What is hill assist ?

[74AMX304V8]

and how does it work? ?

[iwantmysmart]

It is for when you are stopped on a hill. Because the transmission is manual it keeps the wheels breaked for a second or two while you move your foot from the break to the gas to prevent you from rolling backwards.

[74AMX304V8]

so does it have a incline measuring device coupled to a timed release for pressure release at the master cylinder ? does it also work for down hill or just up ?

[iwantmysmart]

It only works up hill and I'm not exactly sure if it measures the incline...it might just sense that you are on a hill and break the wheels for a few seconds

check out this thread...it might give you a better idea Hill Start Assist

[Belleveu1]

When we test drove a car, we tried it both ways - up and down on a hill. It worked either way. Good for stopping and then backing up a hill to parallel park.

[Gortok]

Just don't wait more than .7 seconds or you WILL start rolling...