Accidentally hit the On/Off button

[Booradley]

I recently was backing out of my garage in reverse and accidentally hit the On/Off button and the car abruptly stopped as though it went into park. Felt bad and I hope I didn’t break anything. This got me wondering what would happen if this occurred while moving fast. I would hope if I was moving at high speed and accidentally hit the button nothing would occur. Any thoughts about this button and behavior?

thanks

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[MadMatt]

At higher speeds i would assume the car would ignore it, probably only worked since you were at such a low speed. Just a guess here..

And since there is no transmission to go into "park" all it did was apply the rear brakes abruptly, nothing to worry about.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...n-is-accidentally-pushed-while-driving.22332/

this thread appeared as a similar

 

[HuntingPudel]

At higher speeds i would assume the car would ignore it, probably only worked since you were at such a low speed. Just a guess here..

And since there is no transmission to go into "park" all it did was apply the rear brakes abruptly, nothing to worry about.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...n-is-accidentally-pushed-while-driving.22332/

this thread appeared as a similar

I believe there is a parking pawl in the transaxle. At least there was in the 2021s. ??

 

[Booradley]

At higher speeds i would assume the car would ignore it, probably only worked since you were at such a low speed. Just a guess here..

And since there is no transmission to go into "park" all it did was apply the rear brakes abruptly, nothing to worry about.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...n-is-accidentally-pushed-while-driving.22332/

this thread appeared as a similar

According to this thread the car doesn’t ignore it and reacts as though it’s an issue telling the driver pull over and restart. At least it isn’t a safety concern per say.

 

[Booradley]

I believe there is a parking pawl in the transaxle. At least there was in the 2021s. ??

Also as for a parking mechanism that brings up an interesting thought does the car have an emergency brake with a cable? I always assumed this was a requirement. I supposed I could search for the answer.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

The parking brake is electric, as is the same with most cars these days. I'm not sure how that works as a failsafe, but it is electric. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_parking_brake

And as Steve said, there is a parking pawl that is engaged when you put the car into Park. You can easily confirm this by stopping on a hill, engaging the parking brake, then putting the car into Park. If you then release the parking brake without holding you foot on the brake pedal, the car will likely lurch a bit as it comes up again the parking pawl. Try this on a 26% grade hill like where I live, and it will be exciting! ?

 

[markboris]

I recently was backing out of my garage in reverse and accidentally hit the On/Off button and the car abruptly stopped as though it went into park. Felt bad and I hope I didn’t break anything. This got me wondering what would happen if this occurred while moving fast. I would hope if I was moving at high speed and accidentally hit the button nothing would occur. Any thoughts about this button and behavior?

thanks

This is what happens when you push the Start/Stop button while driving:

If you push the button, nothing happens.

If you push the button down for more then 2 seconds, all electronics shut down and you loose forward power but you can still easily steer and brake. You will get a yellow warning message on the IPC that the power is off and to restart, turn the gear shift knob to neutral and push the Start/Stop button. The car will instantly start up and run like normal. Nothing dramatic happens at all.

 

[MBCook]

I wonder if things stopped immediately for you because you were in reverse instead of drive.

 

[PilotMark]

MY guess is he was in reverse with the brake peddle slightly pushed also. Hence the fast stop. Brake and on /off and the car goes off.
Don't try that at speed.

 

[Jimrpa]

This is what happens when you push the Start/Stop button while driving:

If you push the button, nothing happens.

If you push the button down for more then 2 seconds, all electronics shut down and you loose forward power but you can still easily steer and brake. You will get a yellow warning message on the IPC that the power is off and to restart, turn the gear shift knob to neutral and push the Start/Stop button. The car will instantly start up and run like normal. Nothing dramatic happens at all.

I’ve always wondered - what would happen if you turned the shift dial from D to N, R, or P, while driving at highway speeds?

 

[markboris]

I’ve always wondered - what would happen if you turned the shift dial from D to N, R, or P, while driving at highway speeds?

Nothing happens at all when you select any gear while driving over 5 mph (except it goes into neutral). However you will get a message on the IPC “Gear selected will engage at low speed”

 

[RickMachE]

Also as for a parking mechanism that brings up an interesting thought does the car have an emergency brake with a cable? I always assumed this was a requirement. I supposed I could search for the answer.

The emergency brake is electronic, not a cable. You should know how to set it, in the center console. Lift on the "P" to set. Push to release. See manual for more info.

 

[Booradley]

I wonder if things stopped immediately for you because you were in reverse instead of drive.

Yes it stopped immediately

 

[markboris]

I wonder if things stopped immediately for you because you were in reverse instead of drive.

His car stopped immediately because he was going less than 5 mph, not because it was in reverse. As I mentioned in a post above, shifting into any other gear going over 5 mph whether the car is moving forward or in reverse, it will shift into neutral and you will get a message on the IPC “Gear selected will engage at low speed”

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