What is a hill holder transmission?

Any device that prevents a car from rolling backward on a hill when the brake pedal is released can be called a hill holder. The earliest hill holders were used in horse-drawn carriages and early horseless carriages. They were often home-made or made by a local blacksmith. read more

Hill-Holder is a name for the mechanism invented by Wagner Electric and manufactured by Bendix Brake Company in South Bend, Indiana. Studebaker and many other carmakers offered the device as either optional or standard equipment for many years. read more

Well, someone has. It's called hill-start control, hill-start assist or simply hill holder, and there's a good chance that it's available at an automobile dealer near you. read more

A number manual transmission Subarus have a device called a “hill-holder” that reduces rollback when starting on a hill. When the driver takes his/her foot off the brake, the gadget keeps the brakes on until the clutch is released. read more