On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Gerald Brazil <gerrybraz@cablespeed.com>wrote:
> 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.....
>
>
Who gives a crap about the engine? put it in neutral. If the engine blows
up, at least you're not dead. once you've stopped, you get the car maker to
buy you a new one.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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