Wait. If wheel column locks are gone how do I lock the wheel when parked on a hill?
> On Dec 16, 2018, at 14:13, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you are worried about turning it off while moving push start/stop button > for 3 seconds. Restart is a matter of pushing the start button again. If > it’s running away the key isn’t the first thing I’m reaching for - it’s the > brake. The brakes are always stronger than the engine. If that doesn’t > work push the clutch in or kick the transmission into neutral. No modern > vehicle will grenade itself - the computer turns off the fuel injectors at > the real redline. > > Steering wheel column locks went the way of buggy whips - they are no longer > required as long as the lock system meets modern standards and nearly all > manufacturers have removed them from production. > > My car at least will start with a dead remote battery - you have to hold the > fob in a specific spot and it will start. I think all of them have some > similar provision. And the car bitches for months about the remote battery > getting low. Yeah, I procrastinate. > > Mark > >> On Dec 16, 2018, at 1:55 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >> 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 > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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