Our previous Renault also had a button to activate the automatic handbrake; I was terrified of using it in the beginning but loved it in the end as we have tons of steep hills and stops; what a pleasure not having to worry about the car rolling back on take off;)
Enjoy your travels @bengy!
It is pretty unnerving to have these things handled automatically... I am so used to manual gears still, so I still feel like the car is going to stall everytime I slow down and don't put down the clutch pedal!
Ours still had gears, it was just the handbrake that was automatic. I don't think I could ever get used to driving an automatic car, have been changing gears for way too long, I'd also be looking for the clutch pedal;);)