If you just turn the key off you loose power steering and brakes.....
I have a Nissan with a "Smart Key" and I got to thinking about what to
do.....I decided to see how it worked. When I was driving I couldn't turn it
off by pushing the "Stop/Start" button. I tried shifting into neutral and it
still wouldn't turn off. I called the service rep at my favorite dealer and
asked him....he wasn't aware that you couldn't turn it off this way
either....He suggested that I shift into neutral and let the rev limiter do
its job and save the engine (hopefully), pull over and when you come to a
stop, turn the engine off.....
I too am skeptical that Toyota's problem is all mechanical......who programs
their computer? Microsoft?
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brian Kennedy
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:47 AM
To: Team shop-talk
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha
Why didn't she turn the ignition off? I heard the advice for the Toyota
problem was to stomp on the brakes, shift to neutral and turn the ignition
off. It seems to me I could grab the key more quickly than I can find
neutral.
Brian K
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