then it also seems to have a function where on a hill, a brake will apply and not let the car roll backwards for a few seconds. I presume it's supposed to release when you engage the clutch biting point.
Anyway, I've just been using the regular old handbrake lever on hill starts, however today I had a bullshit few minutes trying to set off up a hill where the blasted electric brake wouldn't let go, despite me revving the shit out of it. Stalled it about 10 times. What am I doing wrong, should I ditch the normal handbrake? Or can I disable the electric brake?
Cars have really change in the last 15 years...