The driver of the vehicle must then determine whether brake or
gas pedal application, or neither, is appropriate for the conditions.
Approximately 1.5 million Ram trucks are under recall for a shifter issue that can cause the truck to shift out of Park without
brake pedal application or the key in the ignition.
As just about everyone who has driven one of these cars has noted, the energy regenerating brakes are exceedingly touchy upon
initial pedal application, though I adjusted my style to them reasonably well in a very small amount of time.
The example FCA used in the recall as «when there is protracted brake -
pedal application while a vehicle is idling in park.»
With additional equipment including Intelligent Emergency Braking, Lane - Departure Warning System, High Beam Adjust and Emergency Assist for
Missed Pedal Application (optional), the Serena e-POWER adheres to the Japanese government's highest safety standards.
Making its debut on the 2007 S - Class, an enhanced version of the Mercedes - Benz Brake Assist system not only supplies appropriate braking assist during emergency brake application, but in combination with Distronic Plus, also adjusts brake pressure
during pedal application based on the distance to the vehicle ahead.
As a result, the BTSI can become disabled and the vehicle's shifter can move out of Park without
brake pedal application or the key in the ignition.
The sound track is scintillating enough at idle and small throttle openings, but valves open up the system with heavier
gas pedal applications to a rumble complete with lusty crackles and pops.
The 390 - horse V8 hauled the two - and - a-half-ton Nissan well enough, although the transmission seemed reluctant to downshift under enthusiastic gas -
pedal application.
They just slowed the car fine with
every pedal application.
Brake Over-ride System operates only in the event of certain simultaneous brake and gas
pedal applications.
This Brake Assist feature is controlled by a special logic in the system that evaluates
the pedal application rate and force to recognize hard braking or a panic stop situation.
This Brake Assist feature is controlled by a special logic in the system that evaluates
the pedal application rate and force to recognize a panic stop situation.
Listen for the slightest tire chirp, and keep a constant rate of gas -
pedal application.
While conventional Brake Assist only provides full brake assist when triggered by the speed of brake
pedal application (suggesting an emergency braking situation), Brake Assist Plus also considers the closing speed of the vehicle ahead based on radar signals from the Distronic Plus system.