Wubster100 Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Has anyone used auto hold? Is it a feature for North America or other regions? From the WSM: Auto Hold The auto hold feature is activated and deactivated through the use of the auto hold switch. For the system to activate, the vehicle must not be moving, the driver safety belt must be buckled and the driver door must be closed. The ABS receives the driver safety belt buckle status from the RCM, driver door status from the BCM, brake system pressure and the wheel speed sensors allow the ABS module to determine if the vehicle is stopped. Once the previous conditions have been met the auto hold feature can be activated. Once the auto hold feature is activated, the driver presses the brake pedal and the ABS module closes the isolation valves in the HCU to maintain the current brake system pressure at the wheel ends. The ABS module maintains the pressure until the driver presses the accelerator pedal, shifts the transmission into PARK or after a specific time limit has been reached. The ABS module engages the parking brake after 2-10 minutes, depending on the grade of incline the vehicle is currently stopped on, the steeper the grade, the shorter the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabangsta Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 The 2023/2024 owners manual has details on it's use, but I have never seen an Edge with it. It isn't in the 2022 owners manual. 2017+ MKX/Nautilus have it standard or later on in higher trim levels. I have enabled and used it in a 2020 Explorer. It is a pretty nice feature, but if you don't understand it then when you go to take off it feels like the car is broken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubster100 Posted August 12 Author Report Share Posted August 12 It looks like auto hold gets switched on and off through the APIM rather than a physical switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabangsta Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 7 minutes ago, Wubster100 said: It looks like auto hold gets switched on and off through the APIM rather than a physical switch. Not a comically small hand on a comically large button on a comically large center console? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabangsta Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 18 minutes ago, Wubster100 said: It looks like auto hold gets switched on and off through the APIM rather than a physical switch. If it is a SYNC 3 equipped Lincoln (up to 2020) it is a button. 2021+ it is in the SYNC 4 screen config menu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koz57 Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 I just took delivery on a new 2024 Edge Titanium (301A package) with SYNC 4A. As far as I can tell, there is no Brake Hold option available in any of the vehicle settings. Also, there is not a button on the console to activate it. I called Ford support, they were no help at all. The owners manual contains the instructions on using it, but it does not correspond to what is available on the touchscreen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubster100 Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 5 hours ago, Koz57 said: I just took delivery on a new 2024 Edge Titanium (301A package) with SYNC 4A. As far as I can tell, there is no Brake Hold option available in any of the vehicle settings. Also, there is not a button on the console to activate it. I called Ford support, they were no help at all. The owners manual contains the instructions on using it, but it does not correspond to what is available on the touchscreen. I tried to get it to work a little while ago, but one of my modules, it might have been ABS, I don’t remember which one, was unable to support auto hold. I could not get the auto hold switch to appear on screen. I don’t have the latest version of Sync 4. The Lincoln Nautilus has auto hold though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Hey, I have that on my 09..! It's set by putting the car in Park and stepping on the parking brake. (Seriously, am I missing something?) Embarrassing when your at the grocery store, start to drive off and forget you left the parking brake on — squeeeeeeekkkkkk. Everyone looks, you smile and cuss quietly. And that was NOT me at the grocery store yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 22 hours ago, enigma-2 said: Hey, I have that on my 09..! It's set by putting the car in Park and stepping on the parking brake. (Seriously, am I missing something?) Embarrassing when your at the grocery store, start to drive off and forget you left the parking brake on — squeeeeeeekkkkkk. Everyone looks, you smile and cuss quietly. And that was NOT me at the grocery store yesterday. Auto hold lets you step on the brake in drive then release the brake and the brake will hold until you step on the gas again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 20 minutes ago, akirby said: Auto hold lets you step on the brake in drive then release the brake and the brake will hold until you step on the gas again. Sounds like something I would use driving through Starbucks. Start, stop, start, stop. (But then again, after driving over 60 years without it ........ . 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLTEdge Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 My Sonata had it, traded it for the edge. Was entertaining for a while then stopped using it as was just as simple to keep foot on brake or put it in park waiting on drive through. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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