Motor vehicle with hill descent control function which can be enabled by a dedicated command and enablement process of the hill descent control function

Abstract

A motor vehicle including a steering wheel comprising a touch-sensitive portion, a user interface comprising a control device for triggering an enablement of a hill descent control function, and a control unit coupled to the steering wheel and to the user interface is disclosed. The control unit is configured to detect the enablement of the hill descent control function by the control device and to start the hill descent control function in response to a touch on the touch-sensitive portion by a driver of the motor vehicle, provided that the hill descent control function is enabled.

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