honks123
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Assuming one does not opt for the £790 Driving Assistant Plus option, I am trying to work out how the i3 will perform in a traffic jam on an uphill stretch of road.
If we start by cruising up to the back of the queue and assume we can stop by just using the one pedal mode, I wonder what happens immediately after the i3 comes to a halt? Does it immediately roll backwards unless you transfer you foot to the brake? I'm assuming yes. I guess you would probably cover the brake pedal ready for the car coming to a halt and then apply the brake once the car has stopped.
So the traffic ahead moves off. My understanding is that the i3 does not have hill hold facility, so removing your foot from the brake would result in the car rolling backwards. So you must presumably have to apply the electronic handbrake? I presume this then automatically disengages as you apply the throttle to inch forward at which point you again have to apply the electronic handbrake after you stop again.
It seems like this is going to be cumbersome. Constantly applying the electronic handbrake every time you stop. In an automatic (or a LEAF) this would be a doddle because of the 'creep' effect.
If we start by cruising up to the back of the queue and assume we can stop by just using the one pedal mode, I wonder what happens immediately after the i3 comes to a halt? Does it immediately roll backwards unless you transfer you foot to the brake? I'm assuming yes. I guess you would probably cover the brake pedal ready for the car coming to a halt and then apply the brake once the car has stopped.
So the traffic ahead moves off. My understanding is that the i3 does not have hill hold facility, so removing your foot from the brake would result in the car rolling backwards. So you must presumably have to apply the electronic handbrake? I presume this then automatically disengages as you apply the throttle to inch forward at which point you again have to apply the electronic handbrake after you stop again.
It seems like this is going to be cumbersome. Constantly applying the electronic handbrake every time you stop. In an automatic (or a LEAF) this would be a doddle because of the 'creep' effect.