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just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news
article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine running ? Cheers |
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> just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news > article > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm > > Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me > Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine > running ? This has already been discussed he "Gas pedal stuck doing 130mph for 60 miles", "High speed runaway", and "Runaway BMW update" are the threads. 1) it's certainly possible to shift into neutral. 2) turning the ignition off won't lock the steering, unless the key is removed. 3) he was a moron FloydR |
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Floyd Rogers wrote: > > wrote > > just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news > > article > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm > > > > Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me > > Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine > > running ? > > This has already been discussed he "Gas pedal stuck doing 130mph for 60 > miles", "High speed runaway", and "Runaway BMW update" are the threads. > > 1) it's certainly possible to shift into neutral. > 2) turning the ignition off won't lock the steering, unless the key is > removed. > 3) he was a moron > > FloydR thanks |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news > article > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm > > Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me > Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine > running ? > Cheers It is possible to shift any car from D to N. I have never seen a lockout in this direction of the shifter. There is also no lockout when shifting from N to D. One will encounter a lockout when shifting into or out of P, into R but not out of R, and into lower gears from D, but not out of lower gears into D. This is standard operation of an automatic transmission, any variance is at the whim of the automaker. Since the automakers like to make stuff as easy as possible for the operators of their products, they generally use as few lockouts as they can get away with, where the lockout is activated by pulling the gear shift lever -- on a column shift -- towards the steering wheel, or -- on a floor mounted shifter -- by pressing a button or physically moving the shift lever through a series of gates. (This ignores the requirement to step on the brake pedal as an additional lockout for getting out of P -- which is a relatively new requirement in the history of automobiles.) |
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"Floyd Rogers" > wrote in message ... > > wrote >> just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news >> article >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm >> >> Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me >> Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine >> running ? > > This has already been discussed he "Gas pedal stuck doing 130mph for > 60 miles", "High speed runaway", and "Runaway BMW update" are the threads. > > 1) it's certainly possible to shift into neutral. > 2) turning the ignition off won't lock the steering, unless the key is > removed. > 3) he was a moron And, since he survived, odds are good he is still a moron. |
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> "Floyd Rogers" > wrote in message > ... >> > wrote >>> just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news >>> article >>> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm >>> >>> Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me >>> Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine >>> running ? >> >> This has already been discussed he "Gas pedal stuck doing 130mph >> for 60 miles", "High speed runaway", and "Runaway BMW update" are the >> threads. >> >> 1) it's certainly possible to shift into neutral. >> 2) turning the ignition off won't lock the steering, unless the key >> is removed. >> 3) he was a moron > > > And, since he survived, odds are good he is still a moron. Darwin was cheated |
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In article .com>,
> wrote: > just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news > article > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm It's old news in the UK and has been done to death. > Can a 318 auto owner (past or present) tell me > Is it possible to shift into neutral, from drive with the engine > running ? You can on any auto. Or just turn the engine off without removing the key as any sensible person would have done - you'd have kept the power steering and brakes down to about 30 mph before the TC allowed the engine to stop. And the brakes would still work normally after that - only the steering would get a bit heavy, but not unmanageable. In UK language, the driver is a ******. ;-) -- *The colder the X-ray table, the more of your body is required on it * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote in message ... > In article .com>, > > wrote: >> just popped in from alt legal, where a storm is brewing over this news >> article > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5094840.stm > > It's old news in the UK and has been done to death. > Is this about THAT?. Sheesh! I shoulda seen that one. the idiot only needed to switch the key off and enjoy coasting to a stop. He could elect to shift into N, but that is not required. It's certainly possible, but not required. |
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