By stop the car on hill, and let go of the brake pedal, you are putting stress on both engine and, especially, the tranny. There is no auto-engage brake(My GF has a Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, and it slides backward when let go the brake on hills), and NEVER use such means as your red-light short stops....

Andy Kuo

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