The tires will not really change their direction unless the angle is shallow and they hit the curb at an oblique angle.
I never considered column locks to be part of the whole hill parking tires to curb thing. I always figured they were an anti theft thing. From: Matt Hoppes Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2018 1:52 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: push button vehicles What keeps the tire pointing towards he curb besides the column lock though? On Dec 16, 2018, at 15:41, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote: Same way your grandparents did. Column locks didn’t arrive until 1969. Turn the wheels into the curb. The tire hitting the curb is what stops it from rolling.. Mark On Dec 16, 2018, at 2:16 PM, Matt Hoppes <[email protected]> wrote: 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 -- 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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