Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
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now that could get interesting with powered steering and brakes and no engine running to support them and in those few seconds you need to take avoiding action of some sort 
another stupid question: so D4 has no steering lock or is that electronic as well??? Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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 12th Jul 2011 4:07 am |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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Popelka wrote:another stupid question: so D4 has no steering lock or is that electronic as well???
Yep... it's electronic. Should unlock whenever a smart-key is inside the car.
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| 12th Jul 2011 8:06 am |
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GraemeS
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: NSW
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and it obviously stays unlocked when the key is no longer in the vehicle whilst the engine is running. Home of LLAMS, for LRs and Jeep GCs
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| 12th Jul 2011 11:13 am |
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kenny
Member Since: 17 Jan 2010
Location: South West Aus
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But sometimes tells you the steering is locked as you are driving down the road
My previous one did it all the time, even after the software updates.
It never did lock, but always called my bluff... I would pull over and restart to make the message go away
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| 12th Jul 2011 1:13 pm |
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GraemeS
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: NSW
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kenny wrote:It never did lock, but always called my bluff... I would pull over and restart to make the message go away
Yes, quite unnerving that one time it might just be correct.
A 2008 FFRR with an alternator dead short that stopped all electrics and the engine had its steering lock activated during the dying process, with the key untouched and still in the ignition.
Steering locks are archaic and should be banned. Home of LLAMS, for LRs and Jeep GCs
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| 12th Jul 2011 8:47 pm |
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