Parked Skoda Sliding on Snow

[hewison]

Just wondered if anyone had come across this situation or similar -

The other day parked my 2014 Skoda Octavia (manual with hill hold) on a very gentle slope which was covered in snow and, with the engine still running, about 5 seconds after applying the handbrake (and releasing the brake pedal) I heard a whirring noise and then the car slid about 3 feet down the slope. I re-parked the car and exactly the same thing happened, the car would stay put for about 5 seconds and then slide. I ended up clearing the snow from under the rear wheels, so they were in contact with the tarmac and that sorted it.

I realise the above may sound like "what did you expect, you parked your car on a slope in snow!" But the the slope was very gentle, barely enough for the car to roll in normal conditions and the fact that the handbrake held it for a a set period each time is strange. I don't think it was anything to do snow melting etc.

Could it be something to do with the hill hold system?

Any thoughts much appreciated.

Cheers

[hewison]

I guess due to the hill hold, there is a delay in when you release the pedal to when the front brakes are actually released, which would explain the same 5 second delay after putting the handbrake and releasing the brake pedal to the car sliding.

So basically the hill hold is mostly useful but can be a bit of a pain when trying to park on a slippery slope!