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Old May 16, 2020 | 09:18 PM
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so far sense September not much use for hill assist but when my b*lls itch I was pleasantly surprised of its usefulness.

Fast forward to today. was backing down a long driveway with engine on.... got to a wider part of driveway and proceed to swing it around, slipped it into gear ,holding in clutch. as im maneuvering it back and forth ...activating hill assist and almost dropped it.
I will be more careful next time. Just my experience so far.
 
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Old May 16, 2020 | 09:26 PM
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so far sense September not much use for hill assist but when my b*lls itch I was pleasantly surprised of its usefulness.

Fast forward to today. was backing down a long driveway with engine on.... got to a wider part of driveway and proceed to swing it around, slipped it into gear ,holding in clutch. as im maneuvering it back and forth ...activating hill assist and almost dropped it.
I will be more careful next time. Just my experience so far.
after 8 months and over 8000 miles I'm digging it..it was the last feature of RDRS I thought or cared about at first but man,, fitting right into with my lazier lifestyle with age
 
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Old May 16, 2020 | 09:30 PM
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yes I agree ,Just wanted to mention this as a heads up. Forgot to mention it was a long driveway uphill, that caused me to have to work the brake...
 
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