Comments on: Mazda to fit brake override technology to all future models

By: AAA

AAA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:56:04 +0000

This is telling the car computer to idle the engine when the brake and accelerator pedals are pressed at the same time. If the car computer malfunctions, this safety feature wouldn’t work.

By: nick

nick — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:14 +0000

I think it would be much easier and convienient if you could just switch the engine off while the car is moving.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:06:46 +0000

As others have said – in a VW it only cuts the input from the accelerator after a 3 seconds or so of continuous input from both pedals. Heel toeing in manuals and use of both brake and gas to get rolling up an incline in a DSG model are still possible.

By: phase3

phase3 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:55:21 +0000

my 05 golf has this, and as far as i know the VW group has had it at least ever since they moved over to drive-by-wire.

but you can load it up against the transmition if you’re not moving. touch the brake while you’re moving though and it’ll cut the power…

By: Shak

Shak — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:04:37 +0000

I think they mean when you fully apply the brake and throttle, and generally for Auto’s.

By: svd

svd — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:03:30 +0000

AB your technique is only required for slow off the mark cars eg Toyota

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:51:18 +0000

E-stop button anyone?

By: Dale

Dale — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:27 +0000

“The Mazda system will cut power to the engine in the event the vehicle senses both application of the brake and throttle pedals at the same time. ”

Ummm, so everytime you heel-and-toe, the engine will stall. Great.

By: Robin of Locksley

Robin of Locksley — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:53:50 +0000

Didn’t Fiat introduce this technology some time ago?

By: AB

AB — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:40:59 +0000

So does this mean you cant load up the power against the torque convertor to get a nice quick start anymore?!