What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Ah yes, I've read about you yanking fuses and components. I wonder if you did disable it inadvertently.
But then, I say NO! My trucks is just better than yours!

I'd feel bad for you, but since your time with yours is limited...

 

I don't recall seeing that feature on my 2017 TRD OR.
Is there some indicator on the dash when it engages?

 

Mine holds for about 2 seconds as well. I have noticed that it actually holds better on steeper hills over a slight incline. If it's not steep enough it will roll back which I find a little strange but it is what it is. At least it holds when I need it most.

 

Lol, only fuse I pulled was for the DCM. Yeah, finding out about that did put an immediate halt to all the mods I had planned which makes me kind of sad. It still amazes me that the truck is easier to shift that my wife's Subie. I'm keeping my current mods though so that I can put them on the next truck when I get back. I should also have a lot more money to play with at that time so I can go full bore.

 

You wouldn't notice any hill-holder system if you utilized the hand operated parking brake on an up-hill start. Is that a normal technique for you?

 

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No there are no lights. It just holds when letting off the brake and doesn't roll back.

 

Nope, never touch it. I'm just quick with the right-footwork.

 

Installed the talon catalytic converter protector.

 

My ‘21 with AT has it. If it does begin to roll backwards it sounds similar to the noise crawl control makes, although it could be the ABS system?

 

My '17 Sport MT has hill hold, too. Took some fun away that I had with my previous truck. There's a clutch-burner hill with a traffic light at the top on my way home from work. If someone was right on my bumper at the light, I used to enjoy rolling back on them when the light turned green. I awarded myself 1 point if I got them to lay on the horn. Panicked look on the driver's face was a bonus.

I remember reading in the manual there's some button-pushing sequence that disables it. The back end of the Tacoma sits too high for me to accurately judge distance to the "butt-sniffer" anyway, so I just leave it enabled.

 

No kidding? Going to have to think about that one for a while. Sure can't think of anything in the transmission to make noise just now. The ABS is a chatterbox! so you might have it nailed with that suggestion.

I can hear my brakes release with a "thud", but then silence.

 

Hadn't seen any documentation about disabling it, but hadn't looked for it either. @huskcummerbund has that accomplished without trying, he is just that good!

You can still have fun, if you're confident in the distance. The brake does release completely in a second or two; so just wait for it, then roll, and then smoke those tires!

Of course they may already be on the horn since you didn't jump at the first change of tint from red to green, like some honkers do! Grrrrr

 

I’m going to go test it this afternoon; lots of hills in my neck of the woods. I’ll post my findings later.

 

That's interesting. Mine doesn't make any noise when holding or when it releases.

 

I’m going to test it out and report back later.

 

Test away Ron and keep us posted

 

I won't say I hear it every time, but that may simply be that I'm used to it now. But then also, it may have something to do with the steepness of said hill. ?? Or wet weather. Or hot brakes. Or little-used brakes (you know haw they can surface rust on you over night?). I'll try to pay better attention.

Cappy, one good thing I can say about that dang driveway hill - it sure makes for EASY bump starts in the morning!
(My batt gets a charge without first being discharged any.)

 

So this conversation has made me curious so I dug up the manual for the truck. Every indication in the manual says that Hill Start Assist only operates in D-1-2-3. It doesn't say anything about a manual transmission. That seems like a very weird thing to me.