TDV6 "Limp Mode" when parked on a hill?

[jay_guess]

My father-in-law is looking after the D3 while we are overseas. He has a very steep driveway, and parks the D3 at the bottom of his drive facing up hill. If he leaves the car for 4-5 days it appears to go into a limp mode, and is extremely difficult / slow to get up to the top of the drive.

Could this simply be the oil settling at the back of the motor / gearbox causing this issue?

Once at the top of the drive, he lets idle for a further 5min and it runs perfectly normally.

Any thoughts / advice would be greatly appreciated.

[theelms66]

May I suggest. Try facing downhill. If thats feasible. Or select low range to get up the drive.

[Tombie]

Or just wait a minute after start up.

[101RRS]

As Tombie says - I have a small slope and if you start and just take off the engine is down on power a little - not limp mode just cold and has not cleared the unburnt fuel left after start - start and let it run a bit only less than 30 secs or so (the time it takes for me to put seat belt on and put into Drive and release the handbrake).

Garry

[jay_guess]

Father in law told me that he lets it warm up for a minute or so before pulling off. He is now parking on the street as he doesn't want to risk either damaging our D3, or trapping his car in the garage!