Throttle-by-Wire

[Bernd Felsche]

elcamino73 tapped away at the keyboard with:

> The wheel lock is engaged by the position of the tumbler, not the
> key being removed from the tumbler. And every car I own operates
> in this manner.

Isn't there a button you also have to push to turn the key far
enough to lock the wheel?

Not all steering locks are alike. All VAG cars require that you
remove the key to lock the steering. IIRC, BMW is much the same, as
is Porsche.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jorgen Karlsson" <jorgen.m.karlsson at home.se>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:17 AM
> Subject: RE: Throttle-by-Wire

> > Who has a car that will actually lock the steering before the
> > key is removed from the lock? I can't remember driving one...
> >
> > But I agree, a latching kill switch is a better option if you
> > experiment with a high power engine and DBW throttle.
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