Hill start assist help needed

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27 March 2014, 10:12 AM

Snooky

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Hill start assist help needed

Drove the car this morn and the hill start assist has locked on! Managed to free it but now is as loose as a wizards sleeve! (Broke) I think! Can I detach it and still able to use the car, or does it need replacing before I can drive the car safely again!

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27 March 2014, 10:39 PM

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Have a look at the linkage on the N/S inner wing under the bonnet - quite often seizes up.

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27 March 2014, 10:52 PM

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What! The bugeye has hill assist?

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27 March 2014, 10:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs

What! The bugeye has hill assist?

They call it a handbrake

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27 March 2014, 11:43 PM

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I have disconnected the mech and wire! I think there is supposed to be a spring of some sort to release it when accelerator is engaged to disengage the hill start? Is this right as it just sticks on and I have to get out/ pop bonnet and tug the wire for breaks to release?

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