All my Vikings have the function that when you choose needle down, the presser foot lifts when you stop sewing. LOVE IT. Mine are older models (one from the 90s) so you would have to check with a dealer to see which current ones have it. My sister kept going on and on about her knee lift and when I saw it, I was like "you mean you have to do something to make the presser foot go up"???!! guess I was spoiled.