And there you go. One can argue you can shift to neutral I guess? But the engine still potentially revs into the danger zone.....danger zone.
> On Dec 16, 2018, at 14:06, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > Had that happen several years ago. In Minnesota, in the winter. I don't > remember what the temperature was, but I know it has a "-" in front of it and > there was more than 1 digit. The driver had stepped on it (dry pavement at > least), but the throttle stuck. It was probably something in the linkage. > None-the-less, the immediate remedy at the moment was to turn off the > ignition. It almost worked flawlessly, but the guy turning the key went one > step too far, and also locked the steering wheel. Disaster was avoided when > he unlocked the steering wheel, but left the ignition off. > > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >> On 12/16/2018 10:55 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> Why would you emergency shut off the engine? That sounds absolutely >> suicidal. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >>> On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 1:40 PM Matt Hoppes >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> We are looking to refresh one of our SUVs. Everything seems to be going >>> push start - which scares me for several reasons: >>> >>> 1) key fob battery death - leaving you stranded. Apparently with most >>> vehicles there are hidden keys and slots. Ok. >>> >>> 2) needing to perform an emergency engine stop at highway speed. >>> Apparently you can hold the stop button for three seconds (which I might >>> add can be a very long time and a long distance at 70mph!) >>> >>> 3) that brings us to 3. Assuming the engine is forced to stop at highway >>> speed. How do you: a) put the vehicle into ACC mode so the wheel stays >>> unlocked b) attempt a restart of the engine (while shifted to neutral) >>> while the vehicle is still moving from previous engine momentum? >>> >>> Although this may seem trivial. I’ve had 2-3 instances over my 20 years of >>> driving where I’ve either had to dead stick a vehicle into a service >>> location because of a broken component that died at highway speed, or >>> another engine issue. In all cases, having to stop the vehicle to attempt >>> an engine restart would have caused me to get stranded rather than arrive >>> at a location where the vehicle could be serviced. >>> >>> #20YearsWithoutNeedingATow >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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