# How does a hill climber clutch work?

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**Created:** [November 13, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-does-a-hill-climber-clutch-work/265484 "2012-11-13T04:15:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-does-a-hill-climber-clutch-work/265484/10 "2012-11-14T04:29:29Z")

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> [@FS: 2006 DSG GTI, $20,000. APR Tuned!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2006-dsg-gti-20-000-apr-tuned/50980/29):
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> Okay good to know, a lot simpler then I thought although the system does have its faults for instance you cannot feather the throttle on a hill if you have this because it interrupts the system somehow I’m not sure, but as if you were on a hill in a normal manual trans gearbox you would typically feather it but this system is built against it ( at least it seems to be in my BMW )
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> Thanks for the response everyone

you don’t need to really feather the clutch as you can just jump off the clutch and go right into your gas pedal as needed. once the computer releases the brake, it won’t reactivate it until you have your foot on the brake and the car comes to a complete stop again

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