The discussion centers on the necessity of the brake shift interlock in automatic vehicles, exploring its safety implications and mechanical reasoning. Participants consider whether its absence could lead to damage or accidents, and some express preferences for manual control features in automatics.
Participants express differing views on the necessity and functionality of the brake shift interlock, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain unresolved.
Some arguments depend on assumptions about driver behavior and vehicle design, and there are unresolved questions regarding the mechanical implications of removing the interlock.
marellasunny said:Haha.Nothing beats a clutch pedal though.If only one could control the functioning of the fluid clutch in a automatic with a clutch pedal.Does something like that exist?Automatics feel tasteless for some reason.
So my idea is to decouple the turbine wheel from the pump wheel when the clutch pedal is pressed,much like the functioning of the hydrodynamic retarder.
marellasunny said:In automatics,one needs to press the brake (i.e the brake shift interlock switch) to shift the car out of park. What damage would happen if the brake shift-interlock wasn't present. Has it got something to do with the Fottinger fluid clutch? i.e with the automatic "creep" effect?
marellasunny said:In automatics,one needs to press the brake (i.e the brake shift interlock switch) to shift the car out of park. What damage would happen if the brake shift-interlock wasn't present. Has it got something to do with the Fottinger fluid clutch? i.e with the automatic "creep" effect?