The "Brake Hold" feature is useful

[Hacksaw]

This turns out to be a pretty useful feature (pg 231 of the manual). You use it in stop-and-go traffic, or if you're in the line for a drive-thru window (I suppose you could leave it always on for regular driving too, e.g. at stop lights). The purpose is so you don't have to keep your foot on the brake while you're not moving.

To activate it on an ORP (not sure what other trims have it), press the HOLD button on the center console (right behind the e-parking-brake activator switch). On the dash, you'll see a green "HOLD" to show it's enabled, and an additional orange "HOLD" icon when it's actively holding. Then you just press the accelerator to continue moving forward. To stop again, brake to a stop and let off the brake once the orange "HOLD" shows up on the dash. The feature stays activated (the green light) until you manually press the center console switch again.

I use this a lot more than I thought I would. It's a nice feature. One thing that was a bit of a surprise is, if, say, you're in traffic and there's a wreck and you're stopped for more than about 5 minutes, it automatically switches on the e-parking-brake (and a message pops up on the dash saying so). There's a bit of a jolt when it does this; the first time it happened, I thought the person behind me bumped me.

I'm not sure if the brake lights remain on when the orange (actively holding) light is on. Anyone know?

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[MikeD]

I'm not sure if the brake lights remain on when the orange (actively holding) light is on. Anyone know?

Love that feature - kinda wish it stayed active even after engine shutdown but I immediately push the button after every start when coming to the first light,
I THINK that the red bar on the bottom of the MID is tied to brake light activation and I don’t believe it is on when in “hold”. I don;t KNOW this but it comes on whenever I or the car (in radar cruise mode) brakes the vehicle so I THINK it can serve as a brake light indicator.

 

[MikeD]

Love that feature - kinda wish it stayed active even after engine shutdown but I immediately push the button after every start when coming to the first light,
I THINK that the red bar on the bottom of the MID is tied to brake light activation and I don’t believe it is on when in “hold”. I don;t KNOW this but it comes on whenever I or the car (in radar cruise mode) brakes the vehicle so I THINK it can serve as a brake light indicator.

Correction. Red line IS on when holding.
So brake light on

 

[FlaFlaFloFly]

Brake light is on. I was curious once too and noticed during night driving the person behind me all lit up red until I hit the gas

 

[jimr]

This turns out to be a pretty useful feature (pg 231 of the manual).

Interestingly, this feature is described on pg 228 of my manual. Perhaps there are different manual versions, depending on when the vehicle was produced?

 

[Hacksaw]

Interestingly, this feature is described on pg 228 of my manual. Perhaps there are different manual versions, depending on when the vehicle was produced?

I double checked/confirmed it's pg231 for me, using a manual pdf I downloaded. The version I have ( "Owners Manual_USA_M35B85_en" at the bottom of page 2, of 709 pages ) was downloaded back in April or so.

Are you talking about a hardcopy from your glove box? Come to think of it, I don't know if I have a manual in my glove box. Will have to check.

 

[MikeD]

Interestingly, this feature is described on pg 228 of my manual. Perhaps there are different manual versions, depending on when the vehicle was produced?

Hybrid manual is a bit different page numbering than non hybrid

 

[glocke12]

I was wondering what that button was for but haven't had a chance to look into yet. thanks OP!

 

[jimr]

I double checked/confirmed it's pg231 for me, using a manual pdf I downloaded. The version I have ( "Owners Manual_USA_M35B85_en" at the bottom of page 2, of 709 pages ) was downloaded back in April or so.

Are you talking about a hardcopy from your glove box? Come to think of it, I don't know if I have a manual in my glove box. Will have to check.

It's pg 228 in both the hard-copy that came with my vehicle as well as the copy I downloaded (also in April!). Probably the explanation from MikeD is right: hybrid vs. non-hybrid manuals.

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