How to prevent Q4 from "rolling"

[milleniumaire]

We've had a Q4 etron 45 quattro for 3 months now, so it's a 2024 model.

I've noticed that when it is parked on a slight incline, when first pressing the accelerator the car will roll very slightly (backwards or forwards).  Normally, this isn't an issue, but there is one particular place where I regularly park, which has a wall and the front of the car is very close to the wall.  Every time I park here I have to reverse out and that slight roll forward on first pressing the accelerator is likely to cause the car to hit the wall one of these days.

Is there any way to prevent this slight movement when first pressing the accelerator when the car is parked on an incline?

In our previous automatic cars, this was never an issue as when in drive or reverse, the gear is always engaged and the brake used to prevent the car from moving.  Once the brake is removed, the car moves in the required directly without any chance of it rolling in the opposite direction.  This is one of the things I like least about the Q4.

[cliffcoggin]

An old fashioned technique that might be worth trying is left foot braking i.e. hold the brakes with the left foot for a moment while applying throttle with the right foot. My old A3 protested when I did this but it worked.

[milleniumaire]

I have tried this a couple of times.  It didn't seem to work the first time, but I didn't notice much of a roll the second time I tried it.  Can't say for sure if it was due to the act of pressing the brake or possibly pressing the accelerator more firmly and quickly!

I'm not exactly sure how the motor/brake combination works in an EV.  Will the motor provide power when the brake pedal is being pressed?

[milleniumaire]

It seems to me that as the accelerator is pressed, the motor engages, but there's a slight delay during which the car can roll before power is applied.

[cliffcoggin]

I can't answer that with certainty. My own electric car will creep once drive is engaged, just like an old hydraulic automatic transmission, but my unsubstantiated impression is that the motor is only powered once the brake pedal is released.

[Anton8]

My GT does that if it is on a slight slope. I do as Cliff suggests and left foot brake. It seems that the drive does connect straight away. I have got used to it now. Of course if it is on a steeper gradient the auto baking system should have taken over.