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      06-25-2009, 10:08 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants View Post
I did a small test in my DCT car, at very low speed....put the car into neutral, foot lightly on the brake and you can switch the engine off, the car rolls to a stop and remains in neutral.
Someone with access to say a grass field could try ~ 20mph, in gear foot lightly on the brake and press the stop button.
Interesting. Did you find that you were still able to use the brake and steering at all without power? Or would you basically have been on "runaway train" for lack of better words, had you tried this at higher speed?
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