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Starting on a hill, why is this a thing

Hansel

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I have a steep driveway. If I park on the driveway and try to start I'm left feeling like an idiot. My last truck was a manual 1984 fj60 so obviously I had none of these issues. The issues:

I put it in drive and it rolls back slightly with a caution message to secure vehicle from rolling, truck puts itself in park.

Same thing when I use the parking brake method. Switches itself to park. I really detest all these modern "conveniences".

Only way I've got it to actually work is 2 foot driving, so holding foot brake and gas and basically using it like a clutch. Is this seriously the way to do this?
I feel ridiculous asking this and having any neighbor watch this show, but please help lol
 
Been there, done that. Two-foot driving is so ingrained in me that I never considered it a downside. I was mildly surprised the first time it happened, though.
 
I can't think of the last time I started off on a steep hill in an automatic without two foot driving to prevent it from moving
 
I have a steep driveway. If I park on the driveway and try to start I'm left feeling like an idiot. My last truck was a manual 1984 fj60 so obviously I had none of these issues. The issues:

I put it in drive and it rolls back slightly with a caution message to secure vehicle from rolling, truck puts itself in park.

Same thing when I use the parking brake method. Switches itself to park. I really detest all these modern "conveniences".

Only way I've got it to actually work is 2 foot driving, so holding foot brake and gas and basically using it like a clutch. Is this seriously the way to do this?
I feel ridiculous asking this and having any neighbor watch this show, but please help lol
Two issues, with the message "secure the vehicle from rolling" and going into park means the drivers door isn't shut fully. Second, to engage hill start assist to hold the vehicle press the foot brake hard before releasing the handbrake, the vehicle will then hold.
 
Two issues, with the message "secure the vehicle from rolling" and going into park means the drivers door isn't shut fully. Second, to engage hill start assist to hold the vehicle press the foot brake hard before releasing the handbrake, the vehicle will then hold.

Door not shut is probably valid, this was An amazingly helpful post thank you!
 
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