Does the RX have a feature which turns the car off if you make too sharp a turn?
12-17-06, 02:16 PM
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Does the RX have a feature which turns the car off if you make too sharp a turn?
I heard that if you try to make an S turn/very sharp turn, the whole thing will shut off as in it powered down the whole car. I was told this by someone who had experienced it first hand but he didn't put a positive spin on it. Is this actually a safety feature or was this a glitch?
12-17-06, 03:40 PM
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I heard that if you try to make an S turn/very sharp turn, the whole thing will shut off as in it powered down the whole car. I was told this by someone who had experienced it first hand but he didn't put a positive spin on it. Is this actually a safety feature or was this a glitch?
In ESC systems, which evolved from anti-lock brakes, sensors monitor everything from steering-wheel position and tire speed to the centrifugal forces your vehicle undergoes while cornering. If the sensors detect that a driver is about to lose control, microprocessors automatically apply individual brakes and/or reduce engine power.
http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/25/pf/a..._esc/index.htm
12-18-06, 05:06 PM
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I heard that if you try to make an S turn/very sharp turn, the whole thing will shut off as in it powered down the whole car. I was told this by someone who had experienced it first hand but he didn't put a positive spin on it. Is this actually a safety feature or was this a glitch?
12-18-06, 07:25 PM
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I would also think that if the engine shuts off, that perhaps a CEL should come on, possibly related to an air/fuel situation if my example occurs, but in my case I have never had the issue occur, but have had hesitation. Salimshah was talking about this in the RX300 forum.
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12-18-06, 08:03 PM
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There may be more than one issue being discussed here with similar manifestations.
VSC [variable skid control] .... RX300 does not have it [at least not in the '99]. I am not aware of this otion in 330/350 models. This requires throttle by sensor (fly by wire) and objective is to have mechanism to throttle back (de-couple foot-gas_pedal with amount of fuel injected)
Engine shut down: Must be a problem and hard to think of it as feature.
Non-responsive: Could be transmission failing to kick down (usually would make sense if the RX was previously moving (3rd -> 2nd or 2nd -> 1st)
Adaptive learning: As I have been told that RX has this capability and that would explain undefined behaviour under new conditions [longer time in making the right choice]
Freaks and gremlins: Well like drivers, machines have them too.
Note: The hesitation I experienced has not been reproduced. Gremlins, I guess.
Salim
VSC [variable skid control] .... RX300 does not have it [at least not in the '99]. I am not aware of this otion in 330/350 models. This requires throttle by sensor (fly by wire) and objective is to have mechanism to throttle back (de-couple foot-gas_pedal with amount of fuel injected)
Engine shut down: Must be a problem and hard to think of it as feature.
Non-responsive: Could be transmission failing to kick down (usually would make sense if the RX was previously moving (3rd -> 2nd or 2nd -> 1st)
Adaptive learning: As I have been told that RX has this capability and that would explain undefined behaviour under new conditions [longer time in making the right choice]
Freaks and gremlins: Well like drivers, machines have them too.
Note: The hesitation I experienced has not been reproduced. Gremlins, I guess.
Salim
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