Auto H?
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My Ride: Just gone-520d m sport- Jet Black- Dakota Leather black- AluCube interior,
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Can anyone explain what the AUTO H button below the auto shifter is for please?
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It's an auto hold feature. It applies the parking brake to hold the car on a hill for example. Simply press the gas to release it. It will activate any time the car comes to a stop.
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Auto H is also cool to use if you are in stop and go traffic. The car won't roll forward when you let off the brake pedal.
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1. Auto H is not so much for hills as for stop lights. Well, stop lights and hills. It kills AT creep, and that's a good thing. I wasn't sure I'd like it ? but it works slick.
2. Stop-and-go in the expensive cruise control is not the same thing at all. It won't stop the car for a red light unless the car in front of you stops first.
2. Stop-and-go in the expensive cruise control is not the same thing at all. It won't stop the car for a red light unless the car in front of you stops first.
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I actually lost a deal on an M6 today because it's not available with Active Cruise. Who would have thought?