Does Anyone Use the Brake Hold Button?

[Watufaka]

I've tried it on occasion, but just wondering if anyone keeps it on all the time.

 

[glibglob]

Haven’t tried it yet. There’s something in my monkey brain that says no no no brake is on don’t press that pedal - even though I know it was designed that way.

 

[Pierac]

I use it almost every day... Love it.

 

[Alpha Puppy]

I use it all the time. Only annoyance is having to turn it on every time the car starts. I wish it persisted across start ups. Same with the driving mode.

 

[Spins]

It’s never off on mine… love the feature

 

[jmqb1]

I use it in the drive thru.

 

[LCOceans]

Parking brake? Brake hold?

 

[EOD Guy]

I use it daily, Once I accidently pressed the ebrake button and sort of panicked when I was stopped at the stop light and it wouldn't budge, it was only for a few seconds but my mind was racing with WTF.

 

[cvx5832LC]

I use it in the drive thru.

This. In this and similar situations, I turn it on. Crawling in traffic however, I'd rather have the quicker and more nuanced response of just releasing the brake pedal to move.

I just started using this feature, having disabled/ignored it from every car we've had since 2017. There is a use case for it, I'm sure of it, but will take a minute to fully integrate into my driving.

 

[Bigfoot]

My most frequently used feature in city driving. I have also used it when stopped by highway construction flaggers, and even used it recently when paused on a rural drive to watch the birds.

 

[APIOQM]

I find I don't use it much in highway traffic, because with adaptive cruise the car will stop and hold itself anyway. I did find the brake hold useful this past weekend when I was queuing on a steep hill. Switching back and forth from park to drive while on an incline feels a little rough on the transmission.

 

[dobermancruiser]

I use it in traffic regularly. My BMW had it as an all the time function which was nice. On the LC you have to turn it on each time. I get it was created for rock crawling etc., but I use it for traffic jams.

 

[uraniumrich]

I use Brake Hold nearly every time I drive. It's not necessary when I drive on the highway, but sometimes you run into traffic and it's perfect for stop and go.