2005 Accord: Holding on a hill...

It is an auto, but I cannot hold on a steep hill. How do I do it? When I had the Civic, I put it on 2 and that car held, I would think that an Accord would do the same.

 

Maybe a silly question, but what's wrong with just keeping your foot on the
brake as is proper?

 

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The owner's manual is the first place I'd look. All Honda manuals I've
ever read said "Don't expect the Honda tranny to hold the car on an
incline", or words to that effect.

Solved..

 

old hondas did, new hondas don't. it's all about fuel economy. use
your right foot to solve the situation. appropriate pressure on either
pedal will work.

 

Well that is not the problem, it is when it is time for take off that the
'kickback' happens. The Civic just took off and went forward, not rolling
back first.

 

Thanks. I will look. That is odd that it does not hold without the break.
I expected more out of it.

 

Thats what a HANDbrake is for;for hill-holding.

 

Maybe I should have written holding on a hill during traffic....

 

If you're stopped at a light, don't you keep your foot on the brake pedal to
keep the car from moving forward? Why can't you do the same thing when
you're stopped on a hill? If you're worried about rollback, use your left
foot on the brake pedal (only when stopped, please).

 

It's perfectly acceptable to use the handbrake or service brakes for holding
a vehicle stationary on a hill, whether or not there is other traffic.

 

Instead of trying to give me smart answers, understand that the Civic had no
rollback. I liked that about that car and I assumed that the Accord would
have that feature. That is the point of my question. I like the ability to
take off from a steep hill without the rollback.

 

I didn't think I was giving a "smart" answer. If you can't adapt to a
different car, maybe you should have kept the Civic. Or at least learned
how to keep from rolling back. It's a good thing you have an automatic
tranny; a manual would be hell on the people behind you.

 

Perhaps the true problem you are experiencing, is your lack of driving
ability or skill.

 

A handbrake works great for that,too.
Left hand on the wheel,right hand on the handbrake.

 

HANDBRAKE!

 

No, the problem I am having are people giving smart ass answers.

 

The vehicle is driving, not stationary.

 

the /old/ civic had no rollback, but all the /new/ civics, accords, etc.
do because it improves [reduces] gas consumption. it's a design
feature. that's one of the reasons why honda get ulev or sulev epa
designations.

 

Or both.

Interesting problem. Maybe need an inclinometer and new computer
settings!

Haven't experienced the problem myself in my current Accord, but I've
handled it with sticks before, so I figure it must work somehow even
with autos.

J.

 

"Guest" wrote

No, when you're stopped on a hill the vehicle is stationary. Your upset is
that your new car doesn't behave the way the old one did. No one here has
given you true smartass answers (and believe me, they are *very* capable!);
they're really telling you what "is." With your new car, you have to deal
with that.