Push start/stop

[prem]

Did you know if you turned the key in your ignition it would do the same thing? Don't do that.

Key in ignition?? You mean the remote start?

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[prem]

So i did some testing today and this is what i found

Pressing the ignition button once while driving lesser than 10 miles turns off the engine and double pressing the ignition button at any speed would shutoff the engine..

 

[JohnDoe]

So i did some testing today and this is what i found

Pressing the ignition button once while driving lesser than 10 miles turns off the engine and double pressing the ignition button at any speed would shutoff the engine..

Wow that's scary. DON'T PUMP YOUR BRAKES :lol:

 

[Tobey]

It's not a flaw; it's a feature. This is my first push button car. I intentionally turned it off while going 55 down a straight road just to see what it would do. And yes, automatic, in gear, it will turn off if you hold it for a little bit. Just pop it in neutral and start it back up. It's not that big a deal. And with the electric power steering, it felt like I still had power steering for the few seconds I coasted.

Some day, if your serpentine belt lets go, or a radiator hose pops, or some other engine calamity ensues, you'll want to be able to shut the engine off and coast off the road to a stop. As a previous poster stated, it's no different than turning the key off in a car with a normal ignition key.

 

[altjx]

No i have to put the car in park mode to restart..

No i was in drive mode and was trying to turn off the haeted seat and pushed the power button by mistake

I've almost done this as well, but what in the hell is drive and park mode on a PP? Lol

 

[nicktechla]

wow. I always wondered if it would do that

 

[Norm Peterson]

It's not a flaw; it's a feature.

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it's no different than turning the key off in a car with a normal ignition key.

Except that it's much easier to accidentally press a button than turn a key . . . Camaros and other Chevvies that still have the (now recalled) 'switchblade key' perhaps being exceptions.

I have no problem with retaining the ability to shut the engine off while the car is in motion, but it must not be this video-game-easy to do. Inadvertent shutdown that can happen as easily as described by OP is very much a flaw; you should at least have to lift a protective cover of some sort or slide a finger underneath it first.


Norm

 

[Ground Speed]

Inadvertent shutdown that can happen as easily as described by OP is very much a flaw; you should at least have to lift a protective cover of some sort or slide a finger underneath it first.

This is my first push button start car, and I agree wholeheartedly that a cover over the button would be a better feature than hoping you don't accidentally bump the button putting your sunglasses/phone in that space just below the button.

I think someone engineered a 3D printed version for just this idea, but I haven't looked into it much.

 

[Ebm]

This is my first push button start car, and I agree wholeheartedly that a cover over the button would be a better feature than hoping you don't accidentally bump the button putting your sunglasses/phone in that space just below the button.

I think someone engineered a 3D printed version for just this idea, but I haven't looked into it much.

They could have put the same cover over the start button as they did the cigarette lighter. The cover is easy to open and it can stay open on its own.

 

[S550ilver]

So if your in motion, and you, for whatever reason, need to shut off the engine, does the steering wheel lock as well? I know the power steering will be off, but if the steering wheel locks when you turn off the engine that could lead to quite the interesting ride.

 

[jasonstang]

auto cars will not shut off while in gear

Actually it will shut off in drive when stopped.

 

[jasonstang]

So if your in motion, and you, for whatever reason, need to shut off the engine, does the steering wheel lock as well? I know the power steering will be off, but if the steering wheel locks when you turn off the engine that could lead to quite the interesting ride.

Unless you have upgrade security option they don't come with steering lock.

 

[TexasRebel]

plus the steering lock only happens when you lock the car.

 

[jasonstang]

Wow that's scary. DON'T PUMP YOUR BRAKES :lol:

On my 2013 FJ Cruiser, they used an electric brake booster after the Toyota "unintended acceleration" gate where the gas pedal was stuck on improperly installed floor mat and the car lost brakes after the driver pumping it too many times because there is no vacuum in the intake manifold when the throttle body is wide open. The electric brake booster uses a vacuum pump to regulate vacuum when the ignition is on separated from the engine.

 

[Bartly]

Except that it's much easier to accidentally press a button than turn a key . . . Camaros and other Chevvies that still have the (now recalled) 'switchblade key' perhaps being exceptions.

I have no problem with retaining the ability to shut the engine off while the car is in motion, but it must not be this video-game-easy to do. Inadvertent shutdown that can happen as easily as described by OP is very much a flaw; you should at least have to lift a protective cover of some sort or slide a finger underneath it first.


Norm

I totally agree as well. Happened to me already once, kind of freaked me out. Thought I was just turning the stereo on and next thing I know the car is off. I suppose it will be second nature to this generation when this is what they grow up learning on, but for me it's still kind of a learning curve. Kind of like having to take my eyes off the road to read the LCD when selecting music, I'm sure the "kids" are great at it, but I kinda suck at it.

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