Focus ST - how does the electronic parking brake work with a manual gearbox?

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We’ve hired quite a nice Focus ST from Enterprise (got lucky). It’s a manual, but has an electronic parking brake with a ‘P’ switch that the lady described as a mini handbrake. (Goes up and down) But it also has an ‘A’ button which appears to be lit up as ‘ON’ whilst driving.

So err, how do we work this What happens on a hill start? We had an automatic last time and just had faith that it kicks in, this seems like a halfway house My girlfriend is driving, wish us luck lol… TIA.

 

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Thanks @Janesy B so err on a hill we shouldn’t roll backwards even if we haven’t manually engaged the parking brake?

It’s doesn’t have a hand icon, just an ‘A’

 

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As long as A is shown on the dash showing that auto hold is engaged. It'll have the usual handbrake icon if the parking brake is active.

Seems to be. Cheers. We survived. Really need to buy a car rather than deal with new rentals every time