Just a curious question, how many of you leave your hill start assist on versus turning it off. When I first got my WRX, I enjoyed having hill start assist so I would not panic when on steep inclines with a car behind me. However, after getting a better feel for the car and clutch, I now prefer hill start assist to be off. I find it is a bit smoother at hills this way and it is also nice to be able to roll back a bit when you want to without having to shift into reverse.
Turning off traction control improves driving, too. Well, as much of it as you can, anyway. I don't recommend this in *any* inclement weather or for driving through any twisties. However, it does lessen the "bog-down" on start and during quick shifts.
(Disclaimer: Turning of traction control is unwise and is dangerous. Do so at your own risk!)
I think it took me a day or so to get used to it . . . for me it's no big deal so I leave it on. Never could see what all the fuss is from those folks who hate it.
The only time I dislike it is when going in reverse and waiting for it to disable. Sometimes my brain shuts down and I forget the hill-assist is active and I'll be letting out the clutch and wondering why it's not going anywhere. Stupid brain.:tisk:
When I drove a car that lack hill start assist, I just learned to make use of the handbrake to keep from rolling back. I leave the hill assist on. I do get the occasional jerky start when it doesn't let go right away, but it only happens once in a while and it doesn't bother me.
I didn't even know this was a feature of the car until I brought it home. I've never driven a car with this kind of driver aid but pieced it together pretty quickly!
I've driven almost nothing but manual transmission cars my whole driving life and I actually like it. Need it or not, it sure doesn't hurt.
I just don't want this to make me forget how to drive cars that don't have it.
Not sure if people know this but the hill assist disables any time you engage the parking brake, so you can still leave it on and still do it the old fashioned way with the handbrake if you want to. My wife who daily drives the WRX to work likes it as one of her big fears was stalling it at the uphill traffic lights.
For the past 10 years I been driving a stick shift truck with a foot pedal parking brake so I've learned to just be quick about it as using the parking brake isn't really practical.
I dont know if i like it.... i feel like its fighting me and making me launch sometimes because used to heel toe shifting while on hills
I didnt even know what it was, just picked up my WRX over the weekend and actually stalled, because of previous crazy launch caused by assist
The only time I REALLY hate it is when I remove my foot off the brake too early and then decide I need my foot back on the brake. THe brake pedal is locked for like 5 seconds and that annoys me. Never affects me driving through.
I also dont even know how I would turn it off... never investigated how.
For the first week I owned my STI (the first car I owned with Hill assist), I was stalling out constantly. This is from someone who has been driving standard for 16 years.
The hill assist makes it difficult to feel the engagement point of the clutch, so I suppose I thought the clutch had grabbed, got on the gas, and conked-out the motor. It was a major frustration point for about a month, then I grew accustomed to it.
For the first week I owned my STI (the first car I owned with Hill assist), I was stalling out constantly. This is from someone who has been driving standard for 16 years.
Not commenting on bewbs lol... but I hate hill assist. Owned two cars without it, and two cars with it. Never got used to it... can't get used to it...
when i test drove a 2018 wrx i honestly didnt even notice. ive been driving an automatic for a couple years and have gotten used to not needing to think about this kind of thing. i didnt find it strange or difficult at all, i actually didnt stall the car once. we werent on cliffs but there was plenty of verticality on the drive.