Probably best to read the local press about the 4x4 “exercises” that take place at this crossing. And have done do for decades.🥲🥲
Must admit I thought virtually had the switch type now. On ours the on/off button is also in the middle and a passenger could switch the engine off there. To me the main problem is time though as the car could have hit a wall before you can do anything.
Cruise control on our Mazdas and our previous Vauxhall would disengage if the gear lever was moved. Cannot speak for all makes though.
Interesting. Next time we are out I will see what happens if I move the gearbox to "manual" and select a lower gear.
Mine comes out of Cruise Control just by the very action of putting the gear lever into Manual Mode. No need to drop a gear.
I am not proposing to have a mishap at some time in the future, but it always good for the passenger to know what to do in an emergency. The vehicle slowing down by 10mph could make all the difference.
I tried applying the e handbrake at 5 mph in the cul de sac. It stopped the car but didn’t sound healthy 🙀🙀.I wonder what VW might say? 😎😎
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Just be very careful and work your up to 50 mph in gentle stages. 😂😂😂
My Santa Fe stays in Cruise control, when I move to manual, I didn't try moving down a gear though, next time out.
I was hoping you may try that being the engineer amongst us, or maybe Hutch’s chopper brakes🙀
The rotor brake, disc and pads on a S92, would last maybe 1500, rotor stops. 12" disc and 4 pads.
If that was what I had to do to stop us hitting a wall, I would not worry about the makers opinion, my life comes first..
The Touareg is the same. Moving the gear lever from auto to manual to D or sport mode or using the paddles does not turn CC off.
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