Well, you can engage the electronic parking brake by pressing a button and it does indeed release automatically when you start moving.

I'm still not entirely sure if this is what you're looking for or something else?

 

Thanks Olli_tr, this is the feature that I am looking for.:thumb:
So on 'D' mode also can engaged the electronic parking brake while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
Thankfully I have not been misled into committing the purchase.

 

Brake hold is not a button in the 3008 (or any other car I have driven/owned).

It is some kind of sensor inside the car that measures the angle the car has stopped in. If the angle is more than a specified value, then the car will automatically hold the brakes for either:

a) a few seconds before it will release and the car will start to roll, or
b) until you give enough throttle for the car to drive away

This functionality works in both drive and reverse.

 

Hi Agmuns, I think you are referring to Hill-Start Assist and not Brake Hold. Thanks anyway.

 

Brake Hold: -
View attachment 58033
Brake Hold is pressed when the vehicle has stopped while still in the DRIVE mode of the automatic gearshift, it automatically holds the brakes. The driver is able to remove his or her foot from the brake pedal without the car rolling forward or backwards. Once the driver presses the gas pedal, the the vehicle automatically releases the brakes to allow the vehicle to start moving again. This feature is great for stop and go situation at traffic lights and heavy traffic congestion.

Peugeot 3008 does not have this Brake Hold button, but was told that the Electronic Parking Brake button can perform this same function.
Is it true?

This function is important to me as I am a handicap driver, who uses hand to control the brakes and acceleration pedals and its tiring to hold onto the brakes during traffic lights, especially in traffic congestion.
I have just booked the Peugeot 3008 1.2 Puretech EAT6 Allure, hope that I wasn't being misled.

Yep. It works like charm. Tested with my dealer also when I test drive. Only available Parking brake button.

 

If the car is on a incline over a certain gradient, then it will automatically hold. However other gradients it will rollback a little.

 

12 degrees

 

Brake Hold Function using Electronic Parking Brake

Thanks for the additional info.

 

Sorry, another question:
When stopping at traffic lights the engine will stop running due to the Start/Stop feature, if I engage the electronic parking brake, will the engine restarts, automatically disengage the electric parking brake and move off when accelerator is depressed without doing any other thing?

 

Hi Jyvonchi, yes that's what happens even on the Allure, which is what I've also got. Good eh?

 

Yes exactly that!

 

Thanks Dautres.

 

:thumb::thumb:
Really hope my 3008 arrives sooner.

 

I think what you are looking for is called "Auto Hold"
A must have option in Audi/VW.

for example, when you press the brake on a signal and the car completely stops, the parking brake will automatically engage so you don't have to do anything from your side ! also gets released again on pressing the accelerator.

I wish Peugeot had this feature.

 

How does that work with auto start/stop? Is the car off until you touch the accelerator?

 

If you briefly pressed the brake and raised your foot the parking brake will engage (Auto Hold) holding the car until pressing the accelerator again.

if you firmly pressed the brake and keep your foot on it, the Start/Stop
function intervenes and switches off the engine also the parking brake will engage to hold the car now if you raised your foot the engine will start but the Auto hold is still on.. press the accelerator the parking brake will disengage and the car will move off.

 

This is more than what I'm looking for, auto engaging parking brake while stopping at traffic!
Does our 3008s function this way?

 

Hello,

Unfortunately 3008 does not have the "auto hold" feature. What this feature should do:

-You apply brakes to stop the car, the red lights light up at the rear end
-The car is stopped
-You remove your foot from the break, the car stays there (no matter the angle) and the red lights *remain* at the rear end (as if you were pressing the brake).
-When you press the acceleration pedal, the breaks release.

The parking break does hold your car, but:
-No red lights remain active
-You can't use it with EAT6 because after you remove your foot from the break the engine starts again and the parking break gets released, unless you put it in N.
-It uses more force than the auto-break, because auto break uses all breaks (you can hear the mechanical sound of the parking break instead of nothing).

I loved it on X6, even C-HR has it which is cheaper than 3008. When you are in a road with ~12% incline it doesn't engage "auto break" like some dealers have told several here, the D works all the time with a small force and you even out with the incline (so the car stays in the same position). If you remove your foot and you are on an even road, the same small force moves your car forward.

 

Hello,

Unfortunately 3008 does not have the "auto hold" feature. What this feature should do:

-You apply brakes to stop the car, the red lights light up at the rear end
-The car is stopped
-You remove your foot from the break, the car stays there (no matter the angle) and the red lights *remain* at the rear end (as if you were pressing the brake).
-When you press the acceleration pedal, the breaks release.

I think that that is actually just how 'you' would like brake hold (Peugeot call it Hill Start Assist I think) to work. I think Brake Hold just works slightly different to how you would like that's all - e.g. On a slant of 12 degrees you keep your foot on the brake to hold the car, when you are ready to move off you move your foot from the brake to the accellerator, the Brake Hold (Hill Start Assist) feature holds the car (up to 2 seconds) during that trasition and as you press the accellerator you move off.

 

I just looked at the BMW video, and what he describes as the main reason for the functionality (to prevent the car from rollong backwards or forwards in a hill when you start driving) is the same as hill start assist. However he also explains that some like to not hold their foot on the brake pedal in traffic lights for some reason I don't understand. The 3008 does not have a hold functionality on flat surfaces. But it does have an electronic gearbox with a park button (instead of having to move the stick like in many other cars). You just push the button and the car locks the front wheels. That might help in those situations.

 

I really like Auto Hold too.
Once I stop at red lights, I like to stop pushing the brake pedal then depress and the car stays still and the car stays stopped (with the brakes still on, whatever if it is flat, going down or up hill!).

The rear lights are now so bright, I don't like to stare at them while queuing, so I guess it is the same for other drivers.

It works very well with manual cars.

I had an auto from Mercedes once (a c-class) and I noticed the brakes had two levels : if I pushed a little, the car would go as soon as I stopped braking (quite normal behaviour). If I braked fully, the brakes would stay on and the car would only drive away after I pushed the accelerator. And I could depress the brake pedal for as long as I wanted and the car would stay still.

It was quite good as the auto start/stop would activate only if I pressed fully too.

 

I've got a factory 6 year warranty.....I suspect I'll be needing it.
I could fix a handbrake.

 

Unfortunately people with EAT6 can't just activate the electric handbrake because after they remove their foot from the brake pedal the electric handbrake will disengage. They will have to place the car to N as well.

 

You are correct. In this situation, assuming we want to keep the vehicule stationary without pressing the brake pedal, should we simply push the P (park) button then ? And thereafter select D (drive) to go again ?

 

Cars are now programmed for the average driver only, ie keeping in D and foot on the brake pedal.
In that case I'm not average and one of us has to change

 

Test drive a new Honda civic automatic before the pug and i was impressed by the auto hold. From my short drive it seems that you select auto hold the first time you come to a halt. Thereafter when you halt the brake comes in and you can take your foot off the brake. Nice idea.

1.2 Allure manual, blue keyless

 

This is my first auto gearbox and whilst I did find it odd that I still had to do something at a junction, I've quickly gotten used to it. If it looks to be a prolonged stop, I select neutral and pop the E-Brake on. The engine stops and all is well. Then when I need to pull away, foot on brake, flick into D and drive off.
Using just the E-Brake results in the Stop/Start not working.
Using P needs the same process, doesn't it? Except the interlock button is required to pull away?

 

Been driving my new found love for a week now & loving it every moment.
The electronic parking brake does work similar to the brake hold function that I?m looking for, except S/S feature will not works as engine will restart once foot brake is released.
This works well in my need but sadly not good for the environment.