Moving to neutral while in motion
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Moving to neutral while in motion
While driving along the road recently I accidently flicked the gear selector into neutral (my other car has windscreen wiper stalk on same side as selector in GLC).
My question is...would it be dangerous/damaging to reselect drive in this situation while in motion?
It also got me wondering, if I accidently pressed P while in motion would the park brake be engaged?
My question is...would it be dangerous/damaging to reselect drive in this situation while in motion?
It also got me wondering, if I accidently pressed P while in motion would the park brake be engaged?
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GLC 220d Sport Premium Plus/Offroad pkg
While driving along the road recently I accidently flicked the gear selector into neutral (my other car has windscreen wiper stalk on same side as selector in GLC).
My question is...would it be dangerous/damaging to reselect drive in this situation while in motion?
It also got me wondering, if I accidently pressed P while in motion would the park brake be engaged?
My question is...would it be dangerous/damaging to reselect drive in this situation while in motion?
It also got me wondering, if I accidently pressed P while in motion would the park brake be engaged?
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2017 GLC 300 [Cardinal/Espresso]
While driving along the road recently I accidently flicked the gear selector into neutral (my other car has windscreen wiper stalk on same side as selector in GLC).
My question is...would it be dangerous/damaging to reselect drive in this situation while in motion?
It also got me wondering, if I accidently pressed P while in motion would the park brake be engaged?
My question is...would it be dangerous/damaging to reselect drive in this situation while in motion?
It also got me wondering, if I accidently pressed P while in motion would the park brake be engaged?
To make matters worse, the manual (p.143) says D->R, R->D or hitting park while moving could damage the transmission.
I was hoping such an attempt would somehow be electronically "blocked", with a message on the screen like "Surely you didn't mean to try that!!"
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There is an electronic lockout that prevents potentially damaging shifts.
One quirk though is the automatic shift to PARK if the door is opened with engine running. On two occasions when parking curbside with the curb on the driver's side I opened the door slightly, while slowing backing up, to check my distance to the curb and was greeted with the parking brake slamming on, which then has to be manually released. I understand the safety aspect of this and now accept that my door opening habit is history.
One quirk though is the automatic shift to PARK if the door is opened with engine running. On two occasions when parking curbside with the curb on the driver's side I opened the door slightly, while slowing backing up, to check my distance to the curb and was greeted with the parking brake slamming on, which then has to be manually released. I understand the safety aspect of this and now accept that my door opening habit is history.
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There is an electronic lockout that prevents potentially damaging shifts.
One quirk though is the automatic shift to PARK if the door is opened with engine running. On two occasions when parking curbside with the curb on the driver's side I opened the door slightly, while slowing backing up, to check my distance to the curb and was greeted with the parking brake slamming on, which then has to be manually released. I understand the safety aspect of this and now accept that my door opening habit is history.
One quirk though is the automatic shift to PARK if the door is opened with engine running. On two occasions when parking curbside with the curb on the driver's side I opened the door slightly, while slowing backing up, to check my distance to the curb and was greeted with the parking brake slamming on, which then has to be manually released. I understand the safety aspect of this and now accept that my door opening habit is history.
Glad to hear about the electronic lockout.
Opening the passenger door in motion also engages the parking brake which I discovered the hard way while my son was preparing to make a quick exit!!!
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On the other hand, it's 2016 and I still get a newspaper delivered, so many of you may be thinking "what the f**k does he know anyway".
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That feature pisses me off. I was used to picking up my newspaper from the driveway in the morning by scooping it up from the drivers seat with the door open so I knew where to stop to easily reach it. Now I have to very carefully calibrate where I stop so that the paper is in reach.
On the other hand, it's 2016 and I still get a newspaper delivered, so many of you may be thinking "what the f**k does he know anyway".
On the other hand, it's 2016 and I still get a newspaper delivered, so many of you may be thinking "what the f**k does he know anyway".
Just one question........................................
What's a newspaper?
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