What happens if I hit the Park button while driving?

[jken3]

So, I've had the car now for 31,000 miles and I often press the left stalk button to engage the wipers for one cycle. I've always worried that I might absent mindedly press the button on the right stalk rather than the left stalk, which is the "put the car in Park" button. What would the car do if I'm zipping along the freeway at 65mph and pressed the Park button? Is the car smart enough to say "Nope, not gonna do it"?

Thanks.

 

[Amster]

So, I've had the car now for 31,000 miles and I often press the left stalk button to engage the wipers for one cycle. I've always worried that I might absent mindedly press the button on the right stalk rather than the left stalk, which is the "put the car in Park" button. What would the car do if I'm zipping along the freeway at 65mph and pressed the Park button? Is the car smart enough to say "Nope, not gonna do it"?

Thanks.

No, it's not that smart.

 

[pyle112]

So, I've had the car now for 31,000 miles and I often press the left stalk button to engage the wipers for one cycle. I've always worried that I might absent mindedly press the button on the right stalk rather than the left stalk, which is the "put the car in Park" button. What would the car do if I'm zipping along the freeway at 65mph and pressed the Park button? Is the car smart enough to say "Nope, not gonna do it"?

Thanks.

Apparently it's like pulling the ebreak, not that I've experienced it, nor do I want to find out

 

[Chrome]

Per the manual:

 

[dcr33313]

I actually did it my first or second week of ownership when wanting to do the wipers. After having cars for my entire life with wiper stalks on the rights, it was quite the adjustment to go to the left. If you press it while driving, it pulses the parking brake to use as an emergency brake. That was quite surprising to learn in the moment and I never made the mistake again.

 

[Wassy2]

I did it the other day as well! The car took it in stride but did have to recalibrate the one pedal/regen driving.

 

[MorganB]

I've done it by accident. Its thrilling and I would say avoid haha

 

[newlucidguy]

how quickly does it stop the car?

 

[borski]

how quickly does it stop the car?

It’s… very jarring. You can attempt it with some space on a highway sometime so you know how it works, but you really shouldn’t use it except in emergencies. The car makes noises I’ve never heard and does *not* sound like it’s having a good time.

But it sure does brake.

 

[newlucidguy]

It’s… very jarring. You can attempt it with some space on a highway sometime so you know how it works, but you really shouldn’t use it except in emergencies. The car makes noises I’ve never heard and does *not* sound like it’s having a good time.

But it sure does brake.

thanks, was just curious. I have zero intention of ever doing this. Hopefully will never have to! Good to know what it would do.

 

[borski]

thanks, was just curious. I have zero intention of ever doing this. Hopefully will never have to! Good to know what it would do.

No worries. FWIW, it is in the manual:

“Service brakes” are the foot pedals that every driver uses when operating a vehicle, and this relies on hydraulic pressure to apply the brakes.

The “parking brake” operates on the rear wheels, independent of the pedal-operated brake system. When the parking brake is activated, steel cables attached to the brake are pulled, and a lever compresses the brake shoes to stop the vehicle.

So, in essence, it feels like you slamming on the brake pedal with all of your weight at once. Imagine the sounds and discomfort that comes with that, and you’ll quickly discover why you’ve already let go of the emergency brake haha

All of this is separate from regenerative braking. Gosh, making an EV stop is more complicated than making an EV go haha