Mcgusto82 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/48799567 I came across this vid. Car in question isn't a DJ, but a new Kia sorento. Some levels of the sorento have a keyless ignition. Im thinking this one has it. The woman driver tell the 911 operator she can't put the car in neutral. (it won't move) I guess if the car is at full wife open throttle, and under such a heavy load, I can see the level being difficult to move. So what can we do in this scenario? I don't drive the DJ regularly, the Mrs does. But the times I have, I've tried shutting the car off in D, accidentally. The engine won't kick off. How if at all can the engine be forced off in an emergency? In my GC, I can manually turn the ignition in any tranny position. Personally I think I would go into manual mode (if possible) and kick down gears. Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I didn't check if it works but the manual says that you have to press the button for 2 seconds if you want to stop the engine when the speed is higher than 8km/h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohammadsen Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Mcgusto my theory is this: She had her car in manual mode which caused her not being able to put the car in neutral. The kia sorento has a diffrint shit pattern unlike the journey. Here is a picture of the sorento shift patttern http://autocar-zone.com/images/2011/08/2012-Kia-Sorento-SX-AWD-Gear-Shift-Image-280x280.jpg As you can see there is a possibility of you getting stuck there. If she was quite stressed out, she'd probably not think of that. This is just my theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralRT Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Glad no one was hurt. Looks like the Kia can handle off road well I do have one question though; Did Kia start hiring people from Toyota? pacsound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgusto82 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I didn't check if it works but the manual says that you have to press the button for 2 seconds if you want to stop the engine when the speed is higher than 8km/h. I took my DJ and tested this yesterday. Glad to report, it does work. Had it around 15mph, held it, and poof. It was weird cause I had to keep my eyes on the tach. Car so quite, I didn't hear it shut off. Also, why doesn't it allow you to force the engine off while stopped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 No idea, I can do it but I have a manual gearbox, with an automatic you have to put it in P or wait 30 minutes and it will turn off by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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