Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Slipping into neutral??
okay, this has happened a couple of times already and it happened again today... I was pulling the car into the garage, very slowly. I had driven it for about 30 minutes, got home, turned it off, ran into the house, came back out and turned it on again to pull it into the garage to charge. While doing so, the car slipped out of D into N. What gives??? Had to do the reboot to get it into D again. Has this happened to anyone else? Plus, we had more torrential showers today and I had more dread about driving through deep puddles. That actually didn't cause any problems, even though there was plenty of water everywhere. Had more dread with the charging cable and all the dampness in the garage, but all was fine. Wow, this has not been the month in New York to develop a fear of water.
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There is a situation where that happens. It's detailed in the manual but it's not very clear. I have had it happen a few times. If this is the cause the N should blink. The best way to clear it is to turn the car off and then back on again.
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I had this happen a few times, usally when I was rushing. I now wait after pushing the start button for all the symbols to finish going through the startup process, and Im sure the car is ready to go before moving it to drive/ reverse. Havent had this problem since.
ReplyDeletethat's interesting, since I am usually in "impatient mode." thanks, I will keep that in mind!
ReplyDeleteYes, the car needs time to boot, so it is a good idea to wait until all the lights on the dash and little bings stop after putting the key in...then foot on the brake and press the start/stop button. Seems to keep the brains of the car more stable. Not a start and go car - but still way cool. Good luck with it!
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