Don't do this! The parking pawl has a direct mechanical connection to the shifter. I've accidentally slid into Park when trying to put the car in reverse while rolling forward slowly. It engages immediately and slams the car to a stop.genec said:Has anyone tried to throw it into park while moving? Maybe the Miev is smart enough to not engage it until the car comes to a stop.
Well-answered already. IIRC Jenn did put it into reverse and the software saved her as it recognized the car was moving forward and thus ignored the Reverse signal. When hypermiling, I spend roughly 1/3 of the time in Neutral, and in over 60K miles haven't yet popped it into reverse (knock on wood). Associated with this topic, here are a couple of other threads you might peruse (from the early days) -genec said:I want to throw it into neutral while driving but I'm afraid i could overshoot and throw it into reverse or park. Is this possible?
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