JamieGeek
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Right I had noted that.I understand that, but to go UP a hill, the car has to power the motors. The sections of the manual you have cited are referring to 1PD not being able to slow the car all the way to a stop when on a steep grade. That is not what is happening here.
Today, coming out of a parking garage near a baseball stadium, I was waiting to make a left turn onto the main street. The car was in D on 1PD mode, and I was stopped. The car was pointing down a maybe 15% grade on an apron. I inched forward to attempt the left turn, but traffic prevented it, so I lifted off the throttle again. The car stopped, AND THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS, UP the 15% graded apron as if it were in reverse. That requires active power -- gravity would have put me onto the street in front of my current position.
It is very fortunate that the drove of fans coming out of the baseball game saw the car rolling backward and jumped out of the way while I jammed on the brake. I don't want to overdramaticize this though, as the car moved no more than maybe 3 feet, and was at very low speed (< maybe 2 mph.)
So you see, this is not a case where the Mach-e was unable to stop. Instead, this is a case where the car actively powered backwards while in drive.
This is very odd and something that my car to date hasn't done and I drive exclusively in 1-P mode.
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